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title: In the Valley of Wood (Weißsenbach/Reichraming), circular route
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description: "Short description:Experience the UNESCO World Natural Heritage Beech Forests in the Kalkalpen National Park.On the family-friendly circular route of about 6 kilometers, you gain insight into the valuable ecosystem of near-natural beech forests.Quality of experience: ****Recommended season:AprilMayJuneJulyAugustSeptemberOctoberProperties:LoopFamily friendlyCultural/historical valueBotanical highlights"
date: 2017-02-22
modified: 2026-03-18
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# In the Valley of Wood (Weißsenbach/Reichraming), circular route
In the Valley of Wood (Weißsenbach/Reichraming), circular route
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**Starting place:** 4462 Reichraming
**Destination:** 4462 Reichraming
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Circular route
Stadtplatz 27
4400 Steyr
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**Short description:**
[Experience the UNESCO World Natural Heritage Beech Forests](https://www.kalkalpen.at/unesco-weltnaturerbe) in the Kalkalpen National Park.
On the family-friendly circular route of about 6 kilometers, you gain insight into the valuable ecosystem of near-natural beech forests.
**Quality of experience:** ****
**Recommended season:**
- April
- May
- June
- July
- August
- September
- October
**Properties:**
- Loop
- Family friendly
- Cultural/historical value
- Botanical highlights
**Description:**
The Kalkalpen National Park is the largest beech forest reserve in the Alps and has been recognized since 2017 as Austria's first UNESCO World Natural Heritage site. On the circular hike "In the Valley of Wood," you gain insight into the valuable ecosystem of near-natural beech forests with their plants and animals. Here you can also observe how the forest has developed over the last decades from the former charcoal forest through managed forestry to natural forest within the national park.**Directions:**
**Route Description**
From the **Weißsenbach parking lot** in the Reichraming Hintergebirge, we follow the trail marker "In the Valley of Wood" and immediately cross the Reichramingbach stream. Almost without any incline, we hike along the gravel road following the Große Weißsenbach stream. After 15 minutes, we reach the **Weißsenbach Chapel**. It is one of the few remains of the vanished **settlement in Weißsenbach**, where around ten families lived until 1960. The chapel, renovated in 1999, was built in 1828 and was the center of village life especially on Sundays and holidays.
Immediately after the chapel, the Kleine Weißsenbach flows into the Große Weißsenbach. Here we turn onto the left gravel road, again following the marker "In the Valley of Wood" into the Große Weißsenbach Valley and soon reach the **Bergerwies Hut** (not regularly staffed). The hut was built around 1950 and served as accommodation for woodcutters and hunters.
After only 5 minutes of walking, the road makes a **left bend**. Here, a short detour on a trail straight ahead along the stream is definitely worthwhile. Until the flood of August 2002, there was a forestry road along the Große Weißsenbach that connected to the Ebenforstalm. Large parts of this road were washed away overnight by the floodwaters. On this section in the northern part of the Kalkalpen National Park, you can clearly see how nature, with the help of its forces, shapes new landscapes and gradually lets human structures disappear. Concrete bridges, foundations, and metal beams will remain visible for some time, but here we can witness the impressive return of wilderness.
Back at the road bend, we hike up the forested northern slope of the Stefflkogel on the gravel road.
Several stations about tree species make the walk entertaining, and a **viewing platform** with a magnificent view of the Große Weißsenbach Valley invites you to rest. After about an hour of walking, we turn left at a road bend onto a **forest path**. Through an impressive beech forest, we descend in about 20 minutes back to the Reichramingbach stream, where the loop closes. From here, it is only a short way back to the **parking lot**.
**Tip:**
You can find more information at [www.kalkalpen.at](http://www.kalkalpen.at)
and at [www.facebook.com/waldwildnis](http://www.facebook.com/waldwildnis)!
**Equipment:**
Sturdy footwear, weatherproof clothing, provisions/drinks (no refreshment options along the route)**Additional information:**
The stations of the theme trail "In the Valley of Wood" will be set up from 1st of May to the beginning of November.
(depending on the snow situation)
[World Natural Heritage beech forests in the Kalkalpen National Park](https://www.kalkalpen.at/en/Experience_UNESCO_World_Natural_Heritage_beech_forests)
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[ Tour and route information ](#ttgCollapseTourdetails)
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**Starting place:** 4462 Reichraming
**Destination:** 4462 Reichraming
**duration:** 2h 10m
**length:** 5,0 km
**Altitude difference (uphill):** 253m
**Altitude difference (downhill):** 257m
**Lowest point:** 380m
**Highest point:** 603m
**difficulty:** easy
**condition:** easy
**panoramic view:** Great panorama
**Paths covering:** Hiking trail
**Starting point:** Weißsenbach parking lot
**Destination:** Weißsenbach Valley
**further information:** - Circular route
[   ](#ttgHoehenprofilModal "In the Valley of Wood (Weißsenbach/Reichraming), circular route")
[ Along the trail ](#ttgCollapseAnDerStrecke)
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Parkplatz Weißenbach Nr. 4
Parkplatz Weißenbach, Reichraming
- befestigter Parkplatz auf Schotter
- reservierter barrierefreier Parkplatz auf Schotter
- Gebührenpflichtig in der Zeit von 1. Mai bis 31. Oktober
- Münz-Parkscheinautomat
- Treffpunkt [geführte Nationalpark Touren](https://www.kalkalpen.at/veranstaltungskalender) aus dem Veranstaltungskalender
- Nationalpark Kalkalpen Infopoint
- Ausgangspunkt für Wander- und Radtouren im Hintergebirge
- Toilettenanlage
WC Weißenbach
Weißenbach Kapelle
Die Weißenbach Kapelle ist eine der wenigen Überreste der verschwundenen Siedlungen im Reichraminger Hintergebirge. Die 1999 renovierte Kapelle wurde 1828 erbaut und war an Sonn- und Feiertagen Mittelpunkt des dörflichen Lebens.
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**Accessibility / arrival****Getting there**
Via the Eisenbundesstraße (B115)
from 4400 Steyr - 4452 Ternberg - 4462 Reichraming town center - Dirnbach district - Weißsenbach parking lot
from 3335 Weyer - 4463 Großraming - 4462 Reichraming town center - Dirnbach district - Weißsenbach parking lot
**Public Transit**
Accessible by train to Reichraming station.
The journey itself is the destination: On foot it takes about an hour via the Neuweg and Kapellensteig paths to Dirnbach and then further along Anzenbachstraße to the Weißsenbach parking lot.
**Parking**
[Weißsenbach parking lot](https://www.outdooractive.com/r/10165156/), toilet facilities and info point on site
Parking fees apply from May 1 to October 31
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- Suitable for seniors
- Suitable for families
- Suitable for children
**Most economical season**- Spring
- Summer
- Autumn
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**In the Valley of Wood (Weißsenbach/Reichraming), circular route**
Alpenland Tourismus GmbH
Stadtplatz 27
4400 Steyr
Phone [ +43 7252 53229 - 0 ](tel:+437252532290)
E-Mail [reichraming@steyr-nationalpark.at](#mailto)
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