Hiking tour to Hocheck (via Hofalm)

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The tour in numbers

Level of difficulty medium

Route 8,6 km

Time 4:00 h

Uphill 443 hm

Downhill 444 hm

Highest point 1397 m

Those who want to glimpse the Hohe Veitsch mountain massif from the eastern side are recommended this easy hike.

The tour takes us from the Alpenbachgraben through the Karoluskreuz to the Hocheck Alm. On this circular hike, we return to the starting point via the Hofalm.

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More information

S6 Semmering Expressway, exit Mitterdorf. At the roundabout, take the exit towards Veitsch. Follow the road into the Veitscher Tal and turn right at the Dorfveitsch junction. Follow the Klein-Veitsch-Straße until the intersection at Kaiblinggraben - Alpenbachgraben, turn right into Alpenbachgraben, and drive until you reach the barrier.
Free parking is available at the parking lot in Alpenbachgraben before the barrier.

We park our car in front of the barrier in Alpenbachgraben and hike up the forest road towards Karoluskreuz. However, a few meters before Karoluskreuz, we turn right and reach the Hocheck Alm. From here, we continue on Path 481, but at the first junction after Hocheck Alm, we turn right and reach the Hofalm. The path from Hofalm leads us directly back to the barrier and the parking lot.

Mountain Rescue Emergency Call: 140
Emergency Call: 122

Don't forget sturdy footwear and rain gear (just in case)!

Take the train to Mitterdorf station, then take the bus into the Veitscher Tal. Timetable information can be found at www.verbundlinie.at or www.oebb.at.

Tourist Office Hochsteiermark