Tremel - Ringkogel / Wildalpen

Characteristics

Skill

Fitness

The tour in numbers

Level of difficulty medium

Route 9,5 km

Time 5:05 h

Uphill 988 hm

Downhill 986 hm

Highest point 1666 m

Klaus / Rotwald near Wildalpen – Tremel – Gamskogel – Schwarzkogel – Ringkogel and descent back down

This tour is suitable for wilderness loving people. At the Tremel you can take insights into the wilderness area Dürrenstein (protected area). A section leads along the alpine tour Hochkar - Dürrenstein. A good condition is a prerequisite to tackle this rarely committed variant. Just below the Ringkogel there is a place where you need your hands to move on safely.

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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.

Arrival from Wildalpen:

Option 1) From the Barbara Church in Wildalpen, drive in the direction of Palfau/Landl for approx. 5.9 km along the Hochschwab Bundesstrasse B 24 and turn off at the Fachwerk junction and drive into the Styrian Lassingtal valley for a further 11.6 km to Klaus.

Option2) Drive over the campsite bridge, past the campsite and turn left into Hopfgarten and drive over the Hühnermauer to the turn-off into Rotwald and continue to the right. From Wildalpen to Klaus it is approx. 10 km.

The journey from Wildalpen:

Option1) From the Barbara Church in Wildalpen, drive in the direction of Palfau/Landl for approx. 5.9 km along the Hochschwab Bundesstrasse B 24 and turn off at the Fachwerk junction and drive into the Styrian Lassingtal valley for a further 11.6 km to Klaus.

There is enough space to park before the Lassingbach bridge on the right.

Starting from Klaus you follow the forest road next to the Lassing river downhill for about 250 m, then on the right an alpine steeple with the trail number 288 leads steeply over meadow and forest. You come into a beech forest and later you cross a stream. The trail leads steadily rising and little committed up to the Tremel. If you choose the ascent on the Tremel left to the Ringkogel, you will always walk along the mountain ridge first in the forest and later along the ridge left and right. There are two noticeable ascents in this tour. The Ringkogel is a rewarding lookout mountain.

This tour includes several counterclimbs and there is no water available between Tremel and Ringkogel.

Please note: the centre of Wildalpen is more than 10 km away from Klaus.
Sturdy mountain boots or good trekking shoes, as well as a hiking rucksack with appropriate contents (water bottle, first aid kit, hiking map, sun protection, snack, etc.). You should also be well equipped for a change in the weather. Mobile phone for emergency calls.

Tremel is a junction and the lowest point on the Hochkar – Dürrenstein alpine tour. From Tremel, you can also tackle a crossing into the Steinbach Valley to Göstling an der Ybbs. The descent into the Steinbach Valley is difficult and steep. Those who want to train for the Western Alps could make a round trip out of it and plan a crossing to Hochkar for the 360° Skytour and a descent to Fachwerk; then return to the starting point by road.

If you value peace and solitude, this is the place for you!

www.verbundlinie.at
and travel by taxi to Wildalpen:

Reinhold Missethon, tel. 0043 (0)3636 / 317 or 0043 (0)650 / 310 10 20
Johanna Werner, tel. 0043 (0)3636 / 321 or 0043 (0)664 / 648 55 37

Infobüro/Salza Wildalpen

Wildalpen 91 – 8924 Wildalpen
Tel. 03636/241
infosalza@gesaeuse.at

Mo and Fr. 9:00-17:00

Hiking map of Wildalpen available free of charge at the Wildalpen Tourist Office.