The Hochwurzen Tour
średnio trudne Hiking · Schladming
Trail characteristics:
occasionally steep forest path, forest road
Restaurants:
Hochwurzen Hütte, Familienhotel Austria
Directly on top of the mountain Hochwurzenhütte chalet invites for drinks and a snack to eat. From the summit you enjoy a great view into the Schladminger Tauern mountains, over the Ennstal valley, the plateau of Ramsau and the impressive Dachstein massif. From the summit you have the choice to take the cable-car for the way down or one of three hiking trails (n° 60, n° 61 or the 4-seasons trail).
- Buses of Planai-Hochwurzen-Bahnen: www.planaibus.at
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
Information about bus schedules and cable-car operating times: www.planai.at
- Hiking map Schladming, 1:25.000, available at the tourist office Schladming.
- Hiking map Schladming-Dachstein, 1:50.000, available at the tourist office Schladming.
- Tourist map "Hiking - Running - Walking", available at the tourist office Schladming.