Hall walls
| Hall walls | ||
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| Highest peak | Großer Pyhrgas ( 2244 m above sea level ) | |
| location | Border Styria / Upper Austria , Austria | |
| part of | Ennstal Alps | |
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| Coordinates | 47 ° 39 '9 " N , 14 ° 26' 24" E | |
The Haller Mauern (usually “Hallermauern” in alpine literature) are a small mountain range in the Austrian part of the Northern Limestone Alps . They take their name from the small town of Hall , which is 3 km north of Admont . Their rugged limestone walls form the north-western end of the Ennstal Alps . Although the Haller Walls form an independent mountain range, they are often counted among the Gesäuse mountains .
Topography and neighboring mountains
The border between the federal states of Upper Austria and Styria is located in the western ridge of the Haller Walls . The Haller Mauern have their highest elevation in the Großer Pyhrgas ( 2244 m ). The mountain range runs from west to east in a slight curve to the north. In the north, the road borders the Haller Walls over the 985 m high Hengstpass and through the Laussabach valley . This street connects the places Windischgarsten and Altenmarkt near Sankt Gallen and separates the Haller Walls from the Sengsengebirge and the Reichraminger Hintergebirge . In the east, the 861 m high Buchauer Sattel separates the Hall walls from the northern Gesäuse mountains. The Buchauer Sattel connects St. Gallen with the Admont market. In the south, the wide Admont valley basin through which the Enns flows offers a stark contrast to the steep limestone walls of the Haller Walls. The Eisenerzer Alps , which also belong to the Ennstal Alps, rise south of the Enns . The Pyhrn Pass ( 954 m ) borders the Haller Mauern in the west, under whose westernmost summit, the Bosruck ( 1992 m ), the summit tunnel of the Pyhrn Autobahn runs. Beyond the Pyhrn Pass, which connects Liezen with Windischgarsten, is the Warscheneck group , the eastern foothills of the Dead Mountains .
Summit (selection)
| summit | Altitude [m above sea level] A.] |
|---|---|
| Big Pyhrgas | 2244 m |
| Scheiblingstein | 2197 m |
| Witch tower | 2172 m |
| Cross wall | 2091 m |
| Snake bar | 2065 m |
| Little Pyhrgas | 2023 m |
| Bosruck | 1992 m |
| Tombstone | 1847 m |
| Great Maiereck | 1764 m |
natural reserve
Large parts of the Hall walls are under nature protection . The following nature reserves were decreed in Upper Austria: Haller Mauern ( list entry ) with 850 ha and Bosruck ( list entry ) with 190 ha.
hike
The marked and signposted network of trails in the Haller Walls is maintained by the PES. Path 201 crosses the Dead Mountains from east to west and has its highest point at Pyhrgasgatterl. Its course is identical to the Austrian long-distance hiking trail 01 , the European long-distance hiking trail E4 and the violet trail of the Via Alpina . In the Haller Walls there are 5 mountain huts, most of which are operated by the Alpine Club. In addition, a hut for nature lovers and private accommodations offer overnight accommodation for hikers.
Refuge:
| hut | Altitude [m above sea level] A.] |
|---|---|
| Admonter house | 1723 m |
| Grabneralmhaus | 1391 m |
| Gowilalm | 1375 m |
| Rohrau house | 1308 m |
| Hofalmhütte | 1305 m |
| Bosruckhütte | 1043 m |
Valley locations
The market town of Windischgarsten is to the northwest of the Haller Walls. To the east a road leads over the Hengstpass into the valley of the Laussabach. In Altenmarkt the road branches off to Sankt Gallen with a late Gothic parish church and the ruins of Gallenstein, a former refuge for the Admont abbots. The road leads over the Buchauer Sattel to Admont with an old town center that developed before the Benedictine abbey , the cultural and spiritual center of the valley, with the baroque abbey library, a grammar school and a rich museum.
A few kilometers to the west, the pilgrimage church Frauenberg an der Enns dominates the valley, with a view of the Haller Walls and the western Gesäuse Mountains. Spital am Pyhrn on the north ramp of the Pyhrnpassstraße is the starting point for a funicular to the Wurzeralm and a hike to the Dr.-Vogelgesang-Klamm .
Flora and fauna
The Apollo butterfly ( Parnassius apollo ) is one of the best-known species of insect fauna .
literature
- Günter Auferbauer, Luise Auferbauer: Mountain hikes in the Gesäuse. 50 selected hikes as well as a nine-day round trip in the Gesäuse Mountains and Eisenerzer Alps. Gesäuse with the Eisenerzer Alps. 2nd Edition. Bergverlag Rother, Munich 2001, ISBN 3-7633-4213-3 .
- Willi End : Gesäuse mountains. A guide for valleys, huts and mountains (= Alpine Club Guide. Nördliche Kalkalpen series. ). Bergverlag Rudolf Rother, Munich 1988, ISBN 3-7633-1248-X .
- Ernst Kren : Gesäuse. National Park & Ennstal Alps. Steirische Verlagsgesellschaft, Graz 2002, ISBN 3-85489-081-8 .
- Gerald Radinger: Hiking experience in the Kalkalpen National Park. The most beautiful tours between Enns and Steyr. 2nd, expanded and updated edition. Kral, Berndorf 2012, ISBN 978-3-99024-066-3 .
- Hubert Walter: Gesäuse with Admont. Area guide for hikers and mountaineers. 6th edition. Bergverlag Rother, Munich 1989, ISBN 3-7633-3254-5 .
Individual evidence
- ↑ Karl Kusdas, Ernst R. Reichl (Ed.): The butterflies of Upper Austria. Volume 1: General, butterflies. Chamber of Agriculture for Upper Austria, Linz 1973.
