The Hochwurzen Tour

Accessible by public transport

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

Characteristics

Skill

Fitness

The tour in numbers

Level of difficulty medium

Route 11,0 km

Time 4:15 h

Uphill 725 hm

Downhill 725 hm

Highest point 1852 m

Mountaineering »light« – ride up on the lift, then hike back down. Or maybe hike by the power of your own two feet, from Rohrmoos to the top of the Hochwurzen and back?

For a hike to Hochwurzen and back there a several possibilities. Probably the nicest one is trail n° 60, which is a beautiful forest and meadow trail. Trail n° 61 is a bit more direct but also steeper. For the way back into the valley we recommend the 4-seasons trail which is also suitable for prams.

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 you reach the valley terminal of the Gipfelbahn Hochwurzen cable-car. Here is the hiking trail head for this tour.

From the hiking portal, walk past the valley station of the Hochwurzen summit lift in a westerly direction. At the top station of the Rohrmoos II chairlift, trail #60 branches off onto the Hochwurzen. A good 15 minutes later, keep left at the trail crossing and continue uphill. Through beautiful forest passages, across clearings and meadows - where skiers carve down into the valley in winter - you hike towards the summit. Right at the summit is the Hochwurzenhütte, from where you can enjoy a magnificent panoramic view of the Schladminger Tauern, the Enns Valley and the Ramsau high plateau with the imposing Dachstein massif. From the summit, you can either take the cable car or return to the valley via 3 different routes:

The forest and meadow trail #60 is also recommended for the hike down to the valley.
The 4-season trail is an easy variant suitable for pushchairs.
Trail #61 leads from the Hüttecksattel on the Obertal side of the Hochwurzen into the valley. The moderately difficult trail also has some steeper sections, but is more direct and offers beautiful views of Rohrmoos and the Obertal valley.

In winter the Hochwurzenstraße road is a toboggan run, in summer you can also rent a Mountain Gokart for your way back down the mountain.

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

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

Car parking is available at the valley terminal of the cable-car.

Information about bus schedules and cable-car operating times: 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.