Hikers & Bikers beware!

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

Status: May, 29th, 2025

Gaming / Lackenhof:

Hiking trails:

  • In the Dreieckberg and Urmannsberg areas, disruptions due to forestry work are to be expected from May 22, 2025, until further notice. The relevant areas are marked with information signs. No work will be carried out on weekends.
  • Hiking trail no. 17 from the Tagles parking lot to the Herrenalm will be closed for an estimated three weeks starting May 5th, 2025, due to forestry work involving the cable car. The alternative route is via the forest road.
  • 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.

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:

  • Hiking trail no. 73 - Moorweg is closed until further notice
  • Particular caution is requested on all hiking trails. With the request that forest closures be taken into account!

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.

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