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Ski tour to the Hohe Veitsch

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Beautiful ski tour from the Rotsohl to the Hohe Veitsch with magnificent views.
Basic skiing skills are required for the ski tour.

Characteristics

Skill
Fitness
Experience
Scenery

Best season

April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November

The tour in numbers

medium
Level of difficulty
14,5 km
Route
3:35 h
Time
1070 hm
Uphill
1070 hm
Downhill
1980 m
Highest point
910 m
Lowest point

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Coming from Graz

take the A9 Phyrnautobahn north, then S35 Brucker Schnellstraße and S6 Semmering Schnellstraße until exit Kapfenberg, then B20 (Mariazeller Bundesstraße) approx. 40 km north (signpost).

Alternative: S6 to exit St. Marein and then over the Pogusch to Turnau and from Au on the B20 towards Mariazell, before Mariazell turn right in Wegscheid.

Coming from Vienna

take the A1 Westautobahn to the St. Pölten Süd exit, then take the B20 (Mariazeller Bundesstraße) south for 76 km, either via Annaberg and Josefsberg or in Freiland turn left from the B20 onto the B21 and continue via Hohenberg and St. Aegyd through Halltal and Mariazell towards Gußwerk.

Alternative: Südautobahn A2 and S6 Semmering expressway to Mürzzuschlag, then via Neuberg and Mürzsteg on the L113 via Niederalpl to Aschbach. 

Directions to the entry point:

In Wescheid turn off in the direction of Niederalpl/Mürzzuschlag, in Aschbach turn right into Rotsohlgraben and follow the road to the barrier.

From the parking lot at the Sommerauer homestead, this ski tour leads us into the valley, on the forest road past a game gate and always keeping left to the Bärentalhütte (hunting lodge). Up to the hunting lodge we always follow the forest road. Continue through a trough-shaped valley (possibly avalanche danger) to the Gingatzwiese. From here, head in a southwesterly direction to the high plateau of the Veitsch and to the summit. Attention: In fog, orientation from the Gingatzwiese to the summit is very difficult.

Descent: as ascent

Don't forget your camera - possible encounter with chamois ;-)
Coming from Vienna

Option 1: Postbus from Vienna main station to Mariazell, from there by cab to Aschbach

Option 2: ÖBB or Westbahn to St. Pölten, then change to the Mariazellerbahn to St. Sebastian, from there by cab to Aschbach

 

Coming from Graz

By train from Graz to Bruck/Mur station, then change to bus line 172 to Mariazell, from there by cab to Aschbach

 

Timetables from and to Mariazell

Timetable information Mariazellerbahn

Timetable information ÖBB

 

Overview of cab companies:

Cab Orttenburger KG, Tel.: +43 (0) 664 512 96 51

Cab Scheucher, Tel.: 2945 or +43 (0) 664 483 76 88

Claudia Hinterecker, Tel.: +43 (0) 676 640 15 40

Small parking lot at the barrier in the Rotsohlgraben at the starting point
Tourist office Hochsteiermark Office Mariazeller Land

Main square 13, 8630 Mariazell

T: +43 3882 2366

tourismus@mariazell-info.at

www.mariazell-info.at

www.hochsteiermark.at

 

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What the weather will be like

Mariazell (860m)

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Night
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1°C
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Frequent snow showers, maybe mixed with rain around noon.
Morning
cloudy
0°C
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Noon
slightly cloudy
4°C
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Night
sunny
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20%
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Morning clouds will clear gradually. Then frequent sunny periods.
22.04.2024
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23.04.2024
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