Snowshoe walking Through the snow to the Stubalm-Speikkogel - Touren-Impression #1 | © Alpenverein Linz Snowshoe walking Through the snow to the Stubalm-Speikkogel - Touren-Impression #1 | © Alpenverein Linz

Through the snow to the Stubalm-Speikkogel

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The alpine pasture area around the Salzstiegl is a popular hiking area in both summer and winter. Numerous winter sports enthusiasts will find the right offer here, ranging from skiing, tobogganing and cross-country skiing to snowshoeing.
The low mountain landscape of the Hirschegg saddle is ideal for snowshoe hikers. Easy to moderately difficult slopes are ideal for starting snowshoeing here. In addition, the risk of avalanches is rather low in this area.

Characteristics

Skill
Fitness

Best season

May
June
July
August
September
October
November

The tour in numbers

medium
Level of difficulty
6,4 km
Route
3:30 h
Time
520 hm
Uphill
520 hm
Downhill
1993 m
Highest point

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A2-Südautobahn: Abfahrt Modriach

Modriacher Landesstraße L 344 Richtung Hirschegg fahren

In Hirschegg: Weiter Richtung Salzstiegl (ca.14km) fahren

We start at the Salzstieglhaus parking lot at 1,553 m and follow the markings of the long-distance hiking trail 505. This trail initially runs along a ski slope, but after a short time we branch off to the right into the forest. After a short ascent, it becomes flatter again.

Gradually it starts to climb again and we finally reach the two wind turbines and the reservoir for the Salzstiegl ski area.

We hike around the reservoir and once we have reached the other bank, we start our ascent to the Stubalm, which will demand a lot from us in heavy snow conditions.

We follow the marker poles and reach the highest point of the Speikkogel on the Stubalm. This 1,993m high point is NOT marked with a summit cross but only with a marker pole.

We take the same route back, but then make a short detour via the summit cross, which stands at 1,979m above sea level. We leave the hiking trail at another marker pole and keep left. Now we have the unique opportunity to make tracks in the snow. We continue a little below the wind turbines parallel to a small ditch until we reach a forest road, we keep to the right and after a while we come back to the long-distance hiking trail 505, which takes us straight to the Salzstieglhaus parking lot.

If you wish, you can continue your snowshoe tour in the direction of Amering.
Ein Anreise mit öffentlich Verkehrsmitteln ist nicht möglich.
Beim Parkplatz des Salzstieglhauses gibt's ausreichend Parkplätze.
Erlebnisregion Graz

Messeplatz 1

8010 Graz, Österreich

+43/316/8075-0

erlebnis@regiongraz.at

Rother Schneeschuhführer

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What the weather will be like

Hirschegg-Pack (896m)

Morning
foggy
11°C
75%
5 km/h
Noon
cloudy
14°C
65%
15 km/h
Night
sunny
11°C
35%
10 km/h
Rain and rain showers will end around noon. Dry with a chance of sunny spells afterwards.
Morning
weather.icon.04
8°C
55%
5 km/h
Noon
foggy
10°C
85%
10 km/h
Night
weather.icon.66
8°C
80%
5 km/h
Mostly cloudy and rain, which will increase more and more.
04.05.2024
cloudy
6°C 15°C
05.05.2024
sunny
6°C 16°C
06.05.2024
cloudy
6°C 17°C

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