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Today, 05.03.2026
Mainly clear
Wind speed1,2 km/h
Eisenstein 7/7
Hiking tour Starting from Schwarzenbach village center
- Difficulty: Difficult
- Distance: 5,66 km
- Duration: 2:30 h
- Ascent: 721 m elevation gain
- Descent: 30 m elevation gain
Beautiful but somewhat strenuous hike with steeper sections and flat forest paths.
- Starting point of the tour
- Schwarzenbach village center
- Tour destination
- Julius-Seitner Hut
- Difficulty: Difficult
- Distance: 5,66 km
- Duration: 2:30 h
- Ascent: 721 m elevation gain
- Descent: 30 m elevation gain
- Fitness level required:5/6
- Overall experience:4/6
- Scenery:5/6
- Lowest point494 m
- Highest point1184 m
- Tour route
- Nice views
- With refreshment stops
- Summit tour
Description
Schwarzenbach - Am Berg - Loicheck - Eisenstein
ATTENTION: the route length and walking time refer to one route only.
- Equipment Weather-appropriate hiking clothing. Definitely sturdy footwear.
- Route description The most challenging hike in our area, which definitely requires sturdy footwear.From the village square, over the Pielach Bridge, the path leads around a house through the forest to the farm "Am Berg" and then mainly over alpine pastures to "Loicheck." There you will meet the long-distance trail 604A which follows the same route. Then begins the partly strenuous ascent to Eisenstein. After the forest section, you continue over the alpine pasture to the Julius-Seitner Hut. The return is along the same path to Schwarzenbach.
- Parking Parking spaces in the village center
- Getting there On the B39 towards Mariazell, turn left after the Schönau inn (Frankenfels) towards "Schwarzenbach/Türnitz" and follow the road to Schwarzenbach.
- Public transport Take the Mariazellerbahn to the Schwarzenbach stop.After telephone registration (Mob.: 0664 103 30 15), transport to the center of Schwarzenbach is possible during the summer months.
- Editor’s tip Beautiful view at the Julius-Seitner Hut. Currently, the Julius-Seitner Hut is closed due to renovation work.
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Current weather on site
2° to 10°
3° to 11°
Tomorrow, 06.03.2026
Mainly clear
Wind speed2,0 km/h