Mushroom Nature Trail Rohrmoos

Accessible by public transport

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

Characteristics

Skill

Fitness

The tour in numbers

Level of difficulty easy

Route 3,0 km

Time 1:15 h

Uphill 85 hm

Downhill 85 hm

Highest point 1153 m

Instructive trail for young and old! Along the trail there are replicas of the local mushrooms with explanation about edibility, etc.

Family-friendly trail (also suitable for prams) in Rohrmoos with information about the local mushrooms. Illustrated signs teach us all kinds of interesting facts about native mushrooms. The route runs mainly through the forest along well-maintained forest paths that are suitable for buggies. Parking and toilets are available at the valley terminal of Gipfelbahn Hochwurzen cable car, where you can also get some refreshments at Familienhotel Austria.

Best season

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More information

From Schladming take provincial highway L722 (Rohrmoosstraße road) to Rohrmoos and at the roundabout continue straight on until the valley terminal of the cable car Gipfelbahn Hochwurzen, where the hiking trail head is located.

From the info boards at the hiking trail head in front of the valley terminal of Gipfelbahn Hochwurzen cable-car you pass by the sports shop „Schi Lenz“ on the left and walk towards the forestry road. Follow this for about 250 meters slightly uphill, then take the „Schwammerlweg“ (Mushroom Nature Path) to the left. Continue across the meadow and through the forst until you reach the “Mushroom Town”, a spot particularly popular with the kids.

Make a left there and follow the forestry road to the North until you reach the „Rohrmooser Frei“ meadows and the Rohrmoosstraße road. Walk up the troad for about 300 m and you‘re back at your starting point.

The mushroom trail is also accessible with strollers with large wheels.

With the Planai buses from Schladming (Planet-Planai, Lendplatz) or Rohrmoos (Rohrmoos-Zentrum) to the valley terminal of Gipfelbahn Hochwurzen cable car.

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

Parking is available around the valley terminal of the cable car.

Information about bus schedules and cable car opening hours: www.planai.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.