Hochwechsel – Steyersberger Hut loop from Hochwechsel

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Hochwechsel – Steyersberger Hut loop from Hochwechsel

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Hochwechsel – Steyersberger Hut loop from Hochwechsel

03:37

12.2km

370m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily walkable paths. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: November 1, 2026

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Teile des Steirischen Jogl- und Wechsellandes

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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121 m

Wetterkogler House

Highlight • Mountain Hut

Altitude 📕
1743 m

Rooms/beds 📗
9

Mattresses 📘
26

Winter room 📙
The winter room is not locked (3 places, heated).
3 places, electric fan heater with coin slot, no cooking facilities.

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149 m

Wooden 'W' Structure on Hochwechsel

Highlight • Monument

The large wooden „W“ stands directly on the Hochwechsel and marks the start of the Hochwechsel Trail „The WU“. It serves as a kind of gateway to the mountain bike …

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184 m

Hochwechsel

Highlight • Summit

At 1,743 meters, you can enjoy a wonderful view of the Wechsel area. Many hiking tours start from up here and there are other seasonally managed huts besides the Wetterkogelhaus …

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353 m

Hochweid Trail – The WU

Highlight • MTB Park

Absolutely recommendable and worth seeing! Magnificent views as far as Vienna are possible. The WU Trail is fantastic and cycling up it definitely pays off. I would assume good basic …

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3.88 km

Tripoint

Highlight • Natural Monument

A super nice tour highly recommended

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6.23 km

Cozy family business at 1,372 meters above sea level, embedded in a wooded area with a wonderful view. The valley station of the Arabichl lift is also located here, direct access to the changing panoramic trail is possible.

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8.06 km

Kranichberger Schwaig

Highlight • Mountain Hut

The view of Rax, Sonnwendstein and Schneeberg is a hit. There is also fresh fruit whey and great cakes.

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12.1 km

WU Sculpture

Highlight • Monument

This "Wu" is equivalent to Vááááóóóó, which means a crazy positive surprise because of the view. I don't think it's undeserved.... The view is fantastic, and the trail is similarly great!

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12.2 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

10.5 km

1.68 km

Surfaces

10.4 km

1.41 km

444 m

Elevation

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Highest point (1,730 m)

Lowest point (1,370 m)

Weather

Wednesday 4 November

7°C

-1°C

0 %

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Max wind speed: 12.0 km/h

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Comments

August 25, 2024,Hochwechsel - Teil 2

Unfortunately, from the Bärenlacke to the border triangle, I didn't notice that my watch's battery was dead. Then I plugged it into the power bar and charged it up to the Wetterkoglerhaus. After that, it was back on my wrist. 😊

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