Eisenwurzenweg
| Eisenwurzenweg | |
|---|---|
 The Zirbitzkogel shelter |
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| Data | |
| length | 580 km |
| Markers | red-white-red 08 |
| Starting point |
Rottal 49 ° 1 ′ 13.8 ″ N , 15 ° 1 ′ 14 ″ E |
| Target point |
Seebergsattel 46 ° 25 ′ 9 ″ N , 14 ° 31 ′ 38 ″ E |
| Type | Long-distance hiking trail |
| The highest point | Zirbitzkogel mountain shelter (2376 m) |
| Lowest point | Persenbeug (240 m) |
| Level of difficulty | medium |
| season | summer |
| Months | June to October |
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The Eisenwurzenweg (also Österreichischer Weitwanderweg 08 ) is a long-distance hiking trail in Austria that leads from the northernmost point of Austria ( Rottal in the Waldviertel ) to the Seebergsattel near the southernmost point of Austria. His route runs through the federal states of Lower Austria , Styria and Carinthia , and a short distance through Upper Austria .
The path is named after the Eisenwurzen , part of the Limestone Alps in the triangle between Lower Austria, Upper Austria and Styria, which it crosses. The Eisenwurzenweg was opened in 1980 and it takes around four weeks to walk the 580 km long route.
course
The starting point is directly at the northernmost point of Austria near Rottal, from there the path leads via Litschau , Gmünd and Weitra to the Nebelstein , where it meets the north-south long-distance hiking trail , the Lower Austrian Mariazellerweg and the Eastern Austrian borderland path , which begins here to take. It continues to Schönbach . About Bärnkopf and the Ysperklamm is Ostrong achieved at the southern end of the Danube at Persenbeug exceeded and the forest area is left.
Via Neustadtl an der Donau you get to Amstetten and Euratsfeld and the pilgrimage church in Sonntagberg . This is followed by the descent to Waidhofen an der Ybbs . The path continues towards Hollenstein an der Ybbs , where the ascent to the Voralpe is tackled, via the summit you reach Altenmarkt near St. Gallen in the Ennstal .
From the Ennstaler Hütte , the Tamischbachturm can optionally be climbed, after the descent from the hut, the Enns is crossed again. Stations in the Gesäuse are Johnsbach , the Mödlinger Hütte and the Oberst-Klinke-Hütte . From Trieben you hike up the Triebental until you switch to the south side of the main Alpine ridge at the Kettentörl . Past the Ingeringsee and over the Fohnsdorfer Höhe you reach the Murtal near Fohnsdorf .
The ascent to the Zirbitzkogel begins on the outskirts of Judenburg , where the Eisenwurzenweg reaches its highest point at the mountain hut just below the summit. The next stages follow the ridge of the Seetal Alps and the Saualpe southwards, via the Klippitztörl to the Ladinger Spitz and the Wolfsberger Hütte . The descent to the Drau begins at Diex and is crossed at Stein im Jauntal .
Via Gallizien you reach the Wildensteiner waterfall , which marks the beginning of the ascent to the Eisenkappler hut . The Hochobir can but does not have to be climbed. One more time descends into the valley to start the last ascent to the Seebergsattel after crossing the Trögerner Klamm . The Eisenwurzenweg ends at the border crossing on Seeberg Straße .
mark
The path is continuously marked with red, white and red color symbols and path number 08. Sections of the north-south long-distance hiking trail are marked with 208, 308, 608 and 908 (e.g. from Rottal to the Danube: 608). There are some local route variants, which are marked with 08A.
The course of the long-distance hiking trail 08 is determined by the Austrian alpine associations, the contact person and information point is the long-distance hikers section of the Austrian Alpine Association . After hiking the path, a badge can be requested there.
literature
- Erika Käfer, Fritz Käfer: Long-distance hiking trail 08 - from the northernmost point to the southernmost point in Austria . Ed .: Austrian Alpine Association, Section Long-Distance Hikers. Graz November 2019.
- Hans Hödl , Werner Rachoy, Robert Wurst: On Austria's great roads. Long-distance hiking trail 01 - 10 . Styria, Graz 1984, ISBN 3-222-11540-0 .
Web links
- Austrian Alpine Club: Eisenwurzenweg 08 in the Long-Distance Hikers section (accessed on February 26, 2020)
- Waymarked Trails: Course of the Eisenwurzenweg (accessed on February 26, 2020)