Miners' Trail

Nickel Museum, Hopfriesen

From the hiking trail head in the village of Rohrmoos (opposite of hotel Erlebniswelt) you walk up Rohrmoosstraße along the sidewalk for about 300 m towards Hochwurzen. Then you make a left and walk up to Schussbühel and across the meadows of Rohrmoser Frei into Obertal. The Dachstein massif behind you, the Schladminger Tauern mountains ahead, where miners used to dig for silver and nickel. Passing by Hocheggerhof you follow the Obertalbach creek into the valley. For refreshment just stretch your legs into the cold waters :) At Wehrhofalm you cross over the bridge and continue on to the Nickel Museum in Hopfriesen. This former smelting furnace gives you insights into the life of miners back then. If you like you can hike on to Eschachhütt'n Inn (an additional 30 minutes). Along the route there are several bus stops back to the villages of Untertal and Rohrmoos and to Schladming.

Alternative trail head Untertal village

From the hiking trail head pass by the elementary school in Untertal and hike up to Ahornweg road. Passing some beautiful farms you hike into the Obertal valley. Once you reach Hocheggerhof farm follow the directions above.

Alternative „Small Miners's Trail“ (walking time approximately 1.5 hours)

In the beginning the same as Miner's Trail. Approximately 400 m after Royer farm make a right onto the forestry road and hike up to the 6th hairpin where you make a right onto the forest trail. Passing by the Schlapfer farm you reach the "Mushroom Town" of the Mushroom Trail Rohrmoos and via a forestry road head back to the meadows of Rohrmooser Frei. From there you descend back to Schussbühel and the starting point.