Bürgeralm Panorama Klettersteig
The via ferrata built by Stefan Gatt & team connects several small rock formations to an interesting traverse via ferrata.
In the first half, the difficulty level ranges from A to C. Two exits also offer beginners the opportunity to get to know the via ferrata. After about half of the via ferrata, you reach the so-called "Arena", a 25 m high wall formation, in the middle of which there is an overhang of about 12 m in length. The normal via ferrata route bypasses this overhang and reaches a maximum of difficulty level D on the Austrian via ferrata scale. The "Arena Variant", on the other hand, leads directly over the large overhang and is currently considered the most difficult climbing passage in Europe, if not worldwide.
Best season: May to October
Overall difficulty: medium (Arena variant extreme)
Ascent: 10-20 minutes, descent: 5-15 minutes, total time required: 1.5-2 hours
Difference in altitude: 90 meters
Belaying: Steel rope, clamps, stirrups, a two-rope bridge, a wooden footbridge.
Characteristics
Best season
January
February
March
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May
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September
October
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December
The tour in numbers
challenging
Level of difficulty
0,3 km
Route
2:00 h
Time
98 hm
Uphill
1522 m
Highest point
Map & downloads
More information
From the south: From Kapfenberg on the B20From the north: Via Mariazell and the Seeberg on the B20
From the east: Via Semmering on the S6 to Kapfenberg and further on the B20
From the east: Via Semmering on the S6 to Kapfenberg and further on the B20
From the parking lot in a southerly direction via the Bürgeralm to the mountain station of the double chairlift (operating times of the double chairlift at www.aflenzer-buergeralm.at). Here keep slightly to the right and after 100 m in a ditch turn left onto hiking trail no. 862 (direction Aflenz). After about 20 m, the access path branches off to the left and you will soon reach the via ferrata.
For a cozy stop after the climbing tour, the Almrauschhütte (located directly on the alpine floor) invites you. The Almrauschhütte is open from Tuesday to Sunday daily from 9-17 (Tel. 03861/22125).
By train to Bruck/Mur or Kapfenberg station and from there by bus to Aflenz Kurort.Line 171 (Bruck/Mur - Aflenz - Turnau) orLine 172 (Bruck/Mur - Aflenz - Mariazell)Information about train and bus at www.oebb.at and www.verbundlinie.at Regional cab companies:Cab Hochschwabreisen (Tel. 03861/2400), Taxi Gombotz (Tel. 03862/24990) and Taxi Steiner (Tel. 03862/51333 18).
Parking lot Aflenz Bürgeralm: Via the toll road to the Aflenz Bürgeralm (www.aflenz-outdoorpark.at) to the parking lot, which is located about 10 minutes walk from the entrance.
Weitere Informationen:
Tourismusverband Hochsteiermark, Tel. +43(0)3862 55020 www.hochsteiermark.at
Gallery
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Bürgeralm Panorama Klettersteig | © Marktgemeinde Aflenz | Martin Cremsner
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Panoramaplattform beim Klettersteig-Ausstieg | © Marktgemeinde Aflenz | Martin Cremsner
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Ausblick vom Klettersteig | © Marktgemeinde Aflenz | Martin Cremsner
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Einkehr in der Almrauschhütte | © Naturerlebnis Bürgeralm | Klaus Morgenstern
What the weather will be like
Aflenz (760m)
Morning
10°C
65%
5 km/h
Noon
15°C
65%
10 km/h
Night
13°C
65%
5 km/h
Rain for most of the day, maximum intensities around noon.
Morning
9°C
0%
0 km/h
Noon
21°C
0%
10 km/h
Night
16°C
5%
5 km/h
Fog and clouds will clear slowly and the day will be partly sunny.
17.04.2025
10°C
19°C
18.04.2025
6°C
15°C
19.04.2025
5°C
18°C
