Water theme trail (Wasserschaupfad) Kleinsölk

Themed walks · Naturpark Sölktäler

Current Conditions
07/11/2023 - 10/05/2024
Roadblock access Breitlahnalm

From November 1, 2022 the access road to the Breitlahnalm will be closed. In case of snowfall, the road can be closed earlier by the municipality due to avalanche danger. 

01/01/2023 - 10/05/2024
Kleinsölk Breitlahnalm

The road to the Breitlahnalm is closed from Kohlung due to avalanche danger!

Tour characteristics
Stamina
Experience
Landscape
Tour-Infos
Distance: 7.6 km
Duration: 2 h
Ascent: 100 m
Descent: 100 m
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The tour

The Sölktäler Nature Park has prepared interesting content for you!You will learn about the caddis fly larva and discover a natural refrigerator. Afterwards the surrounding alpine huts offer themselves to the "researchers" for a hearty stop.

Turn-by-turn directions

Vom Parkplatz der Breitlahn entlang des Weges Nr. 786 bis zum Schwarzensee! Der Forstweg ist kinderwagentauglich!

Getting there

Branch off from the Ennstalbundesstraße B320 at Pruggern to Sölktäler. From Stein an der Enns to the Kleinsölktal until you reach the Breitlahnhütte (toll road) – valley shuttle station.

The valley bus makes crossings in the Sölktäler Nature Park possible on weekdays. Likewise, you can arrive comfortably by train and the Tälerbus will take you to your accommodation or the starting point of your hike. This bus runs on weekdays during the Styrian summer vacations. You can find all information about the departure times here.

Parking

Breitlahnalm

Start
Breitlahn
Destination
Schwarzensee
Security

In the area of the Schwarzensee you will meet grazing livestock. Please be carefully, especially if you brought your dog. 

Weather changes, rapid drop in temperature, thunderstorms, wind, fog and snow fields are objective dangers and require the right behavior on the way. Refuge hosts are experienced mountain connoisseurs, they can give good tips on the weather and the course of the trail. Lack of equipment, overestimation of one's own abilities, carelessness, poor physical condition and a wrong assessment can lead to critical situations. During thunderstorms: avoid peaks, ridges and rope belays at all costs.

GPS data and orientation aids

Available GPS data are - like hiking maps - only an orientation aid, since they can never represent an exact image or the richness of detail of a path in reality. Especially in the case of danger spots, it must therefore always be decided in the end on the basis of the conditions on the spot whether and how the further course of the path looks like.

In case of emergency, please dial the following emergency numbers:
140 - for alpine emergencies - Austria-wideNo.
112 - Euro emergency call GSM emergency call service

Equipment

In the area of the Schwarzensee you will meet grazing livestock. Please be carefully, especially if you brought your dog. 

Weather changes, rapid drop in temperature, thunderstorms, wind, fog and snow fields are objective dangers and require the right behavior on the way. Refuge hosts are experienced mountain connoisseurs, they can give good tips on the weather and the course of the trail. Lack of equipment, overestimation of one's own abilities, carelessness, poor physical condition and a wrong assessment can lead to critical situations. During thunderstorms: avoid peaks, ridges and rope belays at all costs.

GPS data and orientation aids

Available GPS data are - like hiking maps - only an orientation aid, since they can never represent an exact image or the richness of detail of a path in reality. Especially in the case of danger spots, it must therefore always be decided in the end on the basis of the conditions on the spot whether and how the further course of the path looks like.

In case of emergency, please dial the following emergency numbers:140 - for alpine emergencies - Austria-wideNo. 112 - Euro emergency call GSM emergency call service

Take rainproof and warm clothes and enough water, possibly also a snack, wear shoes with non-slip profile soles. A first aid kit should also be in your backpack.

Weather forecast

Date
in the morning
1°C
at noon
13°C
in the evening
9°C
Dry and partly sunny throughout the day, with cloudy periods from time to time.
in the morning
2°C
at noon
16°C
in the evening
13°C
Some clouds in the morning, lateron much sunshine and hardly any clouds
in the morning
6°C
at noon
20°C
in the evening
16°C
Early clouds will clear to leave the region with a dry and sunny day.

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