Snowshoe tour in Rohrmoos

Accessible by public transport

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

Characteristics

Skill

Fitness

The tour in numbers

Level of difficulty easy

Route 4,1 km

Time 1:30 h

Uphill 160 hm

Downhill 160 hm

Highest point 1139 m

Easy tour through Rohrmoos - in the morning on the ski slopes, in the afternoon on expedition with the snowshoes!

The Rohrmoos tour is a snow shoeing tour via forest roads, hollow ways in the forest, and the snow-covered meadows of "Rohrmooser Frei". Refreshment stops along the way are Tauernalm Hochwurzen, Restaurant Braunhofer's and "Alter Stadl" at Familienhotel Austria.

Best season

January

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More information

From Schladming take provincial highway L722 (Rohrmoosstraße road) to Rohrmoos and at the roundabout continue straight on to the valley terminal of Gipfelbahn Hochwurzen cable-car.
Parking is available at the valley terminal of Gipfelbahn Hochwurzen cable-car.

From the Hochwurzen mountain terminal next to the ski slope downwards the so called "Rohrmooser Frei" until you reach the winter hiking path. Turn right and follow this path until the junciton, where the path is marked with No. 773. Turn left until the farmhouse "Pocher", where you have to turn left again and walk via the snowy fields towards the valley terminal of Obertalbahn. From there you walk up beside the ski slope via the "Rohrmooser Frei" back to the starting point.

Before each and every ski tour or snow shoe walk you should check the most recent avalanche warnings which can be found at www.lawine-steiermark.at.

In winter time it is therefore important to also be careful on supposedly easy walks. Sections that are in the shadows can easily get icy, and slopes on the side of the trail may have avalanche hazard. Mountain sport is always carried out under personal responsibility - in winter even more than in summer. Tourist offices or avalanche warning services do not take any responsibility in respect to information provided.

GPS data and orienteering

Available GPS data - just like hiking maps - is only a guidance for orientation and can never depict a trail exactly with all its details. Especially at dangerous spots it is essential to judge on site how to proceed.

In an emergency please call:

140 - for Alpine emergencies (all over Austria)
112 - European GSM emergency number

Snow shoes, poles, good winter shoes, warm clothing, tuque, and gloves. You might also want to carry a small backbag with a warm drink in a thermos jug.

From December until March the tourist office Schladming offers guided snow shoeing tours every Thursday.For details please contact the tourist office:

Phone: +43 3687 22777-22
eMail: office@schladming.com

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