Mitterstieg
An out-and-back trail, 0.4 miles each way (0.8 miles round trip) in Styria, Austria.
- 0.4 mi
- round trip
- 954 ft
- climb
- 5,532 ft
- high point
- Out and back
- route
Mitterstieg is an out-and-back trail, 0.4 miles each way (0.8 miles round trip) in Styria, Austria. It runs between about 4,680 ft and 5,530 ft above sea level, with roughly 50 ft of climbing one way. It is demanding alpine terrain with scrambling on exposed ground; it is for experienced, well-equipped hikers. The nearest town is Tauplitz, about 3.0 miles east of the trailhead. Peaks within about 3 miles include Hechlstein, Hechlstein Westgipfel and Gwendlingstein. Tauplitzer Wasserfall is within about 3 miles. For camping, Camping Auszeit and "Im Dörfl anno 1873" are within about 6 miles. There are 10 other mapped trails within about 3 miles, so you can combine or extend the outing. Distances, elevations and the route shape here come from OpenStreetMap and the Copernicus 90 m elevation model. Trails, access rules and conditions change, so check locally before you go.
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Photo: Herzi Pinki, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)Hechlstein
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Photo: Uoaei1, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)Spechtenseehütte
~3 min drive
Photo: C.Stadler/Bwag, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)Tauplitzer Wasserfall
~3 min drive
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Conditions and forecast
Daily highs and lows, wind and the chance of precipitation at Mitterstieg for the next 7 days, from the Open-Meteo model.
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