Ski Touring Skitour to Großboden - Touren-Impression #1 | © Christoph Lukas

Skitour to Großboden

Accessible by public transport
  • Public bus (within 15 minutes walking distance from starting point)

The tour in numbers

Level of difficulty medium
Route 10,9 km
Time 3:00 h
Uphill 721 hm
Downhill 720 hm
Highest point 1596 m
Easy ski tour for beginners with wide mountain views
This south-facing tour leads via scenic Grabneralm hut to the rewarding descent via Großboden. It is also suitable for beginners and always promises snowy fun on sunny winter days.

Best season

April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November

More information

A9 Phyrn motorway to exit Ardning/Admont and from there past Frauenberg, approx. 10 km after Admont. At the roundabout on the left side of the river Enns take the 3rd exit onto the Buchauer Bundesstraße B117 towards Weng and follow this road for about 5 km until you reach the Buchauer Saddle

Or via Leoben, Vordernberg and Eisenerz to Hieflau and from there via B146 in western direction through the Gesäuse to Admont. After the north-south main road through the village, take the 2nd exit at the roundabout in the direction of Weng and follow this road (B117) for about 5 km until you reach the Buchauer Saddle.

A1 Westautobahn to exit Ybbs and from there in southern direction through Scheibbs, Lunz am See, Göstling an der Ybbs and Palfau to Hieflau. From there via B146 in western direction through the Gesäuse to Admont. After the north-south main road through the village, take the 2nd exit at the roundabout in the direction of Weng and follow this road (B117) for about 5 km, you will find yourself on the Buchauer Saddle


Parking Buchauer Sattel (paid)
A parking lot with information boards is located directly at the Buchauer Saddle on the left side of the road (coming from Admont).
We start at Buchau (paid parking) and walk through forests and along the forest road towards Grabneralm. From there, the tour follows the hiking trail towards Admonterhaus. At the end of the Hochwiese, we turn off and enjoy the descent over Großboden.
Certain passages are steep and require the use of hairpin bends. Despite the route through the forest, it is essential to observe the avalanche warning levels!

Emergency call mountain rescue: 140

Tip for reporting an emergency - give answers to the six W-questions: What happened? How many people were injured? Where did the accident happen (possibly GPS coordinates)? Who reported the accident (call-back number)? When did the accident happen? Weather at the accident site?

Ski touring and avalanche equipment, as well as ski touring rucksack with appropriate contents (water bottle, blister plaster, hiking map, snack, etc.). You should also be well prepared for a change in the weather.
Grouse like the capercaillie, the black grouse, and the ptarmigan have feathered toes: this increases their surface area and prevents them from sinking into the snow - like snowshoes. To conserve energy, these birds don't take any unnecessary steps in winter – when it gets particularly cold, they dig themselves a small burrow in the snow. Disturbing them is like pulling the covers off their beds: they fly up and usually spend the rest of the day without any protection from the cold. Therefore, please stay away from wildlife sanctuaries and let the grouse hibernate peacefully in their "igloos"!
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In the Gesäuse you are mobile in summer even without your own car. One call to t: +43 3613 2100099 is all it takes: During operating hours, the Gesäuse shared taxi will take you to any destination in the Gesäuse - without any timetable or stops. www.gesaeuse.at/mobil

Tourismusverband Gesäuse
Hauptstraße 35, 8911 Admont, Österreich
t: +43 3613 211 60 10
info@gesaeuse.at  
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View of the Riegersburg from the Genusshotel

What the weather will be like Admont (635m)

Today, 15.10.2026

Early clouds will clear to leave the region with a dry and sunny day.
Morning
slightly cloudy
7°C
sr.Regenwahrscheinlichkeit 0%
sr.Windstärke 0 km/h
Noon
sunny
16°C
sr.Regenwahrscheinlichkeit 0%
sr.Windstärke 5 km/h
Night
very sunny
9°C
sr.Regenwahrscheinlichkeit 0%
sr.Windstärke 5 km/h

Tomorrow, 16.10.2026

Some clouds in the morning, lateron much sunshine and hardly any clouds
Morning
sunny
6°C
sr.Regenwahrscheinlichkeit 0%
sr.Windstärke 0 km/h
Noon
very sunny
16°C
sr.Regenwahrscheinlichkeit 0%
sr.Windstärke 0 km/h
Night
very sunny
8°C
sr.Regenwahrscheinlichkeit 0%
sr.Windstärke 0 km/h

Forecast

17.10.2026
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4°C 17°C
18.10.2026
slightly cloudy
7°C 17°C
19.10.2026
very sunny
5°C 18°C

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