Hiking Route Steirischer Gstanzlweg - Touren-Impression #1 | © Christoph Lukas Hiking Route Steirischer Gstanzlweg - Touren-Impression #1 | © Christoph Lukas

Steirischer Gstanzlweg

Characteristics

Skill
Fitness

The tour in numbers

Level of difficulty easy
Route 2,8 km
Time 0:55 h
Uphill 100 hm
Downhill 112 hm
Highest point 1031 m
Funny gstanzln and anecdotes along the Vorderwaldrunde. 
HOLADARIDIO HOLADIO. Along the Vorderwaldrunde in Donnersbachwald entertaining Gstanzln and anecdotes about old farms were attached, which invite you to read, listen and especially to smile. A truly informative and g'fun thing.

Best season

January
February
October
November
December

More information

Coming from the B320, at the Trautenfels intersection in the direction of Irdning. Then direction Donnersbach, Donnersbachwald.
From the car park, first cross the bridge and then walk past the Stegerhof farm. Continue along the gravel path, which is also a toboggan run in winter, towards Mörsbachwirt. After approx. 400 metres, turn sharp right and follow the marked trail no. 7. After a short downhill section, turn left onto a forest road. Follow this for the next kilometre. After crossing the stream, turn right downhill and continue along the forest path out of the valley.  Continue on trail no. 7 until you reach a forest road again. After the bend, continue straight ahead and then descend in small hairpin bends towards the main road. The way back is the same or along the main road.
A Gstanz'l should be sung. Have fun and enjoy yourselves and practise the traditional art of Gstanzl singing and poetry.
Take the 941 bus to the "Donnersbachwald Ort" bus stop. There is also the starting point of the hike.

Bus schedule: www.verbundlinie.at

Attention: no bus connection to Donnersbachwald during the summer vacations!

The nearest train station "Stainach-Irdning" is about 22 kilometers away in Stainach.

Train timetable: www.oebb.at

Free parking at the large parking lot in the center of Donnersbachwald.

Tourismusinformation: www.schladming-dachstein.at

Tourismusverband Schladming-Dachstein
Ramsauerstraße 756
8970 Schladming
T: +43 3687 23310
info@schladming-dachstein.at

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What the weather will be like Irdning-Donnersbachtal (665m)

Today, 23.07.2026

Unsettled weather throughout the day with showers now and then.
Morning
cloudy
14°C
sr.Regenwahrscheinlichkeit 55%
sr.Windstärke 0 km/h
Noon
cloudy
20°C
sr.Regenwahrscheinlichkeit 60%
sr.Windstärke 10 km/h
Night
cloudy
16°C
sr.Regenwahrscheinlichkeit 55%
sr.Windstärke 5 km/h

Tomorrow, 24.07.2026

Dry and bright with plenty of sunshine, clouds will be rare
Morning
very sunny
12°C
sr.Regenwahrscheinlichkeit 10%
sr.Windstärke 0 km/h
Noon
sunny
21°C
sr.Regenwahrscheinlichkeit 10%
sr.Windstärke 5 km/h
Night
very sunny
19°C
sr.Regenwahrscheinlichkeit 0%
sr.Windstärke 5 km/h

Forecast

25.07.2026
very sunny
8°C 29°C
26.07.2026
rainy
14°C 24°C
27.07.2026
cloudy
14°C 22°C
Spiegelsee Reiteralm | © photo-austria / Christine Höflehner

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