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Hike to the Great Zell Hut from Marienwasserfall

Characteristics

Skill
Fitness

The tour in numbers

Level of difficulty medium
Route 10,8 km
Time 4:15 h
Uphill 882 hm
Downhill 882 hm
Highest point 1639 m
Panoramic hike to the Großer Zeller Hut starting from Grünau near Mariazell
From the parking lot in Grünau, our hike takes us on trail 293 over the "Mittlerer Zeller Hut" to the "Großer Zeller Hut".

Best season

January
February
March
December

More information

Detailed information on how to get there can be found >>here.
We start our hike in Grünau, at the parking lot on the B71. From here, the trail leads us in the direction of the Marienwasserfall, but we do not turn left to the waterfall, but follow the forest path to the right. It goes steeply uphill to a forest road that leads through the Seewirtgraben (hiking trail no. 293). Now we follow the forest road to the Jagermichl hunting lodge.

There we follow the signpost and soon arrive at an overgrown forest road along the stream until it goes up through the forest. At first still moderately steep, the ascent becomes more and more difficult. Before we come out in front of the Mittleren Zeller Hut at a hunting lodge, we still have a strenuous, serpentine climb to master.

We continue in a westerly direction up a steep meadow ridge to the Mittlerer Zeller Hut (1,586 m). A small descent now follows, where we can already see the Großer Zeller Hut in front of us. The last steep ascent leads us through a mountain pine field finally to the Großer Zeller Hut.

From the summit we have a fantastic view of Dürrenstein, Ötscher, Gemeindealpe, Mariazell, Veitsch, Hochschwab massif ...

We take the same way back. If we still have time, we can make a detour to the impressive Marienwasserfall on the way back.

Worth seeing blog report by Fred Lindmoser from his hike on the Großer Zeller Hut, to be found >> here!
Timetables and travel information can be found directly at:  
Small parking lot directly on the B71.
Tourism Association Hochsteiermark - Office Mariazeller Land

Main square 13, 8630 Mariazell

T: +43 (0) 3882 2366

tourismus@hochsteiermark.at

www.hochsteiermark.at

The SommerAktiv hiking map is available free of charge at the office of the Hochschwab - Mariazeller Land Tourism Association!

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What the weather will be like Mariazell (860m)

Today, 28.06.2026

A sunny day, but thunderstorms will be possible towards evening.
Morning
very sunny
23°C
sr.Regenwahrscheinlichkeit 0%
sr.Windstärke 10 km/h
Noon
very sunny
33°C
sr.Regenwahrscheinlichkeit 15%
sr.Windstärke 10 km/h
Night
rainy
28°C
sr.Regenwahrscheinlichkeit 20%
sr.Windstärke 10 km/h

Tomorrow, 29.06.2026

Mostly sunny in the morning, becoming cloudy during the day. Thunderstorms will be likely towards evening.
Morning
very sunny
20°C
sr.Regenwahrscheinlichkeit 0%
sr.Windstärke 5 km/h
Noon
sunny
31°C
sr.Regenwahrscheinlichkeit 35%
sr.Windstärke 10 km/h
Night
rainy
24°C
sr.Regenwahrscheinlichkeit 60%
sr.Windstärke 5 km/h

Forecast

30.06.2026
rainy
16°C 29°C
01.07.2026
rainy
15°C 24°C
02.07.2026
cloudy
14°C 22°C
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