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Today, 12.03.2026
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Nature park entrance Eibenboden: Vorderen Tormäuer - Nestelbergrunde
Hiking tour Starting from Nature park entrance Eibenboden
- Difficulty: Moderate
- Distance: 10,95 km
- Duration: 3:20 h
- Ascent: 582 m elevation gain
- Descent: 582 m elevation gain
A varied hike along the gently flowing Erlauf, past waterfalls and into an enchanted village.
- Starting point of the tour
- Nature park entrance Eibenboden
- Tour destination
- Nature park entrance Eibenboden
- Difficulty: Moderate
- Distance: 10,95 km
- Duration: 3:20 h
- Ascent: 582 m elevation gain
- Descent: 582 m elevation gain
- Fitness level required:3/6
- Overall experience:5/6
- Scenery:6/6
- Lowest point471 m
- Highest point766 m
- Round tour
- Nice views
Description
The tour starts at the Eibenboden nature park entrance and after a short stretch of forest road, you enter the seemingly untouched nature of the Vordere Tormäuer. Along the cold, clear Erlauf, the trail leads past Hundsbachfall and Trefflingfall to Toreckklamm - a natural narrowing of the Erlauf and birthplace of the Ötscher-Tormäuer Nature Park as a protest against the planned construction of a power station here. The Kirchensteig trail then leads to Nestelberg, probably the most secluded place in the entire region. Formerly inhabited by families of woodcutters, almost 30 people still live here today, surrounded by pure nature. The Kassteig trail takes you to the former Nestelberg mill and then back to the starting point.
- safety instructions Please inform yourself in advance about possible path and road closures in the Ötscher-Tormäuer Nature Park. You can find this at https://www.naturpark-oetscher.at/aktuelles-top-informiert-im-naturpark
- Equipment Hiking clothing, sturdy footwear, drink
- Route description From the nature park entrance Eibenboden (445 m) go up the access road to the Eibenhöfe a bit, at the first hairpin turn turn right onto a forest path to the Eibenmühle. Then a short descent and continue along the Erlauf past the Hundsbachfall to the footbridge under the Trefflingfall (474 m, ¾ hr). Then cross the following Toreckklamm, only a few meters wide, on a path carved into the rock. Continue 20 minutes upstream to the fork Kirchensteig/Nestelberg – from here via Nestelberg and the Brennwiese onto the "Kassteig". Descent to the former Nestelbergmühle and return to Eibenboden (approx. 2 hrs)
- Parking A paid parking lot is located directly at the nature park entrance Eibenboden - day ticket for cars €5The income from parking management benefits the maintenance of the nature park. (at the parking meter, only coin payment possible)
- Getting there The nature park entrance Eibenboden is accessible via Kienberg (turnoff at the inn "Erlauftalerhof") or via Gaming (turnoff at the Mariensäule). From Lackenhof via Ötscherwiese, Raneck, Nestelbergsäge, and the Nestelberggraben.
- Editor’s tip Along the Erlauf there are occasional bays to cool tired feet.A detour to the Trefflingfall, the highest waterfall in the country, is also worth it!
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Current weather on site
2° to 5°
3° to 11°
Tomorrow, 13.03.2026
Cloudy
Wind speed2,9 km/h
As an option for a further march, a route from the Toreckklamm to the Gerstl house at Strudeleck and from there to Nestelberg (an additional 1 hour) is recommended.
Letzte Änderung: 25 Feb 2026