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Eschachalm Loop
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Hiking trail head Eschachalm with bike parking areaPhoto: Gerhard Pilz, Erlebnisregion Schladming-Dachstein
This loop takes you around the valley end of Obertal. It starts at "Eschachboden", the alp/meadow at the valley head. You walk along the river, through a little forest until you reach Eschachalm inn.
Author’s recommendation
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Eschachhütt'nSafety information
Changes in weather patterns, quick falls in temperature, thunderstorms, wind, fog and snow are some of the dangers that can be encountered on a hiking tour. Hosts of alpine huts and mountain refuges have a lot of experience in the mountains and can give good advice about weather and the trails. Poor equipment, overestimation of one's own capabilities, carelessness, poor personal constitution and/or wrong judgement can lead to critical situations. In case of thunderstorms: avoid summits, ridges and steel ropes.
GPS data and orienteering
Available GPS data - just like hiking maps - is only a guidance for orientation and can never depict a trail exactly with all its details. Especially at dangerous spots it is essential to judge on site how to proceed.
In an emergency please call:
- 140 - for Alpine emergencies (all over Austria)
- 112 - European GSM emergency number
Tips and hints
Tourist information: www.schladming.com
Information about bus schedules: www.planaibus.at
Start
Destination
Turn-by-turn directions
From the the trail head you pass over the bridge of Obertalbach creek and make a left following the forest road towards Duisitzkarsee and Keinprechthütte. The road ascends slightly uphill and after a couple of minutes you reach the branch-off of this small loop tour.
You walk down to the wooden bridge, cross over to the other shore and then continue on the trail leading you out of the valley on the other side. It is only a couple of mintes again until you reach Eschachalm chalet, where you have earned yourself a cake and a cup of coffee.
Note
Public transport
Public-transport-friendly
With the Planai buses from Schladming (Planet-Planai, Lendplatz) or Rohrmoos (Rohrmoos-Zentrum) to Obertal - bus stop Eschachalm.
- Buses of Planai-Hochwurzen-Bahnen: www.planaibus.at
Getting there
From Schladming take provincial highway L722 (Rohrmoosstraße road) to Rohrmoos and at the roundabout continue on provincial highway L723 (Tälerstraße road) towards the village of Untertal. In the village of Untertal make a right on Obertalstraße road and follow it to Hopfriesen and further on to the trail head at Eschachalm (about 2 kms gravel road).Parking
Parking is available directly at the trail head at Eschachalm.Coordinates
Author’s map recommendations
Tourist map "Hiking - Running - Walking", available at the tourist office Schladming.
Hiking map Schladming, 1:25.000, available at the tourist office Schladming.
Equipment
Hiking or trekking shoes with grip sole, jacket.Statistics
- 3 Waypoints
- 3 Waypoints
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