From hut to hut in the National park Gesäuse Stage 02 Mödlingerhütte - Heßhütte

From the Mödlingerhütte you go eastwards down the hiking path to the mountain climbers' village of Johnsbach: the hiking path crosses the forest road several times, runs a small stretch along it until it branches off again to the left, becoming steeper and steeper.Arrived in the valley you reach the Gasthaus Donner opposite the tragically famous Johnsbacher Bergsteigerfriedhof. This cemetery is 5 walking minutes away from the parking lot at the Gasthof zum Donner and is definitely worth a visit. 200 years ago, the first victim of an accident in the Gesaeuse Mountains was buried here. Numerous historical gravestones tell the tragic story of many young mountaineers who died in an accident in the Gesaeuse Mountains. This cemetery, Austria's largest mountaineers' cemetery, has achieved sad fame and radiates peaceful tranquillity in an idyllic landscape.Continue past Gasthof Donner, 500m along the asphalted road until you turn right at the sharp ascending left turn and hike along the shadow side path along the Johnsbach stream to Kölblwirt. The hiking trail to the Hesshütte (1.699m) starts 50m after the Kölblwirt. Here you first pass the waterfall on the left in the meadow. In the forest you then go up the so-called "Zach´n Schuach", a steep gravel path. After about 20 minutes the trail flattens out and changes character into a leisurely hike through woods, alpine pastures and larch woods. At Gamsbrunn (turn-off to Sulzkarhund) past the Hesshütte (1.699m) and thus the day's destination is soon in sight - it is located under the rock faces of the Hochtorgruppe

It is recommended to contact the Trail Info & Booking Centre before booking.

Offers at: bookyourtrail.com

In the Gesäuse you are mobile even without your own car

One call to t: +43 3613 21 000 99 is enough: During operating times, you can take the Gesäuse Sammeltaxi to any destination in the Gesäuse, without any timetable or stops.

Further information & operating times

Timetable inquiry at www.oebb.at or www.busbahnbim.at 

Parking facilities are available at the respective starting points, which are subject to a charge, especially in the Gesäuse National Park area.

Further information

Tip: Please leave a note in your car with your telephone number and the date of your return, together with a note that you are on a hike lasting several days. The mountain rescue service will thank you!

https://www.bookyourtrail.com/trail/gesaeuse-huettenrundwanderweg

www.gesaeuse.at

carto.at / Wander-, Rad- & Schitourenkarte „Nationalpark Gesäuse“                                     

 Gesäuseberge – Haller Mauern – Eisenerzer Alpen West, Nr. 801

M 1: 35.000 http://www.carto.at/gesaeuse/

Kompass/ Wander-, Fahrrad- & Schitourenkarte „Nationalpark Gesäuse“, Nr. 206

M 1 : 25.000  http://www.kompass.de/touren-und-regionen/wanderkarte/dest/100148-alpenregion-nationalpark-gesaeuse/

Alpenvereinskarte „Gesäuse und Ennstaler Alpen“, Blatt 16, M 1 : 25.000 http://www.freytagberndt.com/shop/9783928777346-alpenvereinskarte-16-ennstaler-alpen-gesaeuse/