Weißes Kreuz Circular Trail

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Tour-Details

Path number: E03

Starting place: 3334 Gaflenz

Destination: 3334 Gaflenz

duration: 4h 18m

length: 13,4 km

Altitude difference (uphill): 557m

Altitude difference (downhill): 557m

Lowest point: 502m

Highest point: 949m

difficulty: medium

condition: medium

panoramic view: Some Views

Paths covering:

Asphalt, Path / trail, Gravel, Street, Hiking trail, Other

Short description:
Summit tour starting from Gaflenz/Oberland and returning via Kleingschnaidt

Recommended season:

March
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Properties:

Loop
Summit route

Description:
From Oberland the trail leads under the federal road and towards the NW steeply through light mixed forest to the summit. From there continue on trail E03, down through the Kleingschnaidt and at the Thalhof on the Dornbergweg via Gaflenz back to the starting point.

Trail number: E03, Dornbergweg

Directions:
The trail leads under the federal road in a NW direction, steeply through light mixed forest to the summit. On the path E03 through the Kleingschnaidt and on the Dornbergweg via Gaflenz back to the starting point.

Variants:

This summit tour can be extended to a challenging circular hike to Spindeleben on trail E03.

Alternatively, an unmarked hiking trail leads from Gaflenz over the Sonnberg to the Weißen Kreuz.

Tip:
Climate-friendly to the National Park Region - railway station Gaflenz or Oberland: By train you can reach the starting point for this hike in about 2 hours from Linz and in about 2.5 hours from Vienna.

Safety guidelines:
No gastronomy along the way, so bring drinks and a snack if needed.

Tour and route information

Starting point: Gaflenz/Oberland

Destination: Gaflenz/Oberland

further information:

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Along the trail

Bahnhof Gaflenz

Haltestelle Oberland

Restaurant - Hotel - Juwel

Wirtshaus Heuberger

Arrival

Accessibility / arrival

Getting there
From Salzburg/Linz: A1 motorway exit Enns-Steyr > B115 into the Enns Valley.

From Vienna: A1 motorway exit Haag > B42 > B122 > B115 into the Enns Valley

From Passau: A8 Passau > Wels > A1 motorway exit Enns-Steyr > B115 into the Enns Valley

From Graz: A9 Pyhrnautobahn > motorway exit Klaus > Grünburg > into the Ennstal valley

Public Transit
The Ennstalbahn runs between Linz and Weißenbach-St. Gallen.

Details at www.ooevv.at

Railway Stations are located in Ternberg, Trattenbach, Losenstein, Reichraming, Großraming, Gaflenz, Weyer, Küpfern, Kastenreith, Kleinreifling and Weißenbach-St. Gallen.

Parking
parking in Oberland