Stage 12 Luchs Trail Lunz am See - Lackenhof

Directions:
The starting point of this stage is the Haus der Wildnis in the center of Lunz am See. Between the church and the "Genussplatzl" on the opposite side of the street, you walk across the church square down to the St. Johannes bridge, which you use to cross the Ois. Continue diagonally left and after a few meters you come to a hill: turn left here along the cycle path ("Ybbstalradweg"), keep right at a fork and pass through the ensemble of the historic Ledererhof - up to this point, the path of the previous stage is followed in the opposite direction. Immediately behind it, a bridge allows you to cross the Ois and you are now in front of the Zellerhof. Now walk along the road to the right until you turn left into Kleine Seeaustraße after about 450 m (signposts for hiking trails 19 & 20). After about 350 m, the road forks and you keep right (Ww. "Bienenkunde" no. 19 & 20). The road leads in a right-hand bend up to the last houses of Lunz. Immediately behind it - already in the forest - it turns into a forest road. At a crossroads, follow the markings straight ahead (not right towards Lake Lunz) until you reach another crossroads. Here, turn left uphill towards "Rehberg" and at a fork, follow the markings on the right along a fairly steep and rough forest path until you reach the wooded ridge of the Steinbauernberg (be careful at an open area, keep sharp left along the forest path).

You now hike beautifully through the forest to the left along the ridge: the path soon becomes narrower and you can repeatedly catch glimpses of Lake Lunz lying directly below you. Soon after a viewing point ("Seeblick"), the hike leads down to the right towards "Rehberg Nr. 19". You will soon reach a forest path that leads to the left along the slope. After a while, the path becomes a mule track and leads down to the Almgasthaus Rehberg.

Immediately behind it, turn left onto an asphalt road. After about 400 m, the road forks and you follow the small asphalt road to the right up to the Maiß farmstead - here you have another wonderful view of Lake Lunz. Go through the farmstead and immediately afterwards cross the meadow (or piste of the small Maißzinken ski area) on a field path until you reach the forest. Here the paths fork again: follow the right-hand hiking trail (then immediately right again) down through the forest in the direction of "Durchlaß" (no. 21). After a while, the hiking trail widens into a forest path and you continue descending (at a bench on the left around the corner) to the wide saddle or the wide valley "Durchlaß".

Pass an old lonely farmstead on the right and immediately afterwards turn left onto a field path towards "Maierhöfen" (No. 6). After a few meters, follow the smaller path straight ahead, which leads through the wide valley as a meadow path. You soon reach a forest path, which you follow slightly downhill to the right along the valley to the large valley of the Ois (= upper reaches of the Ybbs) (in between, the path narrows to a path for a few minutes). Here you come to a forest road, which is also a cycle path. Follow it to the right and cross the Ois over a bridge on the left behind a wooden house.

You are now in the hamlet of Langau-Maierhöfen: You now cross the country road "B 71 Zellerrain Straße" and follow the gravel road straight ahead until you reach an asphalt road again after 150 m. Turn left for about 100 m until you turn sharp right opposite the Pension am Lackenbach and follow a small road towards "Lackenhof" (No. 3 & 16). After about 50 m, turn left again towards "Lackenhof" (no. 3) onto a forest path (also a cycle path), which you follow for quite a while on the right above the bottom of the valley and the road towards Lackenhof. Behind a house you come to a crossroads: the right-hand path of the two straight ahead leads to Lackenhof. It soon becomes a beautiful forest and meadow path. Now several paths lead to Lackenhof: at the first fork, the Luchs Trail takes the left-hand (straight ahead) hiking trail and at the second fork (already within sight of Lackenhof church) the right-hand of the two hiking trails. This takes you to the church in Lackenhof and past the Kirchenwirt to Lindenplatz, your destination for this stage.

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