Löwekogel-Hopfgarten Round

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The tour in numbers

Level of difficulty easy

Route 7,3 km

Time 2:20 h

Uphill 286 hm

Downhill 287 hm

Highest point 824 m

Small mountain hike in Wildalpen. At the Löwekogelkreuz you can enjoy a gigantic panoramic view over Wildalpen. Easy, lonely and beautiful quiet descent with detour to Karin's Stubn and through the village of Wildalpen.

Small mountain hike in Wildalpen. At the Löwekogelkreuz you can enjoy a gigantic panoramic view over Wildalpen.In terms of views, the Löwekogel is truly a giant compared to its Hochschwab brothers. This short tour is suitable if you only have a little time available and is easy to combine with other hikes!

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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.

Climb steeply up an alpine path until you see a wooden sign with the inscription Löwekogel. There you branch off to the left and follow the path.

The path is partly covered with stones and tree roots, so be careful if it is wet. At the summit of the Löwekogl (802 m) we enjoy the panoramic view of Wildalpen (607 m) and the Styrian salt valley.

Now we go back a few metres from the summit and walk north-west along a little-used path along the grade.

We come to a crossroads where we turn left. From here we descend straight on to Hopfgarten.

After the descent you can explore the Hopfgartenrunde. A pleasant walk in an enchanting quiet landscape with old houses and new buildings that fit harmoniously into the natural surroundings.

In Jausenstation Karin's Stub'n you can enjoy excellent food and a very friendly welcome. By the way, you can have warm meals there until late in the evening, except on Wednesdays.

In Jausenstation Karin's Stub'n you can enjoy excellent food and a very friendly welcome.

The best way to get there by public transport is to search for connections in advance at: www.oebb.at or www.verbundlinie.at.

With the Verbundlinie BusBahnBim app, finding timetable information has never been easier: all bus, train, and tram connections in Austria can be searched for by entering locations and/or addresses, stops, or important points. The app is available as a free app for smartphones (Android, iOS) on Google Play and in the App Store.

In the Gesäuse region, you're mobile even without your own car during the summer months. Just one call to +43 3613 2100099 is all it takes: within operating hours, the Gesäuse shared taxi will take you to any destination in the Gesäuse — with no fixed timetable or stops.

At the western entrance to the village, there is a car park directly in front of the tennis court.

Gesäuse Tourism Association
Hauptstraße 35, 8911 Admont, Austria
t: +43 3613 2116010
www.gesaeuse.at
Email: info@gesaeuse.at