Eibenboden - Trefflingfall - Sulzbichl - Hochbärneck - Eibenboden

Hiking route from NP entrance parking lot Eibenboden

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Elevation profile

11,32 km length

Tour dates
  • Difficulty: Medium
  • Route: 11,32 km
  • Ascent: 552 egm
  • Descent: 549 egm
  • Duration: 3:30 h
  • Lowest point: 441 m
  • Highest point:952 m
Features
  • Round tour
  • Nice views
  • With refreshment stops
  • Suitable for families and children

Details for: Eibenboden - Trefflingfall - Sulzbichl - Hochbärneck - Eibenboden

Brief description

Hiking between alpine pastures, gorges and waterfalls: The leisurely hike leads over the Trefflingfall to Sulzbichl and up to Hochbärneck. 

Description

The diverse natural and cultural landscapes delight hikers on this route. The alpine pasture at Hochbärneck, with the alpine house and the observation tower, is ideal for a short break. After descending through a shady beech forest with wonderful views of the Ötscher, the path leads along the crystal-clear Erlauf back through the Vorderen Tormäuer. The highlight of the route is the Trefflingfall, which plunges down in several cascades. 

Starting point of the tour

NP entrance parking lot Eibenboden

Destination point of the tour

Sulzbichl - Puchenstuben

Route description Eibenboden - Trefflingfall - Sulzbichl - Hochbärneck - Eibenboden

The starting point is the Trefflingtalerhütte am Sulzbichl in the municipality of Puchenstuben, where admission to the nature park is paid in order to preserve the paths. At first the path leads along the asphalt road for a short distance, before turning left onto a forest road and after about 2 hours reaching the alpine pasture Hochbärneck. After a stop at the Almhaus and a visit to the viewpoint, the trail descends steeply downhill via a forest path and a road towards Eibenboden. At an inconspicuous junction you have to keep left to get to the Eibenmühle. Through the Vorderen Tormäuer, along the Erlauf and past the Hundsbachfall, you reach the Trefflingfall, which has to be climbed as the last stage over the spectacular waterfall path, before the last stretch leads through a forest next to the Trefflingbach back to the starting point.

 

Directions

from St.Pölten via the Pielach valley to Puchenstuben

from Scheibbs via St.Anton to Puchenstuben

from Annaberg via Wastl to Puchenstuben

in Puchenstuben turn in the direction of Erlebnisdorf Sulzbichl on the L5022 - Panoramastraße (Attention: no bus traffic between Sulzbichl and Reith)

Parking

A paid parking lot is located directly at the starting point Eibenboden

The proceeds from the parking management benefit the maintenance of the nature park. (only coin payment possible at the parking meter)

Equipment

Hiking clothing, sturdy footwear, drink

Safety information

Please inform yourself in advance about any possible trail and road closures in the Nature Park Ötscher-Tormäuer. You can find this information at https://www.naturpark-oetscher.at/aktuelles-top-informiert-im-naturpark

Map recommendations

Hiking map Nature Park Ötscher-Tormäuer, www.naturpark-oetscher.at

Author's tip

Spend the night in the adventure village Sulzbichl: the stilts village, consisting of 7 huts, offers a total of 36 places. 

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