Through the Bärenschützklamm to Breitenau
Closed
ATTENTION: After the serious accident in 2020, the Bärenschützklamm will remain closed until further notice. Te reopening is planned for august 2024. Entering the closed gorge is strictly prohibited and also life-threatening! The trail leads through the
Bärenschützklamm up to
Schüsserlbrunn and then - with or without the Hochlantsch summit - down to St. Jakob.
This trail takes you "over the mountain" from Mixnitz to Breitenau. The ascent through the Bärenschützklamm gorge is impressive: the gorge is bordered by limestone walls up to 300 metres high, into which the Mixnitzbach stream has "eaten its way" over thousands of years and formed this unique gorge. 164 bridges and ladders with a total of 2500 wooden rungs were painstakingly installed and make this natural monument tangible for sure-footed mountain hikers.
The next highlight is the small pilgrimage church "Schüsserlbrunn", which has been a place of pilgrimage for centuries and is still visited by many pilgrims and hikers today. Then it is time to decide whether to climb to the Hochlantsch summit or to descend to Breitenau.
With the "Guten Hirten" (Good Shepherd) and the "Steirischer Jockl" (Styrian Jockl), two wonderful refreshment stops await hikers along the way.
Attention: A gorge maintenance fee must be paid at the entrance to the gorge!
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The tour in numbers
medium
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- We start at the car park of the Bärenschützklamm and walk uphill on the long-distance trail no. 702/745 for approx. 1 hour.
- We pass the cascade fall and continue in the gorge-like valley to the Hans-Kerl-Hütte.
- At the Hans-Kerl-Hütte or "Kassierhütte" we enter the gorge. Now the trail goes steeply uphill via ladders and paths.
- After the shelter hut we immediately reach the large waterfall with a drop of approx. 50 metres.
- Cross a last stream and continue steeply uphill to the exit of the gorge and then along a forest path to the "Guten Hirten" inn.
- Continue on trail no. 746 up to the "Steirischen Jokl" inn.
- 198 steps down, the well-known pilgrimage church "Schüsserlbrunn" awaits us.
- From here we follow trail no. 740 down to Breitenau/St. Jakob.
Variants:
To the Hochlantsch summit
If you are still fit, you can start the ascent from the "Steirischer Jockl" inn:330 metres of ascent2.5 kilometresDuration: approx. 1.5 hrs. additional-
- We take trail no. 740 to the Hochlantsch summit cross and the same trail back down to Breitenau.
Priest Kelz pilgrimage trail
This trail connects the two pilgrimage churches of St. Erhard and Schüsserlbrunn, the trail is about 1.5 kilometres longer:
- At the junction above the "Zirbisegger" we change to trail no. 5 and walk past the mining area to St. Erhard.
The food alone is worth a stop at the "Steirischer Jockl", but the view from the terrace is also incredible!
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Steig Bärenschützklamm, Naturpark Almenland in der Oststeiermark | © Oststeiermark Tourismus | Christine Pollhammer
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Kassierhäuschen Bärenschützklamm, Naturpark Almenland, Oststeiermark | © Oststeiermark Tourismus | Christine Pollhammer
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Wasserfall Bärenschützklamm, Naturpark Almenland, Oststeiermark | © Oststeiermark Tourismus | Christine Pollhammer
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Bärenschützklamm-Steig, Naturpark Almenland in der Oststeiermark | © Oststeiermark Tourismus | Sandra Haberl
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Schüsserlbrunn am Hochlantsch, Naturpark Almenland, Oststeiermark | © Oststeiermark Tourismus | Christine Pollhammer
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Schüsserlbrunn-Steig, Hochlantsch, Naturpark Almenland, Oststeiermark | © Oststeiermark Tourismus | Christine Pollhammer
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Terrasse "Steirischer Jockl", Naturpark Almenland in der Oststeiermark | © Oststeiermark Tourismus | Christine Pollhammer
What the weather will be like
Breitenau am Hochlantsch (607m)
Dry and partly sunny throughout the day, with cloudy periods from time to time.
Sunshine and cloudiness will alternate throughout the day. A chance of showers towards evening.
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