Grete-Klinger-Steig

The tour in numbers

Route 16,3 km

Time 8:30 h

Uphill 1270 hm

Downhill 1270 hm

Highest point 2003 m

The Grete-Klinger-Steig is located in the Erzberg-Leoben region and offers impressive views to the sure-footed mountaineer.

The via ferrata with the name Grete-Klinger-Steig leads from the Fahnenköpfl high above Vordernberg (great view) over the Vordernberger Mauer to the Vordernberger Zinken and offers on this section of the trail beautiful, longer via ferrata passages and great hiking sections directly on the ridge.The insurances were renewed in 2003 and are still in good condition.

Between the insurances and in the last section of the trail there is always walking terrain, but this should not tempt you to not take the Grete-Klinger-Steig seriously. Expect but steep secured sections and passages on sharp ridge edge.

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Details on how to get there can be found here.
Parking lot at the Krumpenloipe.

From the bus stop Schwabergweg or from the parking lot at the Krumpenloipe (if you arrive by car) you first walk about 1.5 h to the Hirn Alm. (If you arrive by car, you can also park your car here).

From the Hirn Alm the trail first leads northeast through a meadow hollow (unmarked) past a wooden hut until a forest road crosses, here you meet inconspicuous markings. Follow the marked path or later the marked trail in a southeasterly direction to the Barbara cross (about 45 minutes from Hirnalm). From the Barbarakreuz, head north until after about 20-30 minutes you reach the first insurances of the Grete-Klinger Steig in the forest and the marked trail continues to the Fahnenköpfl (1658m), after which it continues quite airy to the steepest part of the climb, an insured passage on an approximately 25m high rock structure in the ridge. After this point it goes steadily up and down, in places secured over the Vordernberg walls. The insurances finally cease and the rocky and rugged terrain, partly overgrown with dwarf pines, gives way to the more gently formed ridge of the Vordernberger Zinken, the highest point of the round tour described here.

Descent: From the summit, descend in a northwesterly direction and cross under the southern precipices of the Grüblzinken, slightly ascending, to the Rottörl. From the Rottörl now in a southeasterly direction down to the Krumpenalm, past a charming little waterfall back to the Hirnalm.

Emergency call mountain rescue: 140

Emergency reporting tip - provide answers to the six W questions: What happened? How many injured? Where did the accident happen (possibly GPS coordinates)? Who is reporting (callback number)? When did the accident happen? Weather at the accident site?

B/C, medium/difficult - surefootedness!

Via ferrata set (also advisable for experienced climbers) and possibly a rockfall helmet.

Proper backpacking makes many things easier: pack heavy things first. The water bottle should always be within easy reach in a side pocket. All things that are often needed such as sunglasses, camera or hiking map belong on top. An emergency kit including blister plaster belongs in every backpack and a clothing according to the "onion system" is always recommended!

Beautiful footage of the Grete Klinger Steig can be found in the YouTube video by @Zwerg am Berg.

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If you prefer the market town of Vordernberg as the starting point for this tour, you can also reach the Barbara Cross from the Vordernberg train station along a marked trail.

Individual secured sections on the Grete-Klinger-Steig can also be bypassed on the left on paths.

A jewel in the middle of Styria

more info under:

Tourismusverband Erzberg-Leoben
Homanngasse 12
8700 Leoben
Phone: +43 3842 48148
office@erzberg-leoben.at