From the Hauereck to the Steinriegel, St. Kathrein am Hauenstein
Ski tour from the Hauereck ski area to the Steinriegel.
Easy ski tour from the Hauereck ski area to the Steinriegel and back again via the piste. If there is enough snow, you can go up via the toboggan run and back down via the ski slope. A stop at the Sonnenhütte, Schutzhütte, Schirmbar or the Genusshotel Willenshofer is a must.
ATTENTION: The ski tour is only possible with sufficient snow
Characteristics
Best season
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
The tour in numbers
medium
Level of difficulty
8,4 km
Route
2:30 h
Time
570 hm
Uphill
570 hm
Downhill
1577 m
Highest point
Map & downloads
More information
Coming by car from Vienna: via Südautobahn - Semmering - exit Langenwang - via Alpl to St. Kathtrein am Hauenstein
Coming by car from Graz: Via A2 - Gleisdorf exit - B64 in the direction of Weiz - B72 in the direction of Anger - Birkfeld - in the direction of Ratten - St. Kathrein am Hauenstein
Further information: Parking lot Hauereck
Start, Hauereck ski area parking lotAscend via the toboggan run (watch out for the tobogganists here, they have priority)Do not go all the way up the toboggan run to the Sonnenhütte, but keep right to the Steinriegel From Steinriegel past the wind turbines to the refuge / Sonnenhütte Hauereck (watch out for the snow and ice thrown up by the wind turbines)From here you can ski down the slope
A stop at the Sonnehütte or the Genussgastof Willenshofer is a must.
Timetables and travel information can be found at Österreichische Bundesbahnen (ÖBB) or at Verkehrsauskunft Verbundlinie. For local transportation we recommend the SAM-Sammeltaxi Oststeiermark.
St. Kathrein am Hauenstein, Hauereck ski area (free)
You can find information about the region, places to stop and stay overnight, excursion destinations, etc. here:
Eastern Styria Tourism Association
Joglland-Waldheimat office
8255 St. Jakob im Walde
Tel.: 03336/20255
info@joglland.at
www.joglland-waldheimat.at
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Gallery
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Ski-Waldheimat Hauereck_lift_Eastern Styria | © SKi-Waldheimat Hauereck | Andreas Zottler
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Ski-Waldheimat Hauereck_view_Eastern Styria | © Ski-Waldheimat Hauereck | Stefan Willenshofer
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Winterwandern in St. Kathrein am Hauenstein in der Oststeiermark | © Oststeiermark Tourismus
What the weather will be like
St. Kathrein am Hauenstein (783m)
Morning
5°C
85%
5 km/h
Noon
9°C
70%
15 km/h
Night
6°C
35%
10 km/h
Rainfall will end around noon, then the clouds will break up.
Morning
2°C
70%
5 km/h
Noon
4°C
85%
5 km/h
Night
3°C
80%
10 km/h
Rain for most of the day, maximum intensities around noon.
15.03.2025
1°C
5°C
16.03.2025
0°C
6°C
17.03.2025
-2°C
5°C
