Große Kanzel summit cross – Grafenbergweg to Hohe Wand loop from Grünbach Schule

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Große Kanzel summit cross – Grafenbergweg to Hohe Wand loop from Grünbach Schule

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Große Kanzel summit cross – Grafenbergweg to Hohe Wand loop from Grünbach Schule

05:30

15.4km

820m

Hiking

Hard hike. Very good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 1, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through a protected area

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Naturpark Hohe Wand

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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971 m

Bergmann-Steig

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

Connection to Scheimhütte. Very easy to go. Partly a few steeper sections. earthy. Might be slippery when wet.

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1.77 km

Scheimhitt'n (Scheimhütte) on the Hohe Wand

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In the summer of 2014, the Scheimhütte - also Scheimhitt'n - called, newly built. Although I did not know the hut in front of it, I am enthusiastic about the …

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4.68 km

Gauermann Oak

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This gnarled oak is a natural monument because of its size and age. There is a picture of Mary on her trunk and in front of it is a plaque with a poem by Friedrich Gauermann.

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5.98 km

Scheuchenstein Gorge

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The Scheuchenstein gorge did not have much water, it looked very natural.

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10.8 km

Große Kanzel summit cross

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Certainly one of the most beautiful places on the Hohe Wand and a must for every visitor. Accessible in many ways (see alpenlandmagazin.at).

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10.9 km

Wilhelm Eichert Hut (Große Kanzel, Hohe Wand)

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The Wilhelm Eichert Hütte is one of the oldest and highest serviced refuges on the Hohe Wand. With its idyllic location on the "Große Kanzel" plateau, it is a popular …

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11.2 km

View of the Hohe Wand Nature Park Valley

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11.6 km

Grafenbergweg to Hohe Wand

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Comfortable climb to the Hohe Wand. Again and again you can see chamois. Promising Platzerl to rest are also available. And once "arrived at the top" there's 1000 + 1 way to go for a walk.

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15.4 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

7.81 km

3.35 km

2.33 km

1.07 km

844 m

Surfaces

6.13 km

4.18 km

2.11 km

2.07 km

934 m

Elevation

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Highest point (1,060 m)

Lowest point (540 m)

Weather

Tuesday 20 October

21°C

11°C

69 %

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Max wind speed: 14.0 km/h

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Comments

December 10, 2021,Scheuchenstein Große Kanzel Scheimhütte Scheuchenstein

Hello folks! Actually wanted to go to the Unterberg, but there was an emotional discussion with the park sheriff! A parking fee of € 8 per car will now be charged! If the ski is in operation, 8 € per person will be charged! For snowshoe hikers and ski tourers!

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December 30, 2022,Auf die Hohe Wand von...

...Scheuchenstein to the large pulpit, on to the Scheib'n Hütte and back to Scheuchenstein

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May 10, 2025,Hohe Wand völlig abseits des Trubels, wunderbare Wanderung

Tour by Bernd Orfers "Hiking in Eastern Austria", Volume 1, page 73 "Through the Eyes of the Famous Painter"

Weekend, May 10th, glorious weather – normally, that means traffic jams, hustle and bustle, and mass tourism on the Hohe Wand. Quite the opposite, however, on this tour: We rarely encountered anyone on the way to the Wilhelm Eichert Hut and …

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