Culture & Nature Loop
Tour description
NATURALLY CULTURAL. On this tour you hike through cultural features such as Trautenfels Castle, the burial ground (Pfanner) and via the Kapuzinersteig the St. Georg parish church and St. John's Chapel in Pürgg. With a short detour also the church ruins of the Neuhaus Protestant church are on your way. Also scenically a beautiful round that takes you past the castle ponds.
The tour
Map, elevation profile & further information
Your tour starts at Trautenfels railway station or in the neighbouring car park. From there, you hike up to Trautenfels Castle. At the local hiking portal, follow the signs towards the Neuhaus church ruins and Grimminghütte. You hike past the Raumberg-Gumpenstein Bioinstitut and the Neuhaus church ruins. The mighty Grimming mountain is visible in front of you the whole time. At the crossroads shortly after the church ruins, turn right and follow the marked path to Untergrimming. You will reach the small village and turn left onto the main road until the Kapuzinersteig branches off to the right.
This will take you up to the village of Pürgg. Here it is worth visiting the parish church of St. George and the adjoining cemetery. The view down to the castle, the Ennsboden and westwards to the Grimming is impressive. Passing the Krenn inn and St. John's Chapel, you hike down from Pürgg towards Unterburg. You walk a short distance towards Stainach and then via the Schranz farm back to Trautenfels to your starting point
On the Ennstal federal road B 320, exit at the roundabout in Trautenfels. There is a public car park on the right before the level crossing.
Public parking lot next to the train station in Trautenfels.
Take the ÖBB regional trains to Trautenfels station. There you start your hike. At the car park at Trautenfels Castle you will find a hiking information board.
- Plan your trip in advance, taking into account walking time, distance, elevation gain, hazards, and weather reports.
- Let others know where you are going and when you want to be back.
- Turn back in good time if the weather deteriorates. If you are caught in a thunderstorm, stay away from free-standing trees and wait out the storm, crouching if possible.
- Stay on marked trails and remember to close pasture fences.
- If you are a dog owner: Clarify before the hike if you need to cross a pasture. Keep your dog on a leash and make sure it stays calm. If a cow attacks, let the dog off the leash immediately. Never pick him up to defend him.
Good shoes, clothes and a small backpack.
From Natur.Kraft.Platz. Schloss Trautenfels it is worth taking a detour to Natur.Kraft.Platz. Neuhaus church ruins - approx. 30 minutes there and back. The third Natur.Kraft.Platz. on this hike is the Johanneskapelle chapel in Pürgg.
Tourism information: www.schladming-dachstein.at
Schladming-Dachstein Tourist Office
Ramsauerstraße 756
8970 Schladming
T: +43 3687 23310
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- SCHLADMING-DACHSTEIN Hiking EAST. Available free of charge from tourist offices and accommodation providers.
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