Lynx Trail - Stage 09 Palfau-Lassing, long version

Logo Lynx Trail - Stage  09 Palfau-Lassing, long version
Logo Lynx Trail - Stage  09 Palfau-Lassing, long version
Tour data
22.52km
530 - 1,743m
Distance
1,315hm
1,134hm
Ascent
07:48h
 
Duration
Brief description

Great efforts offer rich rewards: A long but scenically stunning trek to Mendling Valley 

Difficulty
difficult
Rating
Technique
Fitness
Landscape
Experience
Route
Löschwasser Entnahmstelle
0.2 km
Palfau
0.9 km
Hühnerriegelloch
5.0 km
Großegg
19.0 km
Jausenstation Herrenhaus
19.1 km
Lassing
22.5 km

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Description

Great efforts offer rich rewards: A long but scenically stunning trek to Mendling Valley 

Directions

If the previous stages of the Luchs Trail have left you with some energy to spare, you might like to complete this last stage on a more demanding, alternative route. This variation runs via the summit of the Gamsstein mountain – adding another hour to your journey, but rewarding you with the most stunning scenery. Starting out from your accommodation in Palfau, you head West through the village until you reach a bridge (situated east of the village church). A narrow, gently ascending road will take you up to the ‘Bergbauer’ farmstead, where you follow the signs for the ‘Naturfreundehütte’ (an infrequently occupied mountain hostel), which you reach after a short while. Now continue through some wild woodlands (even trees that have previously fallen in a storm have not been removed in order to maintain the forests’ natural cycle). Next, you embark on a steep ascent through creeping pines and over grassland pastures, until you have reached the Gamsstein summit (1770 m) – where you can enjoy stunning panoramic views of the Totes Gebirge, Gesäuse, Hochschwabmassiv and Dürrenstein mountain ranges. For your ascent, you follow the signs for Hollenstein, hiking first along the ridge, then in between patches of creeping pine, all the way down to the Moarhochalm alpine pasture (1550 m). The rest of the way – leading to Lassing – is identical to the standard route (see above). Level of difficulty: mediumHiking time: 8 hrs 15 minDistance: 22.3 kmAscent: 1357 mDescent: 1222 m

Highest point
1,743 m
Endpoint

Lassing

Height profile

Equipment

Sturdy mountain walking boots or trail shoes, as well as a rucksack packed with essentials (water bottle, plasters for blisters, trail map, food etc.). You should also be well prepared for changes in the weather. If you are staying overnight in mountain huts don’t forget your sleeping bag!

Safety instructions

Mountain Rescue 140

Tips
Top tip:

For more information:

www.luchstrail.at

 

We recommend that you make contact with the Lynx Trail Info & Booking Centre before making a booking.

 

Find a deal at: bookyourtrail.com 

Additional information
Hints and tips

 

Lynx Trail Info & Booking Centre

Trail Angels GmbH

Obervellach 15, 9821 Obervellach

Tel.: +43 47 82 93 093

Web: www.bookyourtrail.com

Email: info@bookyourtrail.com

 

Lower Austria Information Office:

Mostviertel Tourismus GmbH

Töpperschloss Neubruck

Neubruck 2/10, 3283 Scheibbs

Tel.: +43 (0) 7482 204 44

Email: info@mostviertel.at

 

 

Upper Austria Information Office:

Tourismusverband Nationalpark Region Ennstal

Eisenstraße 75, 4462 Reichraming

Tel.: +43 (0) 7254 8414

Email: info@nationalparkregion.com

 

Steiermark Information Office:

Tourismusverband Gesäuse

Hauptstraße 35, 8911 Admont

Tel. +43 (0) 3613 21160 10

Email: info@gesaeuse.at


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