Mountain Lahngangkogel in winter

Characteristics

Skill

Fitness

The tour in numbers

Level of difficulty medium

Route 9,6 km

Time 4:30 h

Uphill 650 hm

Downhill 640 hm

Highest point 1776 m

Like something out of a picture book – winter tour with touring skis or snowshoes

With snowshoes or skis under your feet, the Lahngangkogel (1,778 m) awaits you as a winter classic in the Gesäuse region—and with various ascent options. Popular with guests and locals, beginners and pros alike throughout the winter season, you will discover fairytale panoramas as you ski along.

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More information

A9 Phyrnautobahn to the Ardning/Admont exit and from there past Frauenberg, approx. 10 km to Admont.

Or via Leoben, Vordernberg, and Eisenerz to Hieflau and from there via the B146 westbound through the Gesäuse to Admont.

A1 Westautobahn to the Ybbs exit and from there south through Scheibbs, Lunz am See, Göstling an der Ybbs and Palfau to Hieflau. From there via the B146 west into the Gesäuse and to Admont.

Via the Kaiserau Landesstraße from Admont to Kaiserau.

We start our tour at the parking lot of the family ski area on the Kaiserau. The ascent runs parallel to the family run at the Brunntallift. At the fork, we follow the signs to the right and continue to a small stream, where there is a sign saying “Skitour.” We then climb through the forest via the Wagenbänkalmen to the summit of the Lahngangkogel.
From the often spectacularly snow-covered ridge, it goes northeast and down to the Klinkehütte, which is, however, closed in winter. Caution: do not ski off the ridge to the south or southeast into the Flitzengraben! It is impassable and you would have to climb back up to the Kalblinggatterl!

The descent from the Klinkehütte is either via the steep slope or via the forest road, which is not cleared in winter, back to Kaiserau, where we stop for refreshments at the Sportalm.

Parking lot at the Kaiserau family ski resort - subject to a fee

Tourismusverband Gesäuse
Hauptstraße 35, 8911 Admont, Österreich
t: 43 3613 2116010
Email: info@gesaeuse.at
www.gesaeuse.at

Rent touring ski equipment or snowshoes:
Kölblwirt in Johnsbach, t: +43 3611 216
Pörl Sport in Admont: t: +43 3613 21521 or https://snooop.net/dienstleister/porl-sport-admont/14110904