Sulzbichl - Trefflingfall - Toreck - Trübenbach

Hiking route from Nature park entrance Sulzbichl (616 m) to Trübenbach

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Elevation profile

6,19 km length

Tour dates
  • Difficulty: Medium
  • Route: 6,19 km
  • Ascent: 74 egm
  • Descent: 153 egm
  • Duration: 2:40 h
  • Lowest point: 499 m
  • Highest point:642 m
Features
  • Nice views
  • With refreshment stops
  • Suitable for families and children

Details for: Sulzbichl - Trefflingfall - Toreck - Trübenbach

Brief description

An easy hike past the roaring Trefflingfall - possibly the most impressive waterfall of the Ötscher-Tormäuer Nature Park.

Description

It has been more than 110 years since the Scheibbser Gebirgsverein built one of the most beautiful waterfall trails in Lower Austria. Today, every hiker can walk along the highest waterfall in the country. The Trefflingbach cascades 120 meters down into the Erlauf - a unique experience is guaranteed at the start of a beautiful family hike.
But the tour has much more to offer: The Toreck, a striking 100-meter-long gorge and the narrowest point of the Erlauf in the Tormäuern. A romantic gorge forest along the river. Bridge constructions worth seeing. The Devil's Church, a hollowed-out rock needle with a legendary past. A woodcutter's museum in Trübenbach and a geological nature trail that Alexander Tollmann once laid out along the panoramic road.

Starting point of the tour

Nature park entrance Sulzbichl (616 m)

Destination point of the tour

Trübenbach

Route description Sulzbichl - Trefflingfall - Toreck - Trübenbach

From the Sulzbichl entrance, you hike for about half an hour towards the impressive natural wonder Trefflingfall (waterfall height approx. 110 m, good water flow all year round). The well-secured hiking trail follows the course of the water. Further on towards Trübenbach, past the "Devil's Church", a pyramid-shaped hollowed rock tower. From Trübenbach, you return on foot via the panoramic road, along the geological educational trail, back to the starting point Sulzbichl or Puchenstuben.

 

Directions

From St. Pölten via the Pielach Valley to Puchenstuben

From Scheibbs via St. Anton to Puchenstuben

From Annaberg via the Wastl to Puchenstuben

In Puchenstuben, turn towards the adventure village Sulzbichl on the L5022 - panoramic road (attention bus ban between Sulzbichl and Reith)

 

Parking

A paid parking lot is located directly at the Trefflingfall hut.

The revenues from parking management benefit the care of the nature park. (Coin payment only at the parking meter)

Public access with the Mariazellerbahn is possible up to Puchenstuben station.

Equipment

Hiking clothing, sturdy footwear, drink

Safety information

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

Map recommendations

Ötscher-Tormäuer Nature Park hiking map (available at Mostviertel Tourism, T 07482/20444, info@mostviertel.at)

ÖK Sheet 72 Mariazell Freytag & Berndt 031 Ötscherland

Author's tip

The hike starts directly at the adventure village Sulzbichl. The 7 stilt houses with sleeping places for up to 36 people are ideal for an adventurous holiday with the family or even larger groups. The village lies directly on the cool mountain stream. There is also a barbecue area!

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