Hikers & Bikers beware!

You can find an overview of the current closures in the hiking and mountain biking region here!

Status: September 2026

Hiking trails: 
Please take particular care on all hiking trails – please also observe any forestry closures.

Mountainbike trails:
Please take particular care on all mountain bike trails – please also observe any forestry closures.

Important: Short tour on the Radtramper 656 Ybbstal
From 7.00 pm on 27 August until 28 August
Due to a road closure on the B31, the Radtramper 656 service will operate on a shortened route between Waidhofen/Ybbs and Hollenstein/Ybbs (and vice versa) from 7.00 pm on 27 August until 28 August 2026. The stops in Kogelsbach, Göstling and Lunz am See will not be served on either of these days.

Radtramper 656: Service Restrictions on September 20, 2026

Due to a complete closure of the B31 in the Waidhofen/Ybbs Gstadt area (B31/B22 roundabout), there will be service restrictions on the Radtramper 656 on September 20, 2026. On that day, the Radtramper will operate only between Lunz am See and the Opponitz bus station. The stops “Waidhofen/Ybbs Abzw. Bahnhof” and “Gstadt Ybbsitzer Straße” will not be served. 

Gaming / Lackenhof:
 

• Vordere Tormäuer – Trübenbach hiking trail: The hiking trail will be closed due to forestry work/road construction until further notice. Alternative hike: The closed section of the path can be bypassed over a large area (1 km) via 'Sommererbrücke/Teufelskirche/Hängesteg Teufelskirche'.
  
   
• Closure of hiking trail no. 4 from "Lackenhof" via "Kälberhalt/Eibenkogel/Distelpiste to Riffelboden" from Monday 17 to Friday 28 August 2026
  Alternative route: via "Weitental", hiking trail no. 5 to "Riffelboden"
  Hiking trail no. 8 from "Lackenhof" via "Kälberhalt/Eibenkogel" to "Kl. Ötscher" (panoramic view) is not affected by the closure!
   

• Closure of the northern access route to the Rauher Kamm:
  Due to storm-damaged timber cleanup operations, the Rauher Kamm/Ötschergipfel hiking trail—including the “Himmelsleiter” climb and the “Reitsteig” forest road between Raneck and Bärenlacke—will be CLOSED throughout the period from September 1 to September 30, 2026 (including weekends and evenings)! 
  Please observe all warning signs and barriers! 
  This also affects MTB trails No. 28 “Ötscher Trekking Route,” No. 24 “Nature Park Trail,” and No. 25 “Bärenlacken Trail.” 
  Alternative route for MTB trails No. 28 “Ötscher Trekking Route” and No. 24 “Nature Park Trail”: Lackenhof – Raneck via the Nestelbergsäge to Bärenlacke – Trübenbach
  During this time, the ascent to and descent from the Ötscher summit are only possible via the “Normalweg” trail from Lackenhof or Weitental, passing through the Ötscher mountain hut.
  It is also possible to ascend and descend via the “Jäger Herz” trail into the Ötschergräben.
  
  Alternative routes:
  - Wienerbruck - Ötschergräben - Jägerherz - Rauher Kamm - Ötscher - Riffelsattel - Erlaufklause
  - Weitental - Riffelsattel - Jägerherz - Rauher Kamm - Ötscher - Weitental
  - 2-day summit hike starting from Mitterbach

• Due to construction work, there will be a partial closure of the "Vordere Tormäuer" between "Trübenbach" and "Trefflingfall", as well as the hiking trail from "Brandgegend" to the "Vordere Tormäuer", from September 16 through October 9, Monday through Thursday. The trail from "Trübenbach" to "Nestelberg" is not affected by the closure. From Friday through Sunday, hiking is permitted without restriction throughout the entire area.
  
  The following alternative routes are available:
  - Trübenbach – Nestelberg – Eibenboden (approx. 1.5 hours longer)
  - Trefflingfall – Panoramastraße – Trübenbach (approx. 1.5 hours longer)

Lunz am See:

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Göstling/Ybbs:

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Hollenstein an der Ybbs:

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Opponitz:

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Ybbsitz:

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Waidhofen an der Ybbs:

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