Hochwechsel – Hochwechsel Trail North loop from Steyersberger Schwaig

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Hochwechsel – Hochwechsel Trail North loop from Steyersberger Schwaig

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Hochwechsel – Hochwechsel Trail North loop from Steyersberger Schwaig

03:37

11.8km

400m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: October 14, 2026

Tips

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Teile des Steirischen Jogl- und Wechsellandes

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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107 m

Steyersberger Hut

Highlight • Mountain Hut

Cozy family business at 1,372 meters above sea level, embedded in a wooded area with a wonderful view. The valley station of the Arabichl lift is also located here, direct access to the changing panoramic trail is possible.

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1.67 km

Kranichberger Schwaig

Highlight • Mountain Hut

The view of Rax, Sonnwendstein and Schneeberg is a hit. There is also fresh fruit whey and great cakes.

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2.19 km

Tripoint

Highlight • Natural Monument

A super nice tour highly recommended

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2.87 km

Schöberlriegel (1,704 m)

Highlight • Summit

The Schöberlriegel is a 1,704-meter-high, open summit dome in the Wechsel region between Arabichl and Umschußriegel. There is a stone cairn at the summit, and in clear weather, it offers …

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5.84 km

Wetterkogler House

Highlight • Mountain Hut

Altitude 📕
1743 m

Rooms/beds 📗
9

Mattresses 📘
26

Winter room 📙
The winter room is not locked (3 places, heated).
3 places, electric fan heater with coin slot, no cooking facilities.

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5.90 km

Hochwechsel

Highlight • Summit

At 1,743 meters, you can enjoy a wonderful view of the Wechsel area. Many hiking tours start from up here and there are other seasonally managed huts besides the Wetterkogelhaus …

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5.96 km

Hochwechsel Trail North

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

Last section to Hochwechsel
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7.76 km

View of the Wexl Panorama Trails

Highlight • Viewpoint

along the wexl panorama trails with a wonderful mountain panorama

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11.8 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

7.55 km

4.06 km

196 m

Surfaces

9.99 km

1.18 km

444 m

196 m

Elevation

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Weather

Monday 19 October

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Comments

August 25, 2024,Hochwechsel - Teil 2

Unfortunately, from the Bärenlacke to the border triangle, I didn't notice that my watch's battery was dead. Then I plugged it into the power bar and charged it up to the Wetterkoglerhaus. After that, it was back on my wrist. 😊

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August 25, 2024,Steyersbergerschwaig-Wetterkoglerhaus-Kranichbergerschwaig

Because @Kempes's watch ran out of battery, I'm sharing our wonderfully relaxed Sunday hike today. Unfortunately, there are no pictures or nice tour descriptions, I'm too lazy for that 😉

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