Hikers & Bikers beware!

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

Status: April 22nd, 2025

From April 22nd to 25th, 2025 there will be maintnance work done on the Ybbstal Cycle Path which can lead to temporary minor detours and obstructions.

Gaming / Lackenhof:

Hiking trails:

  • The "Verschönerungs" Trail in Gaming will be closed due to forestry work from April 22th, 2025, until further notice. The "Via Aqua" trail is also affected by the closure.
  • From April 22nd to May 1st 2025, the hike from Sulzbichl to the Treffling Falls is closed! Hikes from Eibenboden or Trübenbach to the confluence of the Treffling Falls and the Erlauf River are not affected.
  • Due to forestry work, the "Radlweg" from Langau/Maierhöfen towards Lackenhof is closed until further notice! This also affects hiking trail No. 3 (Durchlass) and the OÖ Mariazellerweg. Detour route: via state road L108 to Lackenhof.
    The "Kartäuserpfad" to Gaming is not affected by this closure.
  • 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 the Sommerer Bridge / Devil's Church / Devil's Church Hanging Bridge.

Mountainbike tours:

  • Due to forestry work, the "Radlweg" from Langau/Maierhöfen towards Lackenhof is closed until further notice! This also affects mountainbike tours „Lunzer Strecke“ & „E-Bike-Tour Schindlhütte". Detour route: via state road L108 to Lackenhof.

Lunz am See:

Hiking trails:

  • Walcherbauer, Seekopf hiking trail closed from February 7th, 2024 until further notice due to windthrow damage. There is an extreme risk of falling rocks! From August 26th, 2024, the hiking trail between Walcherbauer and Bernreiter will be closed until further notice due to windthrow damage.

Cycling paths:

  • On April 23rd, 2025, the Ybbstal Cycle Path coming from Lunz will be closed between the Töpper Bridge and the area near Haus Kasten 10 (near the railway crossing) due to rock clearance work. A detour via the main road B25 is possible.

Göstling/Ybbs:

Hiking trails:

  • Due to storm damage the hiking trail "Rund um den Schober" is closed until further notice.

Hollenstein an der Ybbs:

Hiking trails:

  • Large & Small Scheibenberg trails from Sandgraben to Scheibenberg are closed until further notice.
  • Tut Gut - Route 3 (starting at herbal garden) is closed until April 30th, 2025
  • Particular caution is requested on all hiking trails. With the request that forest closures be taken into account!

Mountain bike routes:

  • The Gamsstein Tour (from Scheibenberg at the Lower Austria/Styria border to the Palfau exit) is closed until further notice. The ascent to Scheibenberg and return is permitted.

Opponitz:

Hiking trail:

  • Due to excavation work in the area, the Steghausweg (between Steghäuser/Am Flussufer and Opponitz power plant) is closed until further notice! This closure also affects the "Grabenrundweg" hiking trail. Attention: danger of falling rocks! You can alternatively detour via Ybbstal cycle path.

Ybbsitz:

Cycling paths:

  • The "Ida Pfeiffer Route" is closed until further notice due to bridge renovations in the "Wülfach" area. 
  • The "Schütt" section/Waidhofen/Ybbs - Zell connection is also closed and impassable due to logging and cleanup work.

Waidhofen an der Ybbs:

Mountainbike trails and Cycling paths:

  • The mountain bike trails on the Rabenberg (including the Homeway Trail) are closed until further notice. 
  • Due to maintenance work on the Ybbstal Cycle Path, there may be minor disruptions in the area between Vogelsang and Kreilhof on April 22, 2025.