--- title: Totes Gebirge from Bad Ischl to Hinterstoder url: "https://www.upperaustria.com/en/oesterreich-tour/detail/430002895/totes-gebirge-from-bad-ischl-to-hinterstoder.html" description: The Dead Mountains are a mountain range in the Northern Limestone Alps in the Eastern Alps in Upper Austria and Styria. This crossing leads through mountain forest of spruce, pine, larch and pine, oversized flower-filled meadows and in the area of high plateau on a heavily karstified and partially devoid of vegetation plateau with fossilized shells, snails and corals, sinkholes and caves.Numerous variants and mountain climbing are possible. A start is also possible in the Loserhütte on Loser (Altausee). To the east can be done in an extension different versions Zellerhütte or Dümler hut. date: 2017-02-22 modified: 2026-03-18 --- # Totes Gebirge from Bad Ischl to Hinterstoder Totes Gebirge from Bad Ischl to Hinterstoder ============================================== **Starting place:** 4820 Bad Ischl **Destination:** 4574 Hinterstoder ![](https://assets.tourdata.at/260x195/243362/681B35E82491AB1B3782A6F8774052E1A36829695485567C4DCD0DCF73BF6431/rinnerkogel-blick-osten.jpg) ![](https://assets.tourdata.at/260x195/243363/C6A311092A1D148E79E7359558714040A562F2514B3CD8EE24A82BE08DC5E8B8/scheiblingkoegel.jpg) ![](https://assets.tourdata.at/260x195/243364/20E16BAF8700C79A5B2B4FDC356480519445FBAE37C39E89E0E3A267A4A62625/hinterstoder-mit-blick-auf-das-tote-gebirge.jpg) © Open copyright © © Dr. Gerhard König Close copyright [ ![Rinnerkogel view east](https://assets.tourdata.at/x550/243362/681B35E82491AB1B3782A6F8774052E1A36829695485567C4DCD0DCF73BF6431/rinnerkogel-blick-osten.jpg "© © Dr. Gerhard König") ](https://assets.tourdata.at/1920x/243362/681B35E82491AB1B3782A6F8774052E1A36829695485567C4DCD0DCF73BF6431/rinnerkogel-blick-osten.jpg) © Open copyright © © Dr. Gerhard König Close copyright [ ![Scheiblingkögel](https://assets.tourdata.at/x550/243363/C6A311092A1D148E79E7359558714040A562F2514B3CD8EE24A82BE08DC5E8B8/scheiblingkoegel.jpg "© © Dr. Gerhard König") ](https://assets.tourdata.at/1920x/243363/C6A311092A1D148E79E7359558714040A562F2514B3CD8EE24A82BE08DC5E8B8/scheiblingkoegel.jpg) [ ![](https://assets.tourdata.at/x550/243364/20E16BAF8700C79A5B2B4FDC356480519445FBAE37C39E89E0E3A267A4A62625/hinterstoder-mit-blick-auf-das-tote-gebirge.jpg) ](https://assets.tourdata.at/1920x/243364/20E16BAF8700C79A5B2B4FDC356480519445FBAE37C39E89E0E3A267A4A62625/hinterstoder-mit-blick-auf-das-tote-gebirge.jpg) 1. 2. 3. Multi-day tour ![](https://static.ecmaps.de/staticmap.jpg?experience=webarchitektur-meta&width=991&height=450&project=ttg-basemap&path=enc:_zabHowurA}@qRAcv@tFyF~IhAsGmPuH{K\{AvEqAfGz@jEmCkAwAmBqRqDuEk@{GhABB{AyE}LyIwf@qAa@a@e\oFmFwIwBgFkMyPqVmSol@sGqF}Eke@gCWoD~CuEeJqAyJ{DsACqCcBaBD_EoC{Ib@uJcCiDIq[wD}h@tBoWdIuBpAgHoB}GsK}GgDbBkAq@WoDqFqDvAmGd@mS~B}HQeEpLya@kI__@mOgMsEsMRsG_DcZhCw@ZeG~CjAJoDrAnBfAkItAjCc@oHdDeIuF}S}JyEsBuG`KmLxJZfCeLtLoKhJgQxUmC~WiQpKl@|B|MqCmNxDoKnG_@xByBOoCbJuVx@aHx@}@vHnAhC}HxNsHpLyAkA}PkGyKtC{ERwP{Kse@GcZiJol@`A_IUmHzIeQToEgB}BIcGuFuQc@}QmBuHlA{AnC}SuA{HvAc@_DiKsQ}[PgM~D{MpLmRxGsWtNcGrLu@nN{KbOyApMmE{G}OkGyZaBiR_DoFiHa^{IeW{D{REkIeJaWgDm_@bDsXgDkThGmFb@uNqJaTgE{UsKaXqGaLeJsFgG}HcQ{WeAwIsJ}ToBgSgKiTbKk\`ByN`E{NaDyAmFgp@~FqN`Cmv@rCaEfCwOu@go@zAs^c@yBkC`@e@cB~@kBaPoY{J}D{AmLfF_W`BiD\fBfAwJzCy@vIuNjEwAvBqLzAUl@~EvIcRhC|KdBm@rFiG\}FkBqCfGaCHcCeAq@bA{@qD{CvBwCcBkGZkG}DaJfAsNsDi`@bFuVfKwG|DuRoC_RjCw\?iTzA}P|F}NoDyUgDuCv@_Kf@_Bp@n@&server=meta.tourdata.at) The Dead Mountains are a mountain range in the Northern Limestone Alps in the Eastern Alps in Upper Austria and Styria. This crossing leads through mountain forest of spruce, pine, larch and pine, oversized flower-filled meadows and in the area of high plateau on a heavily karstified and partially devoid of vegetation plateau with fossilized shells, snails and corals, sinkholes and caves. Numerous variants and mountain climbing are possible. A start is also possible in the Loserhütte on Loser (Altausee). To the east can be done in an extension different versions Zellerhütte or Dümler hut. The excess of the western mountains dead leads in 4-5 days through the south of Upper Austria and Styria north of Bad Ischl to Hinterstoder. Day 1: Arrival to Rettenbachtal and climb to the hut Ischl Day 2: About the Schoenberg / Wildkogel to Wildensee and Appelhaus Day 3: Passing the Wildgössl to Pühringerhütte with Elmsee Day 4: About the Temelbergsattel to Prielschutzhaus Day 5: down into the valley to Hinterstoder and home [ Tour and route information ](#ttgCollapseTourdetails) --------------------------------------------------------- **Starting place:** 4820 Bad Ischl **Destination:** 4574 Hinterstoder **duration:** 20h 0m **length:** 45,0 km **Altitude difference (uphill):** 2.894m **Altitude difference (downhill):** 2.902m **Lowest point:** 605m **Highest point:** 2.052m **difficulty:** medium **condition:** difficult **panoramic view:** Great panorama **Paths covering:** Hiking trail **further information:** - Multi-day tour [ ![Altitude profile Totes Gebirge from Bad Ischl to Hinterstoder](//static.et4.de/ElevationProfileChart/Go.ashx?Experience=hoehenprofil-meta&Server=meta.tourdata.at&AddElevations=true&AddOfftrackWaypoints=false&AddSurfaces=true&AddWaypoints=false&globalid=tourdata_tour_430002895&width=355&height=250&FontSize=12&mkt=en) ![Altitude profile Totes Gebirge from Bad Ischl to Hinterstoder](//static.et4.de/ElevationProfileChart/Go.ashx?Experience=hoehenprofil-meta&Server=meta.tourdata.at&AddElevations=true&AddOfftrackWaypoints=false&AddSurfaces=true&AddWaypoints=false&globalid=tourdata_tour_430002895&width=450&height=350&mkt=en) ](#ttgHoehenprofilModal "Totes Gebirge from Bad Ischl to Hinterstoder") [ Arrival ](#ttgCollapseAnreise) ---------------------------------- **Accessibility / arrival**The tour starts at the Rettenbachalm in Bad Ischl. 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