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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 OctoberOverall difficulty: medium (Arena variant extreme)Ascent: 10-20 minutes, descent: 5-15 minutes, total time required: 1.5-2 hoursDifference in altitude: 90 metersBelaying: Steel rope, clamps, stirrups, a two-rope bridge, a wooden footbridge.

Characteristics

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Best season

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The tour in numbers

medium
Level of difficulty
0,3 km
Route
2:00 h
Time
98 hm
Uphill
1522 m
Highest point

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From the south: From Kapfenberg on the B20From the north: Via Mariazell and the Seeberg on the B20From 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 HochsteiermarkTel. +43(0)3862 55020www.hochsteiermark.at

Klettersteigatlas Österreich (Schall Verlag) www.schall-verlag.at

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