St. Lawrence Chapel on Damberg – Damberg loop from Berggasthaus Schoiber

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Sankt Ulrich bei Steyr

St. Lawrence Chapel on Damberg – Damberg loop from Berggasthaus Schoiber

Moderate

4.5

(19)

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St. Lawrence Chapel on Damberg – Damberg loop from Berggasthaus Schoiber

03:06

9.33km

350m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: July 29, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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339 m

St. Lawrence Chapel on Damberg

Highlight • Religious Site

At the Laurenzikapelle on the Damberg in St. Ulrich near Steyr you have a beautiful view of the city and the Kalkalpen National Park.

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1.04 km

Damberg

Highlight • Summit

The Dambergwarte is a fixed point of every hike on the Damberg. More panorama is not possible. 360 degrees - guaranteed!

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1.07 km

View of Steyr from Dambergwarte

Highlight • Viewpoint

1.08 km

The watchtower is located at the summit of the Damberg above Steyr. A corresponding cycle route is signposted from the GH Schober. The ascent via the Laurenzi chapel is only recommended for mountain bikes or gravel bikes.

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4.15 km

Windloch Cave

Highlight • Cave

There used to be assumptions about the cave that it was supposed to be an escape route from the Garsten monastery on the other bank of the Enns, which comes …

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9.23 km

Gasthaus Schoiber

Highlight • Restaurant

Open Thursday, Friday and Saturday (as of end of 2024)

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9.33 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

6.37 km

2.08 km

492 m

367 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

5.31 km

2.89 km

681 m

462 m

Elevation

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Highest point (790 m)

Lowest point (470 m)

Weather

Monday 19 October

14°C

6°C

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Max wind speed: 16.0 km/h

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Comments

February 11, 2022,Übers Windloch zur Dambergwarte

Long on the plan - finally made it today and didn't regret it! Lots of ice on the north side (steep!) - don't forget Grödel! Fantastic panoramic view from the control room!

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June 18, 2025,Damberg-Windloch

Today, we decided to go on a hike using my husband's Bergfex app. The AGP parking lot is at the GH Schoiber inn in St. Ulrich/Steyr. It's a fairly uphill climb through the forest to the Damberg Lookout, with 155 steps and a magnificent panoramic view. Our stay was quite short, as there was quite a bee invasion there. We …

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January 26, 2022,Dambergwarte Windloch vom Gh Schoiber

Really nice hike from Gh Schoiber to the Dambergwarte. Continue on the most beautiful part of the Mtb route to the rest area at Windloch, a 90m long and 30m deep cave. From there steeply downhill and uphill again on a forest road to the Lorenzi Chapel. Beautiful chapel! Over icy paths and therefore through the forest back to the …

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