Extremely rewarding walk, partly narrow and steep sections. Especially after snowmelt and stronger precipitations, the Lassing fall and other, smaller falls along the hiking tour are worth your visit. You can get back via the romantic Mariazeller narrow gauge railway train.
Walking distance: 2.5 - 3 hours, 7 km (not including the train ride)
Differences in altitudes: 210 m ascent, 190 m descent
Inn: Lassingfallstubn in Wienerbruck Tel.: 0699/12 806 183
Snack stop Ötscherhias in the Ötscher ditches, open from May till October
We recommend you get your hiking guide "Lust aufs Wandern" (hiking guide with detailed maps) at the municipal office of Annaberg. Information about the Mariazeller railway
Tirolerkogel - Türnitz
Especially popular hike (also during winter, with touring equipment) from Annaberg to Türnitz.
The magnificent distance view (in autumn!) from the Tirolerkogel mountain (1377m) onto the Styrian mountain landscape, the Rax and Schneeberg mountains and even the Wachau valley is rewarding for any hiker. Via Österleinbrunn, Karnerhofspitz and the Türnitzer Eibl, the hiking leads you to Türnitz, where you can get back to Annaberg by bus. Mountain station Türnitzer Eibl: Walking distance 4.5-5.5 hours. Total length: 14 km. Ascent: 480 m, descent 990 m. Stop at the Annaberger house inn at the Tirolerkogel, open all year long (except for Mondays and Tuesdays), Tel.: 0664 / 44 32 003
We recommend you get your hiking map "Lust aufs Wandern" (hiking guide with detailed maps) from the municipal office of Annaberg. Natural park Ötscher-Tormäuer
Hennesteck
Half-day hike, offering a magnificent view into the distance yet little demanding
From the church in Annaberg, start along the hiking route nr. 46 north through the woods with interesting rocks down a mountain saddle, then along an ascending private road to the watershed at the White Cross. If you have extra time (1 hour), take a diversion towards Schwarzenbach an der Pielach down to the "Wooden Church". Back to the watershed and continue through the woods until you reach an alpine pasture, less dense woodlands and rather rocky paths which will guide you up the top of the Hennesteck mountain. It offers a magnificent view into the distance, especially over the Ötscher mountain. The path, until recently marked in red, now takes on a yellow colour during descent, joins the blue-marked "4er" in the area of the Reidl hut, closing the route back to Annaberg.
The total walking distance without the "Wooden Church" is about 4 hours.
Snack stop and possibilities to stay overnight:
Anna-Alm, Tel.: 0664/230 33 90, huette@anna-alm.at
Open during:
End of May: Sa-So-Mo-Di and on bank holidays starting from 10.00 a.m.
From the middle of August till the end of October, daily from 10.00 a.m. Anna Alp
