Haute Route 8. Etappe: Langau – Ybbstaler Hütte
Trekking trail from Langau to Ybbstaler Hut
14,92 km length
- Difficulty: Difficult
- Route: 14,92 km
- Ascent: 1.134 egm
- Descent: 465 egm
- Duration: 6:00 h
- Lowest point: 678 m
- Highest point:1.812 m
14,92 km length
INFO: From April 17 - 30, 2026, hiking trail no. 17 from the Tagles parking lot to the Herrenalm (Taglesschlucht) is closed due to logging work. The alternative route of the hiking trail leads along the forest road.
Starting point of the tourLangau
Destination point of the tourYbbstaler Hut
Via the Dürrenstein
Route: Langau – Taglesgraben – Herrenalm (“Lehardikreuz,” 1,406 m) temporarily closed – Dürrenstein (1,878 m) – Ybbstaler Hütte (1,344 m).
Alternative Route (to bypass the Dürrenstein summit, which will be climbed on the next stage): “Lehardikreuz” – Obersee (1,114 m) – Luckenbrunn forest road and Pauschenalm – unmarked trail to Grünloch – Ybbstaler Hütte.
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