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The Rochusgrotte

Accessible by public transport

Characteristics

Skill

Fitness

The tour in numbers

Level of difficulty medium

Route 4,9 km

Time 1:48 h

Uphill 357 hm

Downhill 357 hm

Highest point 785 m

The steep path is marked, in about one hour you reach the cave.

The legend says that Rochus, venerated as a saint of the plague, stayed in this cave for a few days during his pilgrimages.

Healing for breast and eye ailments is promised by the breast and eye stone and the spring water of the grotto. Crawling three times through a rock hole above the grotto relieves back pain.

Best season

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More information

Vienna: A1 to Ybbs, B 25 direction Wieselburg-Scheibbs-Göstling-Palfau-Gams-Grossreifling-Krippau

Salzburg: A 10 to Altenmarkt exit, on the B 320 towards Schladming to Liezen, then on the B 146 towards Admont, through the Gesäuse to Hieflau-Grossreifling-Krippau

Graz: A 9 to exit Traboch, onto the B 115 in the direction of Eisenerz-Hieflau-Grossreifling-Krippau

Linz: A 1 to exit Enns, via B 309 to Steyer, there onto B 25 direction Weyer-Altenmarkt- -Krippau shortly before Großreifling

From the Kendlreith a narrow path leads in steep serpentines up the Dietrichskogel. After about 1 hour walking time you reach the grotto and can stay there for a while.

The descent takes place up to the turn-off and can be done in the direction of Altenmarkt - Essling as a circular hike back along the B 115 iron highway to the starting point. The path leads through a very natural canyon forest with lots of dead wood!

The Rochusmass takes place every year in August.

www.oebb.at

www.busbahnbim.at

at the B115 in Altenmarkt at the Kendl-Reith

Tourismusverband Gesäuse

Hauptstraße 35, 8911 Admont, Österreich

Tel. +43 (0) 3613 21160 10

Email: info@gesaeuse.at

www.gesaeuse.at

Carto.at / Wander-, Rad- & Schitourenkarte „Nationalpark Gesäuse“Gesäuseberge – Haller Mauern – Eisenerzer Alpen West, Nr. 801

M 1: 35.000 http://www.carto.at/gesaeuse/

Kompass/ Wander-, Fahrrad- & Schitourenkarte „Nationalpark Gesäuse“, Nr. 206