Keinprechthütte chalet – inviting alpine peaks all around

Accessible by public transport

Hiking bus (within 15 minutes walking distance from starting point)

Characteristics

Skill

Fitness

The tour in numbers

Level of difficulty medium

Route 10,8 km

Time 4:00 h

Uphill 670 hm

Downhill 670 hm

Highest point 1872 m

Mountain trek suitable for the family with huts to visit.

Nice and easy walk at the valley head of Obertal valley to Keinprechtütte chalet, which is situated in the historic mining area around Zinkwand and Vetternspitze summits.

Trail characteristics:

forest path, forest trail and pasture trail

Refreshment stops:

Eschachhütt'n Inn, Keinprechthütte Inn

Highlights:

Neualm, Hüttensee Lake at Keinprechthütte

Best season

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More information

From Schladming to Rohrmoos via provincial highway L722 (Rohrmoosstraße road), turn left at the roundabout and follow the Tälerstraße road to Untertal-Dorf, turn right after the Hotel Landauerhof and follow the Obertalstraße road to the car park at Eschachalm.

Starting from the hiking trail head Eschachalm – initially alongside the stream until you reach the alpine grazing area at the Neualm. After an uphill stage, things get a little easier, the forest is left behind and small waterfalls add life to the scenery. You now cross an open area known as the Neualmkar and come to the Keinprechthütte chalet.

Nestled in the midst of an alpine basin, the countryside is dominated by the surrounding peaks of the Schladminger Tauern. The Keinprechthütte is a milestone along the Schladminger Tauern High Trail, and is also an outstanding starting point for other mountaineering tours. Curious what natural wonders are hidden behind those mountaintops?

This particular hike, however, can be continued either over the Trockenbrotscharte to the Landarwirseehütte and Gollinghütte, or to the west across the Krukeckscharte and Rotmandlscharte to the shores of the Giglachseen Lakes. From the Keinprechthütte, the same path or a forest lane both lead back to the trailhead at Eschachhütt'n Inn.

With the Planai buses from Schladming (Planet-Planai, Lendplatz) or Rohrmoos (Rohrmoos-Zentrum) to Obertal - bus stop Eschachalm.

Buses of Planai-Hochwurzen-Bahnen: www.planaibus.at

Parking is available at the hiking trail head Eschachalm in Obertal.

Tourist information: www.schladming.com

Information about bus schedules: www.planaibus.at

360° drone images

Get yourself an overview with our 360° drone images:

Via Rotmandlspitze: https://vonoben.schladming-dachstein.at/sommer/index.php?S=310
View into Neualmkar cirque: https://vonoben.schladming-dachstein.at/sommer/index.php?S=312
At Trockenbrotscharte ridge: https://vonoben.schladming-dachstein.at/sommer/index.php?S=313

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.