8:00 am in Mooslandl - car park Mooswirt

12 noon at the latest in Mooslandl

At lunchtime there is the possibility to stop at restaurants or huts every day. Please only bring small quantities of muesli bars (3-4). We have the opportunity to do some shopping on the way. Please bring at least 1 litre to drink.

Endurance for tours with a walking time (pure walking time without breaks) of up to 7 hours and up to 1200 metres in altitude difference in ascent and descent.

You should have experience in hiking and be sure-footed. This means that you do not slip uncontrollably even on less good paths and always tread safely. The paths are usually well recognisable. The terrain is steep in parts, danger of falling cannot be ruled out if you are careless.

From Mooswirt we hike along the "Gasteiger Rundwanderweg" towards Gams near Hieflau. The now longer and varied section of the trail offers impressive views of the valleys of the Enns and Salza rivers and leads through forests and across meadows. In Gams we come to the entrance of the impressive Nothklamm, which we will also hike through, weather permitting (entrance fee to be paid). The Nothklamm has been a natural monument since 1970. The Nothklamm, cut deep into the hard limestone, is probably one of the most impressive natural spectacles in the Styrian Limestone Alps. We hike along the 600 m long footbridge, which meanders slightly upwards and then downwards again through the wildly romantic gorge. At the exit, the only stone ball mill in Styria surprises us. At the end of the Nothklamm, a hiking trail takes us further to the Reiteralm (960 m), which is located on a saddle between Akogel (1190 m) and Grantenkogel (1297 m). From there we take a forest road through the Au- and Püllgraben to Palfau. A shuttle bus takes us back to the Mooswirt.

Transfer to the starting point in Palfau. Via forest roads and forest tracks we ascend from the Stiegenwirt to the Moaralm (1550 m). This lies between the peaks of Gamsstein (1774 m) and Hasenfuß (1615 m). On hot summer days, the forest provides refreshing coolness. After a short rest at the scenic Hochalm, we first descend a forest trail and then continue hiking on a forest road to the Erlebniswelt Mendlingtal snack station. The last section through the gorge of the Mendlingbach (entrance fee to be paid), where we learn a lot about the former timber drift, is a great experience. A shuttle bus takes us back to the Mooswirt.

Transfer to the starting point in Lassing. We follow a hiking trail which leads through the Lassing forests to the upper Hochkarboden and to the Hochkar Schutzhaus (1,491m). From there we climb up a gravel road to Blachlboden, where a mountain lake was artificially created at the foot of the Scheiterkogel in 1998. Looking back towards the Hochkar ski area, Stumpfmauer (1770 m) and Gamsstein (1774 m) appear in the west and above the Scheinecksattel (741 m) the Haller Mauern (2244 Große Pyhrgas). The striking reddish rock (water-impermeable Liaskalke) is the cause of small pools and channels and, above all, the lush flora. We hike over several saddles, wild paths and the very charming landscape towards the Schwarzalm (1536 m). Shortly before the Schwarzalm hut we follow a turn-off down into the highly interesting, peculiar karst landscape of the \"Kessels\". Across flowery meadows we reach the Wiesenalmhütte (1,486 m). This is the loneliest and most scenically situated alpine pasture of the Hochkar massif. To the southwest lies the already mentioned, huge karst area of the \"Kessels\" with enormous sinkholes, karst fields and karst alleys. From the hut we descend the moderately steep mountain ridge over a broad, flowery meadow ridge with a view of the Dürrenstein (1878 m). Past the beautifully situated Leckermoor, we continue to the Hochreit plateau and our destination for the day, the Ablaß farm (832 m), which is well worth seeing. Overnight stay at the Mooswirt.

A shuttle bus takes us to the Steinbachtal valley to the car park of the normal route to the Ybbstaler Hütte. From there we walk up 730 metres in altitude on forest roads and uphill paths to the hut. From there we hike in a south-easterly direction through a gently ascending, sparsely wooded karst dry valley. The trail climbs moderately past several karst hollows and sinkholes, then somewhat steeper to the Legsteinalm (1440 m). Here we are in the north-eastern part of the Dürrenstein Wilderness Area, which covers a total area of about 3,500 ha. The core area of this international protected area, the primeval forest Rothwald, is the largest primeval forest remnant in Central Europe and a strict nature reserve. The stony path leads over karstified terrain through mountain pine alleys up to a high plateau, where we reach the summit of the Dürrenstein (1,878 m), which is adorned by a beautiful iron cross. The magnificent panorama of the summit tempts us to take an extended rest. The descent to the Leonhardikreuz (1,406m) leads first through mountain pines and later across the alpine meadows of the Herrenalm. The trail descends steeply from the Leonhardikreuz to the idyllic and picturesque Obersee lake - a natural gem! Afterwards, the trail leads along a forest road through the wild and romantic Seetal valley. Past the interesting karst phenomenon of the "Brüllender Stiers" (underground waterfall), the Ludwigfall and the Mittersee, we hike through the Seetal out to the Seehof hiking starting point at Lake Lunz. A shuttle bus takes us to our accommodation, the Zellerhof.