The Hochwurzen Tour
Mountaineering »light« – ride up on the lift, then hike back down. Or maybe hike by the power of your own two feet, from Rohrmoos to the top of the Hochwurzen and back?
For a hike to Hochwurzen and back there a several possibilities. Probably the nicest one is trail n° 60, which is a beautiful forest and meadow trail. Trail n° 61 is a bit more direct but also steeper. For the way back into the valley we recommend the 4-seasons trail which is also suitable for prams.
Trail characteristics:
occasionally steep forest path, forest road
Restaurants:
Hochwurzen Hütte, Familienhotel Austria
Characteristics
The tour in numbers
medium
Level of difficulty
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From Schladming take provincial highway L722 (Rohrmoosstraße road) to Rohrmoos and at the roundabout continue straight on until you reach the valley terminal of the Gipfelbahn Hochwurzen cable-car. Here is the hiking trail head for this tour.
From the hiking trail head you set out West along trail
n° 60 which turns off into the forest at the mountain terminal of the chairlift "
Rohrmoos II" (only operates in winter). Through beautiful forest sections and over clearings and meadows you hike up the mountain along a nice meadow and forest trail. After 2 more turns on the "ski piste" just below the mountain terminal the ascent is over :)
Directly on top of the mountain Hochwurzenhütte chalet invites for drinks and a snack to eat. From the summit you enjoy a great view into the Schladminger Tauern mountains, over the Ennstal valley, the plateau of Ramsau and the impressive Dachstein massif. From the summit you have the choice to take the cable-car for the way down or one of three hiking trails (n° 60, n° 61 or the 4-seasons trail).
In winter the Hochwurzenstraße road is a toboggan run, in summer you can also rent a Mountain Gokart for your way back down the mountain.
With the Planai buses from Schladming (Planet-Planai, Lendplatz) or Rohrmoos (Rohrmoos-Zentrum) to the valley terminal of the Hochwurzen cable-car - bus stop "Gipfelbahn Hochwurzen".
Car parking is available at the valley terminal of the cable-car.
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View from trail n° 60 towards Schladming | © Gerhard Pilz - www.gpic.at | Gerhard Pilz
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Hochwurzenhütte in summer - Schladming Tauern range | © Tourismusverband Schladming - Herbert Raffalt | Herbert Raffalt
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Hochwurzenhütte on top of the mountain | © Photo Austria - Martin Huber | Martin Huber
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Hiking trail head on Hochwurzen summit | © Tourismusverband Schladming | Gerhard Pilz
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Turn-off of trail n° 60 at the mountain terminal of Rohrmoos-II chairlift | © Gerhard Pilz | Gerhard Pilz
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Trail n° 773 from Hüttecksattel mountain saddle | © Gerhard Pilz - www.gpic.at | Gerhard Pilz
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Hiking trail head at the valley terminal of Hochwurzen cable-car | © Gerhard Pilz - www.gpic.at | Gerhard Pilz
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Hiking trail head at the valley terminal of Hochwurzen cable-car | © Gerhard Pilz - www.gpic.at | Gerhard Pilz
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Ascent on trail # 60 through the forest | © Gerhard Pilz | Gerhard Pilz
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Trail # 60 to Hochwurzen quite at the beginning | © Gerhard Pilz | Gerhard Pilz
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Along the forests' edge on hiking trail # 60 | © Gerhard Pilz | Gerhard Pilz
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Hiking trail # 60 through the forest | © Gerhard Pilz | Gerhard Pilz
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"Mittelabfahrt" slope - a beautiful alpine meadow in summer | © Gerhard Pilz | Gerhard Pilz
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View from trail # 60 towards Dachstein | © Gerhard Pilz | Gerhard Pilz
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A bench for resting while ascending on trail # 60 to Hochwurzen | © Gerhard Pilz | Gerhard Pilz
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Ascending along "FIS slope" on trail # 60 to Hochwurzen | © Gerhard Pilz | Gerhard Pilz
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Beautiful trail through the forest at Hochwurzen | © Gerhard Pilz | Gerhard Pilz
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Variant for descent via trail # 61 | © Tourismusverband Schladming | Gerhard Pilz
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