Hans Knauss Run
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The Hans Knauss Run is equivalent to the "Old Mill Walk". It takes you through part of the Untertal valley from the village of Untertal.
The run starts at the hiking trail head in the village of Untertal and takes you to Janerbrücke bridge in Untertal with a total length of 5.3 kms and an elevation gain of 135 m. The run is named after Hans Knauss, who belonged to the best Alpine ski races in the disciplines of Giant Slalom, Super-G and Downhill over several years. At the Olympic Games 1998 in Nagaon he won a silver medal in Super-G, at the World Championships 2003 he won a silver medal in Giant Slalom and at the World Championships 1999 he won a bronze medal in the Super-G race.
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From Schladming take provincial highway L722 (Rohrmoosstraße road) to Rohrmoos and at the roundabout continue on provincial highway L723 (Tälerstraße road) to the village of Untertal.
You start at the Untertal-Dorf hiking portal, from where you walk into the valley along the Untertalbach. At the small farm "Burgner" you turn right before the bridge and run up the ravine to Untertalstraße road. Along this you now run into the valley to the Janerbrücke bridge. Over the bridge you now run out of the valley along the Janerweg road until you reach the Gföller farm. There you turn left and run downhill across the meadows back to Ahlhof farm and to the village of Untertal.
With the Planai buses from Schladming (Planet-Planai, Lendplatz) or Rohrmoos (Rohrmoos-Zentrum) to the village of Untertal - bus stop Untertal-Dorf.
Parking is available at the trail head.
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Hiking Trail head, village of Untertal | © Tourismusverband Schladming - Gerhard Pilz | Gerhard Pilz
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Starting point of Hans Knauss Run near the hiking trail head Untertal village | © Gerhard Pilz - www.gpic.at | Gerhard Pilz
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Wild Waters along Untertalbach creek | © Gerhard Pilz | Gerhard Pilz
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Signage Hans Knauss Run at Janerbrücke bridge | © Erlebnisregion Schladming-Dachstein | Gerhard Pilz
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Panoramic view from Hans Knauss Run | © Tourismusverband Schladming - Raimund Griesser | Raimund Griesser
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Landalm Inn, Untertal village | © Die Landalm | Die Landalm
What the weather will be like
Mariazell (860m)
Mostly cloudy with occasional sunny spells. Rain will start in the afternoon.
Thick clouds through the day. More rain in the beginning, then mostly light rain.
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