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Auf die Goss/Hinterwildalpen

Characteristics

Skill
Fitness

The tour in numbers

Level of difficulty medium
Route 6,4 km
Time 3:00 h
Uphill 505 hm
Downhill 505 hm
Highest point 1330 m
Beautiful medium-difficulty snowshoe hike initially on forest paths then steeper ascent with wonderful views!

Great place to rest with dream views into the valley. Here you have the option of continuing on to the Buchberg or descending to Gams!

Best season

May
June
July
August
September
October
November

More information

Travelling to Wildalpen by car:

From Vienna: A1 Westautobahn exit Ybbs via Wieselburg, Scheibbs and Lunz/See to Göstling an der Ybbs continue in the direction of Palfau, at the Erzhalden junction turn off to Wildalpen.

From Vienna, Eisenstadt: Semmeringschnellstraße S6, near Mürzzuschlag onto the B23 Mariazeller Bundesstrasse and Mürzsteg and Wegscheid to Gusswerk and on the Hochschwab Bundesstrasse B24 to Wildalpen.

From Linz: A1 to Voralpenkreuz junction, A9 to Windischgarsten, Unterlaussa, Altenmarkt, Grossreifling, Palfau and Wildalpen

From Salzburg: A1 on A9 to exit Ardning/Admont, Gesäusebundesstrasse and B24 to Wildalpen

From Graz: A9 Pyhrnautobahn, exit, Traboch (near Leoben) via Präbichl/Eisenerz, Hieflau, Landl, Gams to Palfau at the Erzhalden junction turn off to Wildalpen.

In Wildalpen at the water museum approx. 6km to Hinterwildalpen and at the inn Zum Krug keep to the right after approx. 1km in Lurg turn right at the barrier to the forest path.

Follow the forest road until you come to a T-junction. Turn left there and follow the forest road to the end. Here we follow the Sommersteig uphill, becoming steeper and steeper, until we reach the rest area at the large rock.
Transition option to Gams or ascent option to the Buchberg!

After the round, stop off at the Zum Krug inn in Hinterwildalpen!

The best way to get there by public transport is to search for connections in advance at: www.o ebb.at or www.verbundlinie.at 
In Lurg, park on the right at the barrier to the forest road.

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Email: info@gesaeuse.at


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cattle on the Brandriedl with view to the Dachstein (Ramsau am Dachstein)

What the weather will be like Wildalpen (611m)

Today, 01.09.2026

Dry and bright with plenty of sunshine, clouds will be rare
Morning
very sunny
14°C
sr.Regenwahrscheinlichkeit 10%
sr.Windstärke 0 km/h
Noon
sunny
23°C
sr.Regenwahrscheinlichkeit 35%
sr.Windstärke 10 km/h
Night
very sunny
17°C
sr.Regenwahrscheinlichkeit 15%
sr.Windstärke 5 km/h

Tomorrow, 02.09.2026

Dry and partly sunny throughout the day, with cloudy periods from time to time.
Morning
slightly cloudy
13°C
sr.Regenwahrscheinlichkeit 10%
sr.Windstärke 0 km/h
Noon
sunny
23°C
sr.Regenwahrscheinlichkeit 40%
sr.Windstärke 5 km/h
Night
sunny
17°C
sr.Regenwahrscheinlichkeit 55%
sr.Windstärke 5 km/h

Forecast

03.09.2026
sunny
12°C 24°C
04.09.2026
sunny
13°C 27°C
05.09.2026
rainy
14°C 27°C

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