Dürrenstein - NE from Lunzersee, via the Seetal - Dürrenstein - Steirisch - Niederösterreichische Kalkalpen - Austria
Dürrenstein - NE from Lunzersee, via the Seetal

Dürrenstein - NE from Lunzersee, via the Seetal

Dürrenstein - Alpes Viennoises - Austria

Length12000m
Min / max altitude610m / 1878m
Duration1 day
Route typeTraverse
Source

Details

Ascent

From the E side of Lunzersee: Head SE, past the “Seehof” palace, and head S along the forest road in the flat but deep valley. Pass the Mittersee (770m), the Ludwig waterfall (1000m), and the Obersee (1114m). Here the forest road ends, and it is a steep path S to the Leonhardikreuz (1406m).

Then SW across the meadows and bushes until the summit.

5h from the Lunzer lake to the summit.

Descent

Either same way, or in a loop on the E side, via Ybbstaler Huette.

2h from the summit to Ybbstaler Huette.

3 lakes and many waterfalls along the way.

It is not allowed to cycle on the forest road, although it is flat and wide…

There is a farm on the S side of Leonhardikreuz (5min detour) that has food and drinks in the summer.

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