Stage 15 From Glacier to Wine South Route Obdach - Salzstiegl

Logo Stage 15 From Glacier to Wine South Route Obdach - Salzstiegl
Logo Stage 15 From Glacier to Wine South Route Obdach - Salzstiegl
Tour data
17.78km
868 - 1,990m
Distance
1,105hm
478hm
Ascent
06:30h
 
Duration
Brief description

On this stage of the hiking route "From Glacier to Wine", the tour takes us from the idyllic village of Obdach in the Zirbenland to the heights of the Salzstiegl, where we also meet the Koralm Kristall Trail and the North-South Long Distance Trail 05, one of the 10 long distance trails of the Austrian Alpine Association.

Difficulty
medium
Rating
Technique
Fitness
Landscape
Experience
Starting point

Obdach

Route
GH Zeillinger Poco-Loco
0.0 km
Obdach
0.0 km
Gasthof Rösselwirt
0.1 km
Amering
3.7 km
Weißensteinhütte (1,702 m)
9.7 km
Speikkogel (1,993 m)
14.3 km
Salzstiegelhaus
17.7 km
Hirschegger Sattel
17.7 km


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Description

On the Koralm Kristall Trail, which is our companion at the end of this stage and along the next stages of our hiking route "From Glacier to Wine", we follow the tracks of a former supercontinent. About 300 million years ago, the predecessors of our continents were united as if with welded seams to form the giant continent of Pangaea, and the Koralm was right in the middle of the action. The rocks of the Koralm were formed much earlier and were pushed over and over again by the changing drifting apart and approach of Africa and Euraisia, and finally the glaciers of the ice age gave the final touch. These transformed, heavily stressed rocks have weathered especially in the area of the Koralm to impressive rock formations, which not only fascinate geologists, but are also popular photo motifs and give us an idea of what forces were at work here. The Koralm rocks at a glance offers us the Geopark Glashütten at the end of the 17th stage on our journey from Dachstein to Weinland.

Directions

Our stage start is in Obdach, which was first mentioned in a document in 190 and was elevated to the status of a market town in 1324. Today, the village is characterized by a beautiful townscape with some still preserved historical buildings. These are also witnesses to the fact that Obdach was once a regionally important trading center due to its location on the road over the Obdacher Sattel. With its closed market place, the gate tower at the southern end and the wide old houses, Obdach offers the picture of a culturally and historically very interesting medieval market. We leave Obdach along the same Styrian circular hiking trail as our hiking route "From Glacier to Wine" and pass farmsteads and lonely, but all the more beautifully situated houses to the Weißenstein Hut (Tel. +43 0664 2439459, open from June to September, closed on Mondays and Tuesdays), which invites us to a well-deserved rest and refreshment after a little more than 800 meters of ascent.

A few hundred meters after the Weißensteinhütte we reach a crossroads, where we leave the Styrian circular hiking trail and keep to the left to reach the 1,993 m high Speikkogel, probably the most beautiful vantage point between the Zirbenland and the Lipizzanerheimat bordering to the east. From now on, the remaining 3 km of our tour is downhill. From the Speikkogel further east we soon reach the north-south long-distance hiking trail 05, whose section here also represents the Via Alpina. To reach our destination, the Salzstiegl, we keep to the left and hike slightly uphill to the Salzstieglhaus (Tel. +43 3141 2248), which is located at the pass of the same name, which connects the Murtal with the Lipizzaner homeland. As an alternative to the Salzstieglhaus at the pass, the Moasterhaus (Tel. 3141 2160), which is a member of the "Wanderhotels Steiermark", can also be used for an overnight stay or a stay of several days. The following day we head for the Pack, our next stage stop.

Highest point
1,990 m
Endpoint

Salzstiegl

Height profile

Equipment

Proper backpack packing makes many things easier: Pack heavy things first. The water bottle should always be within reach in a side pocket. All the things that are often needed, such as sunglasses, camera or hiking map, belong on top. An emergency kit, including blister plasters, belongs in every rucksack and it is always advisable to dress in layers.

Safety instructions

Emergency call mountain rescue: 140

Tips when reporting an emergency – Answer these six WH questions: What happened? How many people are injured? Where did the accident happen (are there GPS coordinates)? Who is reporting the incident (callback number)? When did the accident happen? What is the weather like at the site of the incident?

Additional information

Steiermark Tourismus

Tel. +43 316 4003

info@steiermark.com

www.steiermark.com/en

If you would like to hire a  tour operator, simply book with Steiermark Touristik, the official travel agency of Steiermark Tourismus:

Tel. +43 316 4003 450, 

www.steiermark-touristik.com

The Steiermark Touren app, available free of charge on Google Play and the App Store  (Android, iOS), offers detailed first-hand information: brief facts (length, duration, difficulty, ascent and descent/elevation gain, ratings), map, route descriptions, altimeter, compass, peak finder, navigation along the tour. You can also create your own personal lists of favourite tours and sites, store tours and destinations offline, use social media channels, and much more.


Public transportation

Accessible by train and bus.

Detailed information about arriving by ÖBB (Austrian Federal Railways) can be found at www.oebb.at or on the Verbundlinie Steiermark website www.busbahnbim.at

With Verbundlinie’s BusBahnBim route planner app, planning your journey has never been easier: simply enter towns and/or addresses, stop names or points of interest to check all bus, train and tram connections in Austria. The app is available free of charge for smartphones – on Google Play and in the App Store

Parking

In Obdach there are numerous parking spaces available in the center of the village.


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