Snowshoe tour in Rohrmoos

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Turn-by-turn directions

From the Hochwurzen mountain terminal next to the ski slope downwards the so called "Rohrmooser Frei" until you reach the winter hiking path. Turn right and follow this path until the junciton, where the path is marked with No. 773. Turn left until the farmhouse "Pocher", where you have to turn left again and walk via the snowy fields to Restaurant Braunhofer. From there the path goes upwards via the "Rohrmooser Frei" back to the starting point.

Getting there

From Schladming take provincial highway L722 (Rohrmoosstraße road) to Rohrmoos and at the roundabout continue straight on to the valley terminal of Gipfelbahn Hochwurzen cable-car.

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

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

Parking

Parking is available at the valley terminal of Gipfelbahn Hochwurzen cable-car.

Start

Gipfelbahn Hochwurzen valley terminal

Destination

Gipfelbahn Hochwurzen valley terminal

Security

Before each and every ski tour or snow shoe walk you should check the most recent avalanche warnings which can be found at www.lawine-steiermark.at.

In winter time it is therefore important to also be careful on supposedly easy walks. Sections that are in the shadows can easily get icy, and slopes on the side of the trail may have avalanche hazard. Mountain sport is always carried out under personal responsibility - in winter even more than in summer. Tourist offices or avalanche warning services do not take any responsibility in respect to information provided.

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

Equipment

Before each and every ski tour or snow shoe walk you should check the most recent avalanche warnings which can be found at www.lawine-steiermark.at.

In winter time it is therefore important to also be careful on supposedly easy walks. Sections that are in the shadows can easily get icy, and slopes on the side of the trail may have avalanche hazard. Mountain sport is always carried out under personal responsibility - in winter even more than in summer. Tourist offices or avalanche warning services do not take any responsibility in respect to information provided.

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

Snow shoes, poles, good winter shoes, warm clothing, tuque, and gloves. You might also want to carry a small backbag with a warm drink in a thermos jug.

Author’s recommendation

From December until March the tourist office Schladming offers guided snow shoeing tours every Thursday.For details please contact the tourist office:

Phone: +43 3687 22777-22
eMail: office@schladming.com

Tips, hints and links

Tourist information & guided tours: www.schladming.com

Information about bus schedules: www.planaibus.at

Overview map "WiNTER GLiNT", available at the tourist office Schladming. Overview map "WiNTER GLiNT", available at the tourist office Schladming.