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4-Seasons Trail - Winter Walk
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View from 4-seasons trail to Preuneggtal valleyPhoto: Gerhard Pilz, Gerhard Pilz - www.gpic.at
Nice Winterwalk, which you can hike up all the way to the mountain terminal, or simply ride the gondola up there, and stroll back downhill to the starting point of the hike from there.
moderate
Distance 5.9 km
2:45 h
570 m
4 m
1,850 m
1,260 m
Wide, groomed winter walking trail through the forest to the summit of Hochwurzen (1,852 m). You can either walk uphill to the mountain terminal of the Gipfelbahn Hochwurzen cable-car or take the cable-car and walk downhill.
Author’s recommendation
- With the Schladming-Dachstein Winter Walking Ticket you can use several cable-cars and chair-lifts to get to the trail heads of some of the most beautiful winter hikes.
http://www.planai.at/en/winter/winter-hiking - If you like, rent a toboggan at one of the rental shops and walk up with it. You then can enjoy the 7 km long ride back down.
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Perfect walk for those who want to meet friends who ski at a mountain chalet or restaurant.
Author
Gerhard Pilz
Update: January 17, 2022
Difficulty
moderate
Technique
Stamina
Experience
Landscape
Highest point
Hochwurzen summit, 1,850 m
Lowest point
Hotel Winterer, 1,260 m
Best time of year
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Track types
Forested/wild trail
5.8 km
Unknown
0.1 km
Safety information
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.Tips and hints
Tourist information: www.schladming.comInformation about bus schedules: www.planaibus.at
Information about cable-car hours: www.planai.at
Start
Hotel Winterer, valley terminal of chair-lift Hochwurzen II (1,260 m)
Coordinates:
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47.375699, 13.631580
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47°22'32.5"N 13°37'53.7"E
UTM
33T 396697 5247823
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Destination
Hochwurzenhütte chalet, Hochwurzen
Turn-by-turn directions
From Hotel Winterer you follow Hochwurzenstraße road (the toboggan run) to the 1st hairpin. Here you turn-off right and follow the 4-seasons trail. You walk for quite a bit until you reach another hairpin (with turn-off to Neudeggalm). You make a left here and follow the signs towards Hüttecksattel and Hochwurzen. Via several hairpins you ascend to the mountain saddle of Hüttecksattel and from there you reach the Hochwurzen toboggan run in a couple of minutes. You follow the toboggan run uphill for about 400 meters (one hairpin) and reach Hochwurzenalm chalet. Another 200 m uphill you reach the summit of Hochwurzen and Hochwurzenhütte Inn.
Public transport
Public-transport-friendly
With the Planai buses from Schladming (Planet-Planai, Lendplatz) or Rohrmoos (Rohrmoos-Zentrum) to Hotel Winterer in Rohrmoos.- Buses of Planai-Hochwurzen-Bahnen: www.planaibus.at
By road
From Schladming take provincial highway L722 (Rohrmoosstraße road) to Rohrmoos and continue until you reach Hotel Winterer at the valley terminal of the chairlift "Hochwurzen II".Parking
Parking is available next to Hotel Winterer.Coordinates
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47.375699, 13.631580
DMS
47°22'32.5"N 13°37'53.7"E
UTM
33T 396697 5247823
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Arrival by train, car, foot or bike
Book recommendation by the author
Overview map "WiNTER GLiNT", available at the tourist office Schladming.
Author’s map recommendations
Overview map "WiNTER GLiNT", available at the tourist office Schladming.
Equipment
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.Reviews
Difficulty
moderate
Distance
5.9 km
Duration
2:45 h
Ascent
570 m
Descent
4 m
Highest point
1,850 m
Lowest point
1,260 m
Weather at the route's trailhead
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Maps and trails
- 14 Waypoints
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Distance
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Duration
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Ascent
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Descent
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Highest point
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Lowest point
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