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Lunzer See - Obersee - Dürrenstein - Ybbstaler Hut
Hiking tour Starting from Hiking start point Seehof
- Difficulty: Difficult
- Distance: 15,15 km
- Duration: 6:30 h
- Ascent: 1241 m elevation gain
- Descent: 515 m elevation gain
Hike through the Seetal valley up to the summit of the Dürrenstein, where a breathtaking 360° panorama opens up.
- Starting point of the tour
- Hiking start point Seehof
- Tour destination
- Ybbstaler Hut
- Difficulty: Difficult
- Distance: 15,15 km
- Duration: 6:30 h
- Ascent: 1241 m elevation gain
- Descent: 515 m elevation gain
- Fitness level required:5/6
- Overall experience:5/6
- Scenery:6/6
- Lowest point615 m
- Highest point1811 m
- Stage tour
- Nice views
- With refreshment stops
- Summit tour
Description
The trail leads past Seehof Castle through the Seebachtal valley towards Obersee. After about an hour, you reach the Mittersee with its crystal-clear spring water. It gets all the louder as soon as you pass the 60m high Ludwigfall and a little later the "roaring bull", an underground waterfall! Once you reach the mystical natural gem of Obersee, you will immediately sense that there are still numerous hidden natural treasures to discover here.
The following steep ascent to the Leonhardikreuz not far from the Herrenalm (temporarily closed) takes you past the "Großer Schneeloch" (huge shaft doline). Soon afterwards you will reach the Dürrenstein summit (1878 m) with its ornate Töpper cross.
The summit offers a breathtaking 360° panorama.
The descent leads across a karstic plateau with deep sinkholes and rich alpine flora, overgrown with krummholz and tall shrubs, to the Ybbstalerhütte.
- safety instructions Recommended for experienced mountain hikers – good fitness required.
- Equipment Mountain equipment required.
- Route description Trail marking: 2
- Parking directly at the hiking start point
- Getting there By car – from Linz, Salzburg, Munich or Vienna via the A1 to the Ybbs an der Donau exit – then continue via the B25 to Lunz am See
- Public transport By bus & train – by train to Scheibbs or Waidhofen an der Ybbs and from there onwards by bus to Lunz am See
- Editor’s tip We recommend staying overnight at the Ybbstaler Hut. Various descent options are possible – the hut keeper will be happy to advise you!
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Tourism Office Ybbstaler Alps
Amonstraße 16, 3293 Lunz am See
T +43 7486 93049
E info@ybbstaler-alpen.at
www.ybbstaler-alpen.at
Letzte Änderung: 16 Mar 2026