Etappe 1c: Variante BergZeitReise Bodenbauer - Hochschwab - Schiestlhaus

We start flat in the valley from the Bodenbauer on a wide forest road, keeping to the right (do NOT ascend to the Häuslalm!) to a stream crossing. After this, a path begins, which is partly steeper, partly flatter through the forest and under the rock walls of the Hundswand up to the dilapidated Trawiesalm.

Here a beautiful view opens up to our further path, which takes us, now keeping slightly to the left and partly very steep, to the so-called Vogelbad (spring).

Here we could, foregoing the summit, hike over the Trawiessattel directly to the Schiestlhaus or to the Voisthaler Hütte.

However, we choose the much more beautiful, but also more difficult variant through the so-called "G'hackte" and the 2,277m high Hochschwab peak to reach the Schiestlhaus.

From the Vogelbad it goes steeply uphill to the entrance of the "G'hackte" and through this (wire ropes, climbing aids) up to the plateau. There is then the Fleischer bivouac box as an emergency shelter and last "base" before the Hochschwab summit storm.

This summit with the mighty summit cross is soon reached via the path that leads eastwards upwards over the summit area (pole marking).

Now we look over the whole of Styria, from the Dachstein to the Thermenland, a panorama board helps us to identify the numerous peaks.

Again in an easterly direction, a trail leads us downhill from the summit (pole marking, attention - sinkholes!) to the already clearly visible Schiestlhaus, our night's lodging.

Therefore, here is a tip for the problem-free walking of the BergZeitReise also in the time of the hunting closure.

"Unintended" additional benefit - so we can also visit the Green Lake, voted in 2014 as the most beautiful place in Austria.

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