Bürgeralm Panorama Klettersteig

Characteristics

Fitness

The tour in numbers

Level of difficulty challenging

Route 0,3 km

Time 2:00 h

Uphill 98 hm

Highest point 1522 m

The via ferrata built by Stefan Gatt & team connects several small rock formations to an interesting traverse via ferrata.

In the first half, the difficulty level ranges from A to C. Two exits also offer beginners the opportunity to get to know the via ferrata. After about half of the via ferrata, you reach the so-called "Arena", a 25 m high wall formation, in the middle of which there is an overhang of about 12 m in length. The normal via ferrata route bypasses this overhang and reaches a maximum of difficulty level D on the Austrian via ferrata scale. The "Arena Variant", on the other hand, leads directly over the large overhang and is currently considered the most difficult climbing passage in Europe, if not worldwide.

Best season: May to October
Overall difficulty: medium (Arena variant extreme)
Ascent: 10-20 minutes, descent: 5-15 minutes, total time required: 1.5-2 hours
Difference in altitude: 90 meters
Belaying: Steel rope, clamps, stirrups, a two-rope bridge, a wooden footbridge.

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From the south: From Kapfenberg on the B20From the north: Via Mariazell and the Seeberg on the B20
From the east: Via Semmering on the S6 to Kapfenberg and further on the B20
Parking lot Aflenz Bürgeralm: Via the toll road to the Aflenz Bürgeralm (www.aflenz-outdoorpark.at) to the parking lot, which is located about 10 minutes walk from the entrance.

From the parking lot in a southerly direction via the Bürgeralm to the mountain station of the double chairlift (operating times of the double chairlift at www.aflenzer-buergeralm.at). Here keep slightly to the right and after 100 m in a ditch turn left onto hiking trail no. 862 (direction Aflenz). After about 20 m, the access path branches off to the left and you will soon reach the via ferrata.

Two exits also offer beginners the opportunity to get to know the via ferrata. Prerequisites are of course a via ferrata set and a helmet. We also recommend shoes suitable for mountaineering.

Climbing set rental: Hochschwabsport sports store in Aflenz Kurort, Tel. 03861/2204, www.hochschwabsport.at

For a cozy stop after the climbing tour, the Almrauschhütte (located directly on the alpine floor) invites you. The Almrauschhütte is open from Tuesday to Sunday daily from 9-17 (Tel. 03861/22125).

By train to Bruck/Mur or Kapfenberg station and from there by bus to Aflenz Kurort.Line 171 (Bruck/Mur - Aflenz - Turnau) orLine 172 (Bruck/Mur - Aflenz - Mariazell)Information about train and bus at www.oebb.at and www.verbundlinie.at Regional cab companies:Cab Hochschwabreisen (Tel. 03861/2400), Taxi Gombotz (Tel. 03862/24990) and Taxi Steiner (Tel. 03862/51333 18).

Weitere Informationen:
Tourismusverband Hochsteiermark, Tel. +43(0)3862 55020 www.hochsteiermark.at

Klettersteigatlas Österreich (Schall Verlag) www.schall-verlag.at