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Fachwerk - Hochkar (Wadlbeissertour)

Accessible by public transport

Characteristics

Skill

Fitness

The tour in numbers

Level of difficulty challenging

Route 12,3 km

Time 8:00 h

Uphill 1351 hm

Downhill 1351 hm

Highest point 1807 m

Fachwerk bei Wildalpen - Jausnridl / Kleckplan - Noten - Hochkar 360° Skytour -Hochkar Gipfel

No forest road in the ascent or descent path as well as a continuous medium difficulty alpine climb. Through wonderfully untouched beech woods and very steep end to Noten . The last section on an easy path to the summit of the Hochkar

Good physical condition is a prerequisite!

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The journey by car to Wildalpen:

From Vienna: A1 Westautobahn exit Ybbs via Wieselburg, Scheibbs and Lunz/See to Göstling an der Ybbs, continue towards Palfau, at the Erzhalden junction turn off to Wildalpen.

From Vienna, Eisenstadt: Semmering expressway S6, near Mürzzuschlag on the B23 Mariazeller Bundesstrasse and Mürzsteg and Wegscheid to Gusswerk and on the Hochschwab Bundesstrasse B24 to Wildalpen

From Linz: A1 to Voralpenkreuz junction, A9 to Windischgarsten, Unterlaussa, Altenmarkt, Grossreifling, Palfau and Wildalpen

From Salzburg: A1 on A9 until exit Ardning/Admont, Gesäusebundesstrasse and B24 until Wildalpen

From Graz: A9 Pyhrnautobahn, exit, Traboch (near Leoben) via Präbichl/Eisenerz, Hieflau, Landl, Gams to Palfau at the crossing Erzhalden turn off to Wildalpen.

Starting from the half-timbered house in Wildalpen in the Styrian Salzatal, the path leads steadily uphill in very *visible* forest. Really cozy and hopeless the way leads up. Passing the Wailing Wall you finally reach a snack bar after about 3.5 h +/- walking time. One recognizes it by the first better view on a Ridl (high German: Miniberg). The Jausenridl forces some people to turn back, because the Wadl are already burning. If they do not, one should not turn back here at all, because the rewarding part is still to come.

After the Jausenridl it goes downhill for a few meters and a slope crossing on the south side of the Hochkar follows. Soon the

Hochkar 360° Skytour to the light and it goes up the last exhausting meters.

One is rewarded with a gigantic viewing platform on the hill Note 1781 m at Hochkar.

Now you follow the signs past the Geischlägerhaus to the Hochkar summit.

Descent or ascent with the Hochkar mountain railway; more information at: www.hochkar.com

Hochkar cave, Heli Kraft via ferrata, mountain lake Hochkar, mountain bike tour Hochkar, high ropes course Hochkar

Refreshment and overnight accommodation in Wildalpen www.wildalpen.at

Special training unit as a round tour to prepare for the Western Alps: Half-timbered - Hochkar - Ringkogel - Tremel - Klaus - Schneckengraben - Half-timbered

Training tour, no water on the ascent path.

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The journey from Wildalpen:

From the Barbara Church Wildalpen in the direction of Palfau/Landl, drive approx. 5.9 km along the Hochschwab Bundesstrasse B 24 and turn off at the half-timbered junction. Shortly the ascent path to the Hochkar branches off to the left.

Gesäuse Tourism Association
Hauptstraße 35, 8911 Admont, Austria
t: +43 3613 2116010
www.gesaeuse.at
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