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Teufelskirche - Spitzenbachklamm

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

Characteristics

Fitness

The tour in numbers

Level of difficulty medium
Route 10,6 km
Time 4:00 h
Uphill 490 hm
Downhill 482 hm
Highest point 930 m
A leisurely hike to the impressive Teufelskirche and down through the enchanting Spitzenbachklamm!
Beautiful not too difficult round trip first on forest roads and forest paths to the Teufelskirche. After the descent through the forest on forest roads to the Spitzenbachklamm back to St.Gallen

Best season

January
March
March
November
December

More information

From Vienna: Westautobahn A1 motorway, exit Amstetten West – Waidhofen – Altenmarkt – Weissenbach – St. Gallen
From Graz: via A9 motorway to Ardning – Admont – St. Gallen

From Salzburg: A10 motorway to Radstadt – exit Schladming – Liezen – Admont – St. Gallen
Best in the center of the village and then walk through the Bergerviertel to the entrance through the village!
The panoramic hiking tour begins shortly before the Kohlmann homestead that wereach from St. Gallen via the Bergerviertel - on trail 12 past the Kohlmann homestead to Simandlboden - from there up to the Devil's Church (approx. 930 m; dilapidated cave) - over the Eitelgraben and on trail 12 into the Spitzenbachklamm - on trail 637 through the Spitzenbachklamm to St. Gallen
Sturdy hiking boots or good trekking shoes
Hiking backpack
Water bottle
First aid kit including blister plasters
Hiking map and smartphone
Snacks
Sunglasses
Sunscreen

You should also be well prepared for changeable weather.

Packing your backpack correctly makes things much easier:
Pack heavy items first. Your water bottle should always be easily accessible in a side pocket. Everything you need frequently, such as sunglasses, your smartphone, or hiking map, should be packed on top.
Pastry shop Purkowitzer with sunny terrace in the center of St.Gallen
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Gallery

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

What the weather will be like St. Gallen (509m)

Today, 29.09.2026

Dry and sunny throughout the day with hardly any clouds.
Morning
very sunny
10°C
sr.Regenwahrscheinlichkeit 0%
sr.Windstärke 10 km/h
Noon
very sunny
22°C
sr.Regenwahrscheinlichkeit 0%
sr.Windstärke 10 km/h
Night
very sunny
14°C
sr.Regenwahrscheinlichkeit 0%
sr.Windstärke 10 km/h

Tomorrow, 30.09.2026

Dry and sunny throughout the day with hardly any clouds.
Morning
very sunny
7°C
sr.Regenwahrscheinlichkeit 0%
sr.Windstärke 5 km/h
Noon
very sunny
23°C
sr.Regenwahrscheinlichkeit 0%
sr.Windstärke 10 km/h
Night
very sunny
14°C
sr.Regenwahrscheinlichkeit 0%
sr.Windstärke 10 km/h

Forecast

01.10.2026
very sunny
7°C 23°C
02.10.2026
sunny
6°C 21°C
03.10.2026
sunny
5°C 22°C

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