Stage 10 Luchs Trail Lassing - Hochreit

Directions:
From the parking lot, head towards Göstling until you reach the Hochkar toll road parking lot. There you turn right towards Hochkar, until shortly afterwards the marked hiking trail no. 16 turns right again. This leads through the Lassinger forests via Aibl Schottenschlag (approx. 1,150 m) to the upper Hochkarboden and the Hochkar Schutzhaus (1,491 m).

From here, a gravel road leads moderately steeply up to Blachlboden, where a mountain lake was artificially created at the foot of the Scheiterkogel in 1998.

Looking back towards the Hochkar ski area, the Stumpfmauer and Gamsstein can be seen to the west and the Haller Mauern above the Scheinecksattel. The striking reddish rock, which is impermeable Liaskalke limestone, is the cause of small pools and channels and, above all, the lush flora. From Blachlboden, the now narrow path crosses horizontally to the east below small rocky outcrops to the wide karst depression of the Schrottleitneralm. A path leads diagonally left in several hairpin bends up a strip of meadow to a flat saddle north of the "Schmalzmauer". From the saddle, the "Teufl R.-Steig" leads down to the right through a fence gate in small hairpin bends in the direction of "Seelucken". Halfway up the slope, it crosses the scree fields below the rocky outcrops to the right and finally climbs gently on grassy ledges between weather spruces back out of the steep terrain. You are now back on the main ridge. The scenery is very attractive across some grassy knolls to a meadow saddle directly in front of the narrow, mountain pine-covered ridge edge of the "Geißhöhe". The trail immediately turns diagonally left up the north side of the Geißhöhe and finally crosses the steep, densely overgrown northern slope just below the summit ridge through mountain pine lanes. On the eastern ridge, small forest aisles open up again between old weather spruces, leading down to a flat meadow. You then cross the rock-strewn mountain meadows of the "Munsinplan", keeping to the right near the south-facing slopes along the remains of fences.You then descend briefly through a hollow characterized by rock carts and boulders and finally reach the forest saddle at the "Planstiege" just before the upswing of the Ringkogel. Here a path branches off to the left to the Schwarzalm, which you descend to a fork just before the Schwarzalmhütte.

Here you keep right down into the highly interesting, peculiar karst landscape of the "Kessel" (very confusing terrain!). The trail ends on a hill from where you reach the Wiesenalmhütte at 1,486 m above sea level via flower-filled meadows.

The Wiesenalm is the most remote and most scenic alpine pasture in the Hochkarmassiv. To the south-west lies the aforementioned huge karst area of the "Kessel" with enormous sinkholes, karst fields and karst lanes. From the hut, you follow the moderately steep mountain ridge downhill over a broad, flowery meadow ridge with views of the Dürrenstein. The path turns left down through a sparse forest over the small mountain saddle of the Hocheck to a fence gate. Then downhill on a path with many small hairpin bends through a sparse high forest to a forest road that leads directly to the beautifully situated Leckermoor. From the high moor, an asphalt road leads to the Hochreit plateau and past the Ablaß farm, which is well worth a visit, to the no less beautiful farms of Groß- and Kleinschöntal. A hiking trail branches off to the right here and takes you down to Göstling.

Tip:
More information at: www.luchstrail.at

It is recommended to contact the Trail Info & Booking Center before booking.

Offers at: bookyourtrail.com

Safety guidelines:
Emergency call mountain rescue: 140Equipment:
Sturdy hiking boots or good trekking shoes, hiking rucksack, water bottle, first aid kit incl. blister plasters, hiking map and smartphone, snack, sunglasses, sun cream, hut sleeping bag

You should also be well equipped for changeable weather.

Packing your rucksack correctly makes things a lot easier: pack heavy items first. The water bottle should always be within easy reach in a side pocket. All items that are often needed, such as sunglasses, smartphone or hiking map, should be on top.

Additional information:
Booking center & general information hotline
Trail Angels GmbH
Obervellach 15, 9821 Obervellach
Tel.: +43 47 82 93 093
bookyourtrail.com

Info point Lower Austria:
Mostviertel Tourismus
Töpperschloss Neubruck
Neubruck 2/10, 3270 Scheibbs
Tel.: +43 (0)7482/204 44
info@mostviertel.at

Info point Upper Austria:
Alpenland Tourismus GmbH
Bahnhofstraße 2, 4580 Windischgarsten
Info office: Reichraming
Tel.: +43 7252 53229-40
reichraming@360alpenland.com
alpenland@360.com

Information office Styria:
Tourismusverband Gesäuse
Hauptstraße 35, 8911 Admont, Austria
Tel. +43 (0) 3613 21160 10
info@gesaeuse.at
www.gesaeuse.at