8.5km
Total Distance
325m
Elevation Gain

Trail description

An 8.5 km walk with about 330 m of climbing through the Ötschergräben, the 'Grand Canyon of Austria', from the Wienerbruck station of the Mariazellerbahn past the Lassingfall and the Mirafall, along the Ötscherbach to the Erlaufklause. Steps, bridges and walkways lead through the gorge. The narrow-gauge railway links both ends.

Route Map

Along the trail

  1. 1
    Viewpoint · 2km
  2. 2
    Drinking water · 2.5km
  3. 3
    Viewpoint · 3.8km
  4. 4
    Spring · 3.9km
    springs can run dry
  5. 5
    Ötschergräben · 4.7km
    Viewpoint
  6. 6
    Viewpoint · 6.1km
Bus stop
Wienerbruck Ortsmitte · 12m from the start
Parking
64m from the start
Path grade (SAC)
T2 · T3 for 2.3km
Surface
gravel 82%
Marked route
Waldmarkweg, Ötscherland-Rundwanderweg, Oberösterreichischer Mariazellerweg 06B

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Difficulty

3/5 · Moderate