Gschwendtalm - Gamsstein (from Brunnbach)
4400 Steyr
Summit route on the edge of the Kalkalpen National Park - on forest road and forest path to the oldest alpine pasture in the Kalkalpen (15th century) and to the Gamsstein
Recommended season:
- April
- May
- June
- July
- August
- September
- October
- Round trip
- Refreshment stops available
- Summit route
From Brunnbachstadl past the Brunnbach school, the hike leads along the Weyrer Brunnbach on the forest road and then on a forest path to the beautifully situated alpine pasture with the Gschwendtalm (954 m) and from there over meadows and through forests further up to the Gamsstein (1,275 m).
Hiking trails: E44a, 491, 492a
Directions:From the Brunnbach car park, trail E44a leads past the Brunnbach school into the Weyrer Brunnbach. On the forest road you walk flat until the first intersection, then follow it on the left steadily ascending. At a hairpin turn, the path leaves the forest road and joins a forest path that finally leads into hiking trail 491/E44. After a few minutes you enter the beautifully located alpine pasture. In the middle is the 300-year-old alpine building of the Gschwendtalm (954 m).
Variants:
- Return via the forest path to the Gschwendthöhe car park and past the Brunnbach church down to the starting point (E44)
- Return from the Gschwendtalm via the forest road to Langerhäusl and Gschwendtbauer, past the Gschwendthöhe car park and the Brunnbach church down to the starting point
- From Großraming/Gschwendthöhe car park in Brunnbach through the forest path to the Gschwendtalm and on to the Gamsstein. Return on the forest road or via the Weyrer Brunnbach, past the Brunnbach church up to the starting point (E44, 491, E44a)
- Crossing via the Danzersteig to the Ennserhütte (1,293 m) Almkogel (1,513 m) (492a)
Variants for circular hikes:
- Return via the forest path to the Gschwendthöhe car park and past the Brunnbach church down to the starting point (E44)
- Return from the Gschwendtalm via the forest road to Langerhäusl and Gschwendtbauer, past the Gschwendthöhe car park and the Brunnbach church down to the starting point
- From Großraming/Gschwendthöhe car park in Brunnbach through the forest path to the Gschwendtalm and on to the Gamsstein. Return on the forest road or via the Weyrer Brunnbach, past the Brunnbach church up to the starting point (E44, 491, E44a)
Paths covering:
further information:
- Possible accommodation
- Board possible
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 Ternberg, Trattenbach, Losenstein, Reichraming, Großraming, Gaflenz, Weyer, Küpfern, Kastenreith, Kleinreifling and Weißenbach-St. Gallen.
Parking
Car park at Brunnbachstadl
Car park for variants at the Gschwendthöhe
- Suitable for seniors
- Suitable for single travelers
- Suitable for friends
- Suitable for couples
- Suitable for children
- Spring
- Summer
- Autumn
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/