Panoramic hike: Semmering - Hirschenkogel - Sonnwendstein

Hiking route from top of Semmering pass

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8,13 km length
Tour dates
  • Difficulty: Medium
  • Route: 8,13 km
  • Ascent: 300 egm
  • Descent: 542 egm
  • Duration: 3:15 h
  • Lowest point: 986 m
  • Highest point:1.528 m
Features
  • Round tour
  • Nice views
  • With refreshment stops
  • Accessibility by train and bus
  • Suitable for families and children
  • Mountain railway ascent/descent
  • Summit tour

Details for: Panoramic hike: Semmering - Hirschenkogel - Sonnwendstein

Brief description

Ascent with the cable car - via the Erzgoel to the Sonnwendstein (Pollereshütte) - via the Almsteig back to the top of Semmerin pass. 

Starting point of the tour

top of Semmering pass

Destination point of the tour

top of Semmering pass

Route description Panoramic hike: Semmering - Hirschenkogel - Sonnwendstein

Die Panoramawanderrunde startet bei der Talstation auf der Passhöhe. Den Gipfel des Hirschenkogels erreicht man bequem mit der Kabinenbahn. Von der Milleniumsaussichtwarte am Hirschenkogel führt Sie ein Waldweg zur Wegkreuzung mit der Sonnwendsteinstraße. Alternativ können Sie auch  der Familienabfahrt bis zur Wegkreuzung  folgen.   

Der Weg führt zuerst entlang der Forststraße bist zum Kreuzungspunkt mit der Forststraße Richtung Sonnwendstein. Tipp: Leicht versteckt laden große Holzliegen zum Verweilen und "Luftschnuppern" ein. Der Aufstieg über die Forststraße wird mit einer imposanten Aussicht  belohnt. Das Ziel vor Augen erleichtert den Aufstieg zum Sonnwendstein. Tief Luft holen und das Panorama genießen, Gedanken schweifen lassen und Kraft schöpfen für den Alltag.

Für den Abstieg wählen Sie die Route über den Almsteig bis zum Waldweg Semmering Maria Schutz. Hier nun links und erreichen das Sporthotel Semmering. Folgen Sie der Carolusstraße bis zum Ausgangspunkt. 

Directions

From Vienna, take the A2 Südautobahn to the S6 Semmering-Schnellstraße and take the Maria Schutz exit. Turn right onto L4168. Continue on Semmering/L4168.

From Graz take the S6 Semmering motorway and exit at Spital/Semmering. Turn left onto Semmering Ersatz Str./B306. Continue on B306. At the roundabout drive straight ahead to Semmering.

Parking

Parking available at the cable car and at the top of the pass.

Travel by train to Semmering station. You can hike from the station to the hiking starting point (Semmering Pass) in approx. 25 minutes.

Alternatively, you can book a ride on the RUFbus Semmering-Rax, which will take you to the hiking starting point.

 

RUFbus stops

Bahnhof Semmering 109

Passhöhe Semmering 113

Sporthotel Semmering 116

Bergbahn Semmering 113 

 

TIP: Simply use the Postbus shuttle app or call the hotline +43 660 900 88 22.

More information at www.oebb.at and www.vor.at

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More info/links

Verantwortlicher für den Inhalt dieser Tour
Wiener Alpen in Niederösterreich - Semmering Rax
Letzte Aktualisierung: 11.06.2025

Einkehrmöglichkeiten:

Öffnungszeiten der Hütten

Pollereshütte

Liechtensteinhaus

Einkehrmöglichkeiten am Semmering

Weitere Informationen:

Wiener Alpen in Niederösterreich, www.wieneralpen.at, +43 / 2622 / 78960

Tourismusbüro Semmering, www.semmering.at, +43 / 2664 / 20025

Equipment

Always take maps with you. Wear sturdy shoes suitable for the tour, take sun and rain protection with you as well as water and a snack. Take your mobile phone with you and save the emergency number for mountain rescue: 140

Safety information

Your hikes in the Viennese Alps should be an all-round beautiful and safe experience.

Therefore, please note:

When choosing a route, make sure it is suitable for your mountain experience and fitness level. Check the weather forecast in advance. The weather can change surprisingly quickly in the mountains. Therefore, always set off appropriately equipped (suitable footwear, rain protection). Check whether the huts and snack stations you want to visit along the way are open. Inform someone about the route and your planned return before you set off. Stay on marked paths and avoid abbreviations. Due to the drought, meadows and forests are easily flammable. Treat fire with respect and report a possible fire to the fire department immediately. (122) Do not throw garbage into the countryside and dispose of it properly.

Please note that grazing animals are on the Sonnwendstein during the summer months. Information on the rules of conduct can be found here.

Map recommendations

freytag&berndt WK022 and hiking map of the municipality of Semmering available at the tourist office in Semmering.

Author's tip
  • Combine your hike with a stop at a mountain hut.
  • On the Hirschenkogel, it is also worth climbing up to the Millieniumswarte or visiting the forest ropes course.
  • You can also start this tour from the valley:  panoramic hike: Sonnwendstein - Hirschenkogel

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