Gschwendtalm - Gamsstein
4400 Steyr
Easy mountain hike on well-marked paths or a forestry road. The way up is not hard to find.
Recommended season:
- March
- April
- May
- June
- July
- August
- September
- October
- November
- Loop
- Scenic
- Refreshment stops available
- Geological highlights
- Botanical highlights
- Summit route
For the hike to the Gschwendtalm there are two options - via the Gschwendthäusl on the trail through the forest or via the Langerhäusl on the forestry road. Behind the Gschwendtalm, over steep meadows and through forests, you reach the Gamsstein.
Hiking trail: E44, 491
Via the Gschwendthäusl the trail leads always uphill through the forest to the Gschwendtalm. Then it continues initially uphill over the steep meadow behind the hut, then past a spring in the forest and finally over a steep grassy ridge onto the summit ridge and to the cross at the highest point.
From the ridge, a sign points to the branching path to the Ennser Hut and the Almkogel. However, we descend again to the Gschwendtalm and recommend taking the forestry road to the Langerhäusl for the return route.
Tip:Take time for a proper stop at the Gschwendtalm - the alpine pasture is one of the most traditional in Upper Austria!
Paths covering:
further information:
- Circular route
- Possible accommodation
- Board possible
Unser Försterhaus, das am Rande des Nationalpark Kalkalpen liegt, ist der ideale Ort um eine Zeit zu verweilen und den Stress des Alltags zu vergessen. Überzeugen Sie sich selbst von der Vielfalt der Natur die uns umgibt und genießen Sie die Stille unserer Gegend, um zu Ruhe zu kommen. Unser Haus verfügt über 6 Doppelzimmer, jedes der Zimmer ist Vollholz möbliert, alle Zimmer haben eine eigene Dusche, WC, sowie TV.
In unserem neu renovierten Frühstücksraum, der für 20 Personen Platz bietet, findet sich auch eine kleine Kochgelegenheit, wo das eigens mitgebrachte Frühstück, Mittag oder Abendessen genossen werden kann. Somit ist unser Haus ideal für Selbstversorgergruppen, Familien oder auch Seminare.
Die zahlreichen Rad- und Wanderwege rund um unser Haus wollen von Ihnen entdeckt werden, die Wege führen zu wunderschönen Almen, die auf Jedenfall eine Einkehr Wert sind. Unterhalb des Försterhauses, befindet sich der Ausgangspunkt des Kräuter- und Bienenlehrpfades Naturspur, der auf der alten Waldbahnstrecke in Brunnbach errichtet wurde.
Überzeugen Sie sich selbst von der Schönheit unserer Gegend.
Die bewirtschaftete Gschwendtalm liegt auf 954m Seehöhe in der Nationalparkregion Kalkalpen bei Großraming/Brunnbach im oberösterreichischen Ennstal.
Hüttenwirt:in Johanna Bramauer und Pepi Ohrhallinger
Die Gschwendtalm ist vom Parkplatz Gschwendthöhe (Brunnbach) über den Wanderweg E44 in rund 45 - 60 Minuten zu erwandern.
Alternativ zum Aufstieg, kann man zurück über die Forsttraße (E44a) in den Brunnbach wandern und die Runde am Brunnbach-Kirchlein vorbei, zurück zum Ausgangspunkt schließen.
(Hausberg) Wanderung auf den Gamsstein über Gschwendtalm
2-Tages Tour: Gschwendtalm - Ennser Hütte - Dürrensteigkamm - Anlaufalm
Willkommen auf der Gschwendtalm, einem idyllischen Rückzugsort im Nationalpark Kalkalpen
Die idyllisch gelegene Alm im Nationalpark Kalkalpen aus dem 18. Jahrhundert bietet mit rund 30 Hektar Weidefläche authentische Almatmosphäre, in der man die Natur in vollen Zügen genießen kann. Hier kommt auf den Tisch, was die Alm hergibt - hausgemachte Spezialitäten aus regionalen Zutaten, ob herzhafte Jause oder süße Köstlichkeit. Wer länger bleiben möchte, verbringt eine erholsame Nacht in einem der 17 Betten und startet mit einem BIO-Frühstück in den Tag. Ein Ort zum Abschalten, Genießen und Verweilen.
Unmittelbar neben dem Ferienhaus Brunnbach bieten drei Lafthütten eine urige Unterkunft der anderen Art. Die Hütten bieten jeweils ein Matratzenlager für bis zu 7 Personen. Eine kleine Sitzgelegenheit und die Zentralheizung machen die Hütten sehr gemütlich und warm. WC und Dusche befinden sich in einer Nebenhütte. Die Gemeinschaftshütte zur Selbstversorgung befindet sich einige Meter entfernt. In der gemütlichen und voll ausgestatteten Aufenthaltshütte kann man zaumsitzn oder gemeinsam kochen: Tischherd mit Backrohr, Wasserkocher, Filter – Kaffeemaschine, Geschirr für 30 Personen, Kühlschrank, Brunnen vor der Hütte – alles vorhanden. Am Abend trifft man sich am Lagerfeuerplatz direkt neben dem Bach. Die Hütten werden das ganze Jahr über und nur auf Selbstversorgerbasis vermietet.
Unsere Lafthütten liegen in besonders idyllischer und ruhiger Lage, am Rande des Nationalparks Kalkalpen in Grossraming, im Ortsteil Brunnbach. In Einzellage, ohne Durchzugsverkehr ist es ein idealer Ort zum Erholen und Entspannen und zur Ruhe zu kommen. Ob mit der Familie, Freunden oder Arbeitskollegen, perfekt für all jene, die eine Auszeit vom Alltag suchen abseits vom Massentourismus. Möchtest du einen Aktivurlaub verbringen? Wanderungen, Spaziergänge oder Radtouren können direkt von uns weg gestartet werden ohne lange Anfahrt.
Der Parkplatz Gschwendtalm liegt an der Brunnbachstraße und ist Ausgangspunkt zu einer Wanderung auf die Gschwendtalm
Getting there
From Salzburg/Linz: A1 motorway exit Enns-Steyr > B115 into the Enns Valley
From Vienna: A1 motorway exit Haag > B42 > B122 > B115 into the Enns Valley
From Passau: A8 Passau > Wels > A1 motorway exit Enns-Steyr > B115 into the Enns Valley
From Graz: A9 Pyhrnautobahn > motorway exit Klaus > Grünburg > into the Ennstal Valley
Public Transit
The Ennstalbahn runs between Linz and Weißenbach-St. Gallen.
Details at www.ooevv.at
Railway Stations are located in Steyr, Garsten, Lahrndorf, Dürnbach, Ternberg, Trattenbach, Losenstein, Reichraming, Großraming, Gaflenz, Weyer, Küpfern, Kastenreith, Kleinreifling and Weißenbach-St. Gallen.
Parking
Großraming/Brunnbach Gschwendthöhe parking lot
- Suitable for teenagers
- Suitable for single travelers
- Suitable for friends
- Suitable for couples
- Spring
- Summer
- Autumn
- Early winter
Please get in touch for more information.
Stadtplatz 27
4400 Steyr
Phone +43 7252 53229 - 0
E-Mail reichraming@steyr-nationalpark.at
Web www.steyr-nationalpark.at/
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