Hiking route To the Friedenskircherl chapel and to Stoderzinken - Touren-Impression #1 | © Erlebnisregion Schladming-Dachstein Hiking route To the Friedenskircherl chapel and to Stoderzinken - Touren-Impression #1 | © Erlebnisregion Schladming-Dachstein

To the Friedenskircherl chapel and to Stoderzinken

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Hike to the Friedenskirchlein in the footsteps of Peter Rosegger and to the summit of the Gröbminger and Aicher local mountains.

The drive up Stoderzinken Alpine Road is an experience in its own right (not a toll road), especially the last third, where the road clings tightly to the rocky mountainside until reaching its highest point.  During our brief hike up to Alpengasthof Steiner, we catch a first glimpse of the Dachstein Glacier high above the forest.  At the trail crossing next to the Tritscher Alm, the trail branches off towards the summit and Peace Chapel, which we will reach in about 20 minutes.  This beautiful trail is narrow and right up against the cliffs, leading us to the chapel, perched there like an eagle’s nest and treating us to magnificent views.

Built as a memorial to Emil Ritter von Horstig, a pioneer on the Stoderzinken, it has since become a popular lookout point.  In order to reach the summit, we hike back the way we came, as far as the Peter Rosegger memorial, then hike up through larch, beyond the tree line and across the tree-less mountaintops to the summit.  This is a spot you will want to stay and enjoy for a while – 360° exceptionally captivating views of the Dachstein and its glaciers, and of the karst alpine terrain known as “Am Stein”, as well as of Gröbming’s wide valley basin, above which towers the jagged, rocky ridgeline of the Kammspitze, much closer than we might have expected. We can also return along trail No. 675 to the Brünnerhütte (ca. a ½-hour walk).

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Experience
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Best season

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The tour in numbers

medium
Level of difficulty
4,7 km
Route
2:30 h
Time
350 hm
Uphill
350 hm
Downhill
2048 m
Highest point
1749 m
Lowest point

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Exit the B320 Ennstalbundesstraße in Gröbming. Follow the signs towards the Stoderzinken Alpenstrasse. From the Adventure Park/Gröbminger Alm, the Stoderzinkenstraße is a toll road.

The drive up Stoderzinken Alpine Road is an experience in its own right (not a toll road), especially the last third, where the road clings tightly to the rocky mountainside until reaching its highest point.  During our brief hike up to Alpengasthof Steiner, we catch a first glimpse of the Dachstein Glacier high above the forest.  At the trail crossing next to the Tritscher Alm, the trail branches off towards the summit and Peace Chapel, which we will reach in about 20 minutes.  This beautiful trail is narrow and right up against the cliffs, leading us to the chapel, perched there like an eagle’s nest and treating us to magnificent views. Built as a memorial to Emil Ritter von Horstig, a pioneer on the Stoderzinken, it has since become a popular lookout point.  In order to reach the summit, we hike back the way we came, as far as the Peter Rosegger memorial, then hike up through larch, beyond the tree line and across the tree-less mountaintops to the summit.  This is a spot you will want to stay and enjoy for a while – 360° exceptionally captivating views of the Dachstein and its glaciers, and of the karst alpine terrain known as “Am Stein”, as well as of Gröbming’s wide valley basin, above which towers the jagged, rocky ridgeline of the Kammspitze, much closer than we might have expected. We can also return along trail No. 675 to the Brünnerhütte (ca. a ½-hour walk).

Hiking taxi Sport Kornberger, minimum of 4 people.
Register by phone; Tel.: +43 3685 22 172

Parking area Stoderzinken Alpenstraße

Safety information

Safety on the mountainside: changes in the weather, sudden fall in temperature, thunder storms, wind, fog and snow fields are all objective dangers and require the correct behaviour whilst underway. the landlords of the huts are all very knowledgeable about the mountains and can give you good tips about the weather and the routes. Insufficient equipment, exaggerated opinion of ones capabilities, frivolousness, poor health condition and a false evaluation of the situation can lead to a critical situation. In thunder storms: summits, crest-sites and safety rope aids are to be avoided.

If something should happen call following emergency numbers:
No. 140 - the number for all Alpine Emergencies in all of Austria
No. 112 - European emergency call GSM emergency-call-service

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What the weather will be like

Aich (700m)

Morning
cloudy
4°C
80%
5 km/h
Noon
slightly cloudy
12°C
25%
10 km/h
Night
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6°C
80%
5 km/h
Dry and sunny periods after morning showers dying away. Rain will start again in the afternoon.
Morning
slightly cloudy
2°C
5%
5 km/h
Noon
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16°C
0%
10 km/h
Night
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13°C
0%
10 km/h
Mostly cloudy through the day with a chance of occasional sunny spells.
30.03.2024
slightly cloudy
5°C 22°C
31.03.2024
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5°C 20°C
01.04.2024
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6°C 17°C
Spiegelsee Reiteralm | © photo-austria / Christine Höflehner

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