Gsengscharte (1,228 m) – Haindlkar loop from Nationalpark Gesäuse

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Gsengscharte (1,228 m) – Haindlkar loop from Nationalpark Gesäuse

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Gsengscharte (1,228 m) – Haindlkar loop from Nationalpark Gesäuse

04:13

8.99km

650m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required.

Last updated: August 7, 2026

Tips

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Nationalpark Gesäuse

Waypoints

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91 m

Forstgarten Campground

Highlight • Rest Area

Nice campsite with good facilities: children's playground, campfire sites with free (!!) firewood, plenty of tables with benches, well-equipped kitchen and a vending machine. The course is practically in the …

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2.35 km

Zwa Bangerl (Two Boulders)

Highlight • Natural Monument

Nice spot to rest and to catch some shadow.

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3.87 km

Old Haindlkar Hut (1,082 m)

Highlight • Mountain Hut

The former Alpine Club hut is located on the ascent and descent path below the new Haindlkar hut.

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4.51 km

Gsengscharte (1,228 m)

Highlight • Mountain Pass

With a bit of skill, this ascent and descent path in the Gsengscharte is easy to master with a wire rope.

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4.55 km

Haindlkar

Highlight • Gorge

Very nice view. The descent towards Gseng is quite demanding, it has to be overcome, among other things, a short via ferrata.

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5.91 km

Spring and Stream in Gesäuse National Park

Highlight • River

8.99 km

End point

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

5.47 km

2.70 km

769 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

5.29 km

2.70 km

945 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (1,220 m)

Lowest point (580 m)

Weather

Monday 5 October

21°C

3°C

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Comments

June 21, 2024,Haindlkarhütte und Gsengscharte🤩

Great morning tour to the Haindlkarhütte and the Gsengscharte.
The waterfall was also well worth seeing.
It is currently still being fed by the melting snow, in August it is dry.
Just a steep climb and then a steep descent.
You can do it sometimes 😃
But we also saw a lot, like great vegetation, great rock formations, lots of …

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August 13, 2023,von der Bushalte Haindlkar zur Haindlkar Hütte und zurück

With the ÖVM you can easily get to the exit parking lot. Tip: there is an app called BusBahnBim, excellent!! From the parking lot (with toilet! 😀) it's just uphill without a lot of frills. We had caught a pretty humid day, which made the tour particularly strenuous. The rule is: the sun shines quite early on the path, there …

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