Handlesberg

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Handlesberg
Handlesberg from the southwest (Obersberger homestead)

Handlesberg from the southwest ( Obersberger homestead )

height 1370  m above sea level A.
location Lower Austria , Austria
Mountains Handlesberg – Haberkogel , Gutenstein Alps
Dominance 4 km →  Kuhschneeberg
Notch height 606 m ↓  Klostertaler Gscheid
Coordinates 47 ° 49 '32 "  N , 15 ° 44' 23"  E Coordinates: 47 ° 49 '32 "  N , 15 ° 44' 23"  E
Handlesberg (Lower Austria)
Handlesberg
rock Dachstein limestone , Plassenkalk , Gosau layers , main dolomite
Normal way West flank from Schwarzau in the mountains

The Handlesberg is a 1370  m above sea level. A. high mountain in the Gutenstein Alps in Lower Austria .

Surname

The mountain name can be traced back to the diminutive of "rooster" and is derived from a black grouse occurrence.

Location and character of the mountain

The Handlesberg forms the most south-westerly mountain range in the Gutenstein Alps. It rises about three kilometers east-northeast of the market town of Schwarzau in the mountains in the Neunkirchen district , to whose (in terms of area very extensive) area it largely belongs. The border with the municipality of Rohr im Gebirge runs across the north-eastern side ridges .

The heavily forested mountain shows different faces: its northern flank made of Dachstein limestone ( main dolomite in lower elevations ) is steep and interspersed with rocks ( Freudental Wall ); to the north-east it sends two long, narrow mountain ridges with several secondary peaks. Its south and west flanks are significantly gentler in the upper regions ( Gosau strata) and, due to the different rock structure, form small high plateaus before they break off with partly rocky steep walls made of Plassenkalk ( Lange Wand ) towards the Schwarza.

The Handlesberg is after 1399  m above sea level. A. high Reisalpe is the second highest peak in the Gutenstein Alps and therefore towers above its northern and eastern surroundings in some areas. At the same time, however, it stands in the shadow of its higher south-eastern to western neighboring mountains, which are already part of other Alpine groups . This applies in particular to the limestone of the Schneeberg , Lower Austria's highest mountain, which culminates just eight kilometers southeast of the Handlesberg.

At the highest point of the Handlesberg there is a small iron summit cross . The square offers a clear view to the west, including the striking Ötscher . The best view of the Hochschneeberg is from some extensive meadows just east of the summit.

There are no managed refuges on the mountain . Together with the location of its surroundings away from the main traffic routes and the attractiveness of the neighboring Schneeberg as a tour destination, this contributes to the fact that the Handlesberg is not visited much at any time of the year. In this way, the region has been able to retain its calm character to the present day. At the same time, it certainly has scenic beauties, which is why hiking literature describes the Handlesberg as an "unjustifiably neglected summit destination".

Falkenstein and the Falkenstein-Schwarzau Nature Park in the mountains

The most famous pre-summit of the Handlesberg is the Falkenstein ( 1013  m above sea level ) three kilometers further west. It rises 400 meters over the valley of the Schwarza with steep rock walls made of Plassenkalk and offers a beautiful view. Part of its south and west slopes has been part of the 17 hectare Falkenstein-Schwarzau Nature Park in the mountains near Schwarzau-Markt with a signposted network of trails since 1972 .

Climbs

Three marked routes lead to the Handlesberg.

  • The most popular ascent begins just north of the center of Schwarzau . Through the southwest flank of the Falkenstein to a small wooden chapel and on a path secured by railing over a short rocky steep step. Continue in an easterly direction through flatter terrain past some (partially abandoned) farms, in sections on forest roads. Over the cleared southern flank of the Freudentaler Wall steeply up to the ridge, there again to the east and in a final ascent to the summit. Walking time: about 2 to 2½ hours.
  • An alternative ascent begins in the Rotte Vois southeast of the summit. Initially without any notable incline into the valley of the Steinbach , then into a narrow western side ditch and steeply north to the ridge. There to the west to the summit of the Hahnstabs (also: Kleiner Wildföhrenstein ), 1161  m above sea level. A. On the narrow ridge over the Großer Wildföhrenstein somewhat exposed to the summit plateau of the Handlesberg, finally from the east over large clearings gently rising to the highest point. Walking time: about 2½ to 3 hours.
  • From the Gschaiderwirt five kilometers north of Schwarzau in the mountains through the long valley of the Paxbach to the Boding wall and on the Hahnstab , further as described above. This climb, the longest in terms of distance, requires around 3½ hours of walking.

In winter, the Handlesberg is a comparatively avalanche-proof, but still rarely climbed destination for ski tours . The western flank from Schwarzau in the mountains is not suitable for this; the best starting point is in Vois.
The Handlesberg is also suitable for snowshoe hikes, which also start most cheaply in Vois.

literature

Web links

  • Handlesberg : Description of ski tours on www.bergstieg.com (accessed on August 27, 2013)

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Federal Office for Metrology and Surveying Austria: Austrian Map online (Austrian map 1: 50,000) .
  2. ↑ Alexander Bittner : From the surroundings of wet forest and of pipe in the mountains . - Geol. Reichsanst. Vienna, 1893, p. 296.
  3. ^ Bernhard Baumgartner: Gutensteiner Alps and Hohe Wand, 1980, p. 209
  4. ^ Hauleitner, Wiener Hausberge , p. 104
  5. ↑ See the route descriptions on www.bergstieg.com
  6. ↑ See Szépfalusi, Schneeschuhwandern , p. 72ff