From the Gesäuse National Park via the Ennstalerhütte into the Eisenwurzen Nature Park

Characteristics

Fitness

The tour in numbers

Level of difficulty medium

Route 13,5 km

Time 5:30 h

Uphill 938 hm

Downhill 1061 hm

Highest point 1509 m

From Gstatterboden on route no. 646 in 3 h from Gasthof Schnabl in Erb through the Tamischbachgraben on trail no. 646 in 2.5 h Transition/Summit/Tours: Tamischbachturm (2,035 m): trail no. 648, 1.5 h Tieflimauer (1,820 m): trail no. 645, 2 h or via "Teufelssteig" (B-C), 2.5 h Kl. Buchstein (1,990 m): trail no. 645, 3.5 h, summit area II Open from 15 May - end of October!

All-day hike suitable for families, also suitable for fit children

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More information

B 146 Gesaeuse main road from Admont or Hieflau to Gstatterboden
Car park Gstatterboden

Car park Tamischbach

Car park trainstation Großreifling

We walk from the parking lot at the train station or NP pavilion towards Hubertus chapel on a path until we reach a forest road. We follow this road past the Gstatterbodenbauer, a former hunting lodge which now houses holiday apartments (tip: especially romantic in autumn during the "deer rut"). Near the Kroissenalm we turn left towards the Niederscheibenalm. Finally we reach the bottom station of the material cable car. From here the path leads uphill, past the Butterbründl and you can already see the Ennstaler Hütte through the forest. A magnificent view awaits us on the terrace, on one side of the Buchstein massif and on the other side of the valley towards Erbsattel. We take the way back over the Bärensattel - enjoy the landscape at the Aussichtsbankerl - at times quite steeply downhill until we reach the forest road. Either we have parked a car here, then we have reached our destination, we hike on to the GH Schnabl at the Erbsattel road, which invites to stop for a break. Up to the station Großreifling we have to follow the Erbsattelstraße.

Sturdy hiking boots or good trekking shoes
Hiking backpack
Water bottle
First aid kit including blister plasters
Hiking map and smartphone
Snacks
Sunglasses
Sunscreen
If you want to do the via ferrata: climbing harness, helmet and via ferrata set

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.

Spend the night at the Ennstal Hut and the next day connect the Tamischbach Tower (easy tour) in 1 1/2 hours

or the Tieflimauer on the normal route (difficult tour) or the Teufelsteig via ferrata

Gstatterboden: Bus journey with the integrated bus line G912 Admont - Gstatterboden railway station - direction Hieflau

Train journey: Amstetten - Weißenbach-St. Gallen, continue by taxi to the entrance of the hiking trail at Gasthof Schnabl, trail no. 646

Großreifling: Bus journey with the integrated bus line 923 Göstling/ Ybbs (NÖ) - Palfau - Großreifling - 1/2 hour walk to Gasthof Schnabl, trail no. 646Großreifling: by train (only SA and SO possible), otherwise Postbus line 912

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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.

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