Partially opened, Roadblock

Pichl Trail

Accessible by public transport

Train (within 15 minutes walking distance from starting point)
Public bus (within 15 minutes walking distance from starting point)

Characteristics

Skill

Fitness

The tour in numbers

Level of difficulty easy

Route 11,9 km

Time 3:30 h

Uphill 310 hm

Downhill 310 hm

Highest point 897 m

Lock away

Partially opened

Wegabsperrung Pichl-Audorf | Dörferrunde - Abergrunde

More information about the road closures

An easy walk through the small villages of Pichl near Schladming, the tour connects the villages of Gleiming, Warterdorf, Grubdörfl and Pichl.

An easy walk through the small villages of Pichl near Schladming, the tour connects the villages of Gleiming, Warterdorf, Grubdörfl and Pichl.
This walk connects the small villages of Pichl without covering a lot of ascents and descents. Starting from Gleiming (in winter the Western entrance to Schladming's 4 mountain ski area with its cable-car "Silver Jet") - the tour runs along the Enns river to the Western end of Schladming's "Obere Klaus". From there it runs through the villages of Pichl, Grubdorf, and Warterdorf, back to Gleiming.

Lock away

Partially opened

Wegabsperrung Pichl-Audorf

Due to extensive renovations and expansion work at the existing guesthouse Pichl-Audorf 121 (currently Apartments Karin Tritscher) and the renewal of the high-voltage power line route, the hiking trail between Audorf and Warterdorf is closed. Construction is expected to last until September 2026.

A detour is possible via the Enns Cycle Path to the wastewater treatment plant and from there to the Warterdorf access road.

Dörferrunde - Abergrunde

Trail closure due to forest road works and retaining wall construction as part of the Ennstal high-voltage power line renewal project by APG.
Closure duration: from April 20th until approximately autumn 2026. A detour is possible via Grubweg and the Pichlmayrgut field road.

Best season

January

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More information

Exit from highway B320 (Ennstalbundesstraße) in Gleiming (approx. 7 km West of Schladming) and follow the signs to Hotel-Gasthof Brunner. Next to the valley station of the gondola (operates in winter only) there is plenty of parking. 300 m West of the gondola there is the starting point of the tour at Hotel-Gasthof Brunner.

From Gasthof Brunner the tour starts towards South-East into the direction of Gleiming-Berg. After approximately 250 m you make a left onto a dirt road and head towards Pichl. Passing by the Zechmann farm you reach a hairpin bend of the Reiteralmstraße road on which you descend and pass by Heißhof and Weitgasserhof farms until you reach Café Hermann. At the café you turn right onto Ennsweg (path n° 13) which is synonymous with Schladming's "Tauernblickrunde". You walk along meadows and the river Enns. At the 1st bridge you cross over the river and take the underpass below the federal highway. You make an immediate right and at the building yard "Bliem" you make a left and ascend to Hochstraße. At the following intersection you make a left and continue past the Nößlauerhof farm. At the 1st hairpin after the farm you make a right onto a farm track and cross the Grießbach creek on the other side of the meadow. Yet you reach another road which you follow to the left for just some steps and then turn right at Wachlbacherhof farm and cross over the meadow to the small forest. Along the edge of the forest you hike down and then follow the Vorbergstraße road, passing by the former municipal building of Pichl-Preunegg. After about 250 m you make a left (after passing some houses on the left) and take path n° 11, a nice and quite dirt road that runs along the edge of the forest and crosses over the meadow above the hotel Pichlmayrgut. You reach another road - leading to Grubdörfl - on which you make a right and pass by Untergruberhof and reach the small village of Grubdörfl. Here you make a left and walk on to Warterdorf where you make another left and continue to Audorf from where you get back to Gleiming passing through the underpass of the federal highway.

Along the way there are several cafés and restaurants:

Hotel-Gasthof Brunner
Hotel Pichlmayrgut
Gasthof Rainerbauer
Café Hermann

Gleiming can be reached via bus line n° 900 (Postbus) from Schladming.

www.postbus.at

Next to the valley station of the gondola (operates in winter only) there is plenty of parking.

Info about buses to Gleiming: www.postbus.at

Hiking map ‘Hiking WEST’ available at the information offices in the region.
Schladming hiking map, 1:25,000, available at the Schladming information office.
Hiking map Schladming-Dachstein, 1:50,000, available at the information offices in the region.
Hiking guide Schladming-Dachstein by Herbert Raffalt, available at the information offices in the region.