Steep rock - optionally with overnight stay in a mountain hut
Haindlkarhütte - Gsengrunde
Starting and end point: Parking lot Weidendom
Attractions: Rock and gravel wilderness, alpine flora, chamois, themed trail "Wild John
Difficulty: medium difficulty, surefootedness necessary
Infrastructure: Hiking trail, alpine hut with excellent cuisine and overnight accommodation
walking time: 6h (round-trip)
Special feature: Pretty feathered pink blooms from May-July
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Buchstein House
Starting and end point: Buchsteinhaus parking lot (near Gstatterboden)
Attractions: via ferrata Buchstein, panoramic terrace with spectacular view
Difficulty: easy path (difficult from Buchsteinhaus onwards)
Infrastructure: Hiking trail, alpine hut with excellent cuisine and accommodation
Walking time: 6h round trip (with Buchstein summit 9h)
Special feature: chamois near the hut
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Ennstalerhütte - traverse
Starting and end point: Gstatterboden, Erb (ride with Gesäuse shared taxi)
Attractions: mountain pastures, forest wilderness, magnificent panorama
Difficulty: easy to moderately difficult path, partly forest road
Infrastructure: Hiking trail, refuge with excellent cuisine and accommodation
Possible stop for refreshments at Kroisnalm
walking time: 6h one-way
Special feature: Mountain woodpeckers
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Hesshütte - traverse
Starting and end point: Hartelsgraben parking lot, Johnsbach (ride with Gesäuse shared taxi)
Attractions: Alpine pastures, magnificent panorama, Hartelsgraben themed trail
Difficulty: moderately difficult path, partly forest road
Infrastructure: Hiking trail, mountain hut with excellent cuisine and accommodation, alpine meadow Sulzkaralm
walking time: 8h
Feature: Marmots
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