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title: "Circular walk \"Along the Alpine Meadows\""
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description: "The nature experience trail \"Auf der Alm\" is ideal for families with children and nature lovers who appreciate leisurely hikes with refreshment stops."
date: 2017-02-22
modified: 2026-03-18
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# Circular walk "Along the Alpine Meadows"
Circular walk "Along the Alpine Meadows"
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**Starting place:** 4580 Windischgarsten
**Destination:** 4580 Windischgarsten
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Circular route
Bahnhofstraße 2
4580 Windischgarsten
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The nature experience trail "Auf der Alm" is ideal for families with children and nature lovers who appreciate leisurely hikes with refreshment stops.
Designed as a circular trail with low gradients, it offers various entry points between the Hengstpass pass summit and the Laussabauernalm. A possible starting point is the car park near the Karlhütte at the large wooden horse "Hengsti" (turnoff to the Rotkreuz Chapel).
From the Karlhütte, walk slightly downhill to the Rot-Kreuz-Kapelle (Red Cross Chapel). Walk along the Rotkreuz stream to the Laussabauernalm.
Continue over the Hengstpass road and walk slightly uphill across alpine meadows to the Puglalm.
From there, a short path leads you up to the National Park panorama viewpoint. Here you have a magnificent view of the Haller and Kamper walls. Return to the Karlhütte and you are back at the starting point.
At stations such as the butterfly and orchid wheel, a quiz and at the Puglalm biotope, you will discover interesting facts about the extraordinary diversity and abundance of species on the alp.
Walking time at a leisurely pace approx. 2 hours.
**Tip:** Take a detour from the Red Cross Chapel to the Egglalm, approx. 1 hour.
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**Starting place:** 4580 Windischgarsten
**Destination:** 4580 Windischgarsten
**duration:** 1h 19m
**length:** 4,4 km
**Altitude difference (uphill):** 118m
**Altitude difference (downhill):** 123m
**Lowest point:** 781m
**Highest point:** 895m
**difficulty:** very easy
**condition:** very easy
**panoramic view:** Some Views
**Paths covering:** Gravel
**Starting point:** Parking below the Karlshütte (from Windischgarsten Coming) at the turnoff to Red Cross Chapel (47.690333, 14.468538)
**further information:** - Circular route
- Board possible
**Details - hiking**- themed path
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Laussabaueralm
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[ Arrival ](#ttgCollapseAnreise)
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**Accessibility / arrival**Windischgarsten - Rosenau Hengstpass - Hengstpass height (47.690333, 14.468538)
[ Suitability ](#ttgCollapseEignung)
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- Suitable for single travelers
- Suitable for families
- Suitable for friends
- Suitable for couples
- Suitable for children
**Most economical season**- Spring
- Summer
- Autumn
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Gemeinde Rosenau am Hengstpaß
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**Circular walk "Along the Alpine Meadows"**
Tourismusinformation Pyhrn-Priel
Bahnhofstraße 2
4580 Windischgarsten
Phone [ +43 7562 5266 ](tel:+4375625266)
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