- We start at the car park of the Bärenschützklamm and walk uphill on the long-distance trail no. 702/745 for approx. 1 hour.
- We pass the cascade fall and continue in the gorge-like valley to the Hans-Kerl-Hütte.
- At the Hans-Kerl-Hütte or "Kassierhütte" we enter the gorge. Now the trail goes steeply uphill via ladders and paths.
- After the shelter hut we immediately reach the large waterfall with a drop of approx. 50 metres.
- Cross a last stream and continue steeply uphill to the exit of the gorge and then along a forest path to the "Guten Hirten" inn.
- Continue on trail no. 746 up to the "Steirischen Jokl" inn.
- 198 steps down, the well-known pilgrimage church "Schüsserlbrunn" awaits us.
- From here we follow trail no. 740 down to Breitenau/St. Jakob.
Variants:
To the Hochlantsch summit
If you are still fit, you can start the ascent from the "Steirischer Jockl" inn:330 metres of ascent2.5 kilometresDuration: approx. 1.5 hrs. additional-
- We take trail no. 740 to the Hochlantsch summit cross and the same trail back down to Breitenau.
Priest Kelz pilgrimage trail
This trail connects the two pilgrimage churches of St. Erhard and Schüsserlbrunn, the trail is about 1.5 kilometres longer:
- At the junction above the "Zirbisegger" we change to trail no. 5 and walk past the mining area to St. Erhard.