Winter Hike Ofenstegweg

Characteristics

Skill

Fitness

The tour in numbers

Level of difficulty easy

Route 6,0 km

Time 1:45 h

Uphill 110 hm

Downhill 110 hm

Highest point 1011 m

This walk takes you through the small village of Hinterwald in the Kleinsölk.

A wonderful winter hike at the end of the Kleinsölk valley. Around the small village of Hinterwald you can enjoy the tranquility of the Sölktäler Nature Park and enjoy the sun along this beautiful panoramic tour at beautiful rest areas.

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More information

From the West (motorway A10): at Altenmarkt (exit 63) turn towards Graz. Follow the B99 to Radstadt. Here on the B320 towards Graz. At Pruggern follow the signs towards the nature park.

From the East (motorway A9): at Selzthal (exit 69) turn towards Liezen/Radstadt. From Liezen the B320 to Espang. There, turn in the direction of Niederöblarn/Naturpark Söltäler.

To reach the starting point of the route: In the center of Stein an der Enns, turn in the direction of Kleinsölk and follow the road to Kleinsölk Hinterwald.

After the Ofensteg bridge you have the possibility to park your car.

Starting from the parking lot, walk out of the valley along the uncleared Ofenstegweg. After the farmstead Zörweg vlg. Bröckl, turn left along the municipal road through the ditch back to the main road, where you walk back down the valley to the starting point.

In winter, caution is advised even on seemingly easy hikes. In shady areas, the ground can be slightly icy, and there may be avalanche danger below slopes. Mountaineering is therefore primarily a matter of personal responsibility – even more so in winter. Tourist associations and avalanche warning services assume no liability whatsoever based on the information provided.

Your equipment should ideally include:

Ankle-high, warm shoes. Waterproof, warm shoes with a treaded sole are ideal. Optional: Gaiters for additional snow protection.
A hood and warm clothing, ideally layered. Don't forget a change of clothes for longer winter hikes: a wind and waterproof jacket and trousers.
A small backpack with a warm drink in a thermos and snacks as needed
Sun protection
Cell phone
First aid kit
Optional: crampons/snow spikes (snow chains for shoes), telescopic hiking poles for better grip and balance.

With the Schladming-Dachstein Winter Walking Ticket you can use several cable-cars and chair-lifts to get to the trail heads of some of the most beautiful winter hikes.
https://www.schladming-dachstein.at/winterhikingticket

No public transport available in winter.

More information is available at the tourist office Schladming Dachstein - Info point Nature Park Sölktäler:
Phone: +43 3687 23310 501
info@schladming-dachstein.at
Stein an der Enns 107
8961 Sölk

Card: winter experience map Schladming-Dachstein "MITTE", available in German at the tourist offices in the Schladming-Dachstein region.