Türkensturzweg

Hiking route from Former car wash (Busatisstraße)

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Elevation profile

15,14 km length

Tour dates
  • Difficulty: Easy
  • Route: 15,14 km
  • Ascent: 117 egm
  • Descent: 117 egm
  • Duration: 4:30 h
  • Lowest point: 266 m
  • Highest point:381 m
Features
  • Round tour
  • Nice views
  • With refreshment stops
  • Suitable for families and children
  • Geological highlights
  • Botanical highlights

Details for: Türkensturzweg

Brief description

A rewarding hike up and over the Hochriess and the Schlierwand to the Erlauf, the so-called Türkensturz, through the Purgstall Prater and along the Erlauf Gorge (Fischersteig).

Starting point of the tour

Former car wash (Busatisstraße)

Destination point of the tour

Starting point (Türkensturz circular route)

Route description Türkensturzweg

From the car wash, cross the Marktbrücke bridge, turn left into the Parkgasse to the main road. Cross this road. The Purgstall Prater begins here. On hiking trail no. 3 right bank along the Erlauf gorge, in the forest right (sign no.4) past Hutweidelandschaft straight ahead into the Unternberger Heide to the Kneipphaus, on the asphalt road left at the edge of the forest, at the farm up through the forest (Mertenkirche.) to the road (junction viewpoint), left further along the Landesstraße, turn left onto the Güterweg Klein Plaika, after 150 m left the meadow path, keep right to the edge of the forest, along the break-off of the Türkensturz. (connecting path/branch off via Wörth possible), right down onto Wiesenrain, Bachbrückerl, (Hochriess wildlife park, restaurant and farm holidays), left along the main road, (at the yellow natural gas point) left field path to the energy plant, footbridge over Erlauf. Return upstream along the Erlauf (Schaubachsteg), camp cemetery, along path no. 2 on the Path of Peace, past the Pratersteg and on the left bank along path no. 3 back to the starting point.

Directions

A1 motorway - B 25 town centre

Parking

Outside short-stay parking zone

ÖBB Erlauf Valley Railway

More info/links

Other places of interest: Historical circular route, open-air swimming pool, Ledererhaus museum, fire brigade museum, hiking in the Erlauf Gorge, Path of Peace. Dignified inns in the village centre. Information at the Purgstall municipal office +43 (0)7489-271117

Map recommendations

Local map, freytag&Bernd WK 031

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