Winter Hiking Winter hike into the Walchental valley - Touren-Impression #1 | © Erlebnisregion Schladming-Dachstein

Winter hike into the Walchental valley

Accessible by public transport
  • Train (within 15 minutes walking distance from starting point)

Characteristics

Skill
Fitness

The tour in numbers

Level of difficulty easy
Route 9,3 km
Time 3:00 h
Uphill 242 hm
Downhill 242 hm
Highest point 909 m
Beautiful winter hike along the cleared road into the Walchental.

From the historic village center of Öblarn, you hike into the idyllic and quiet Walchental. Along the Walchen, there are repeated beautiful views of the stream landscape, and impressive ice formations hang from the rocks on both sides of the valley in some places.


Best season

May
June
July
August
September
October

More information

From the west: By car on the B320 Ennstal-Bundesstraße, turn off at Sankt Martin towards Öblarn and continue to Öblarn.

From the east: By car on the B320 Ennstal-Bundesstraße, turn off at Espang towards Öblarn and continue to Öblarn.

In Öblarn: Follow the signs to the ÖHA.

Trail signage from the village of Öblarn towards Walchental.

The route there and back is the same, duration 3 hours, low difficulty level.

Öblarn can be reached by regional trains of the Austrian Federal Railways (ÖBB).

Parking available at the ÖHA in Öblarn.

Further information is available at the Schladming Dachstein tourist office - Infostelle Naturpark Sölktäler:

info@schladming-dachstein.at 
Stein an der Enns 107
8961 Sölk
Phone: +43 3687 23 310-501 

Winter leisure map Schladming-Dachstein MITTE, available at the region's information offices.


Map & downloads

Gallery

Leopoldsteinersee lake at Eisenerz

What the weather will be like Öblarn (668m)

Today, 23.08.2026

Morning clouds will clear gradually. Then frequent sunny periods.
Morning
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12°C
sr.Regenwahrscheinlichkeit 10%
sr.Windstärke 0 km/h
Noon
slightly cloudy
21°C
sr.Regenwahrscheinlichkeit 30%
sr.Windstärke 5 km/h
Night
sunny
18°C
sr.Regenwahrscheinlichkeit 30%
sr.Windstärke 5 km/h

Tomorrow, 24.08.2026

Fairly sunny with scattered clouds. Showers will be possible towards evening.
Morning
sunny
13°C
sr.Regenwahrscheinlichkeit 0%
sr.Windstärke 0 km/h
Noon
sunny
23°C
sr.Regenwahrscheinlichkeit 20%
sr.Windstärke 5 km/h
Night
cloudy
20°C
sr.Regenwahrscheinlichkeit 50%
sr.Windstärke 5 km/h

Forecast

25.08.2026
rainy
12°C 23°C
26.08.2026
sunny
12°C 27°C
27.08.2026
very sunny
13°C 32°C
Spiegelsee Reiteralm | © photo-austria / Christine Höflehner

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