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Gamsstein route
Hiking tour Starting from Sandgraben hunting lodge
- Difficulty: Difficult
- Distance: 14,06 km
- Duration: 6:00 h
- Ascent: 1060 m elevation gain
- Descent: 1060 m elevation gain
Beautiful mountain tour along the Lower Austrian-Styrian border: from Sandgraben to the highest point of the Gamsstein (the Hochkogel) at 1770 meters above sea level.
- Starting point of the tour
- Sandgraben hunting lodge
- Tour destination
- Gamsstein (Hochkogel)
- Difficulty: Difficult
- Distance: 14,06 km
- Duration: 6:00 h
- Ascent: 1060 m elevation gain
- Descent: 1060 m elevation gain
- Fitness level required:5/6
- Overall experience:5/6
- Scenery:5/6
- Lowest point720 m
- Highest point1767 m
- Tour route
- Nice views
- Summit tour
Description
From the parking lot along the hiking trail through the forest, later partly overgrown with mountain pines, partly over open ground into an area with karst depressions and sinkholes. The path to the summit cross later climbs more steeply, mostly close to the ridge ridge and along the Styrian-Lower Austrian border. Grassy areas alternate with rocky sections, the last part leads more steeply uphill and shortly before the summit, the path over the Hühnerkogel joins from Palfau. The summit cross on the Hochkogel (1770 m), the highest point of the Gamsstein, is just a few steps away.
- Equipment Sturdy mountain boots and enough provisions, especially water! No refilling possible!
- Route description
- Parking Parking lot at the Sandgraben hunting lodge
- Getting there A1 exit Öd - direction Aschbach - on the B 121 to Waidhofen/Ybbs - in Waidhofen turn left onto the B 31 towards Opponitz and continue to Hollenstein - through Hollenstein keep left into the Eisenwurzen Nature Park - Sandgraben hunting lodge
- Editor’s tip After the descent, cool off at the river beach bath Hollenstein!
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Tourism IG Ybbstal Alps
Göstling 46/2
3345 Göstling/Ybbs
+43-5-93049
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Municipal office Hollenstein
Walcherbauer 2
3343 Hollenstein/Ybbs
Tel. 07445/218 21
gemeinde@hollenstein.at
www.hollenstein.at
Letzte Änderung: 16 Mar 2026