Brandlsteig
An out-and-back trail, 1.9 miles each way (3.7 miles round trip) in Upper Austria, Austria.
- 1.9 mi
- round trip
- 3,209 ft
- climb
- 4,557 ft
- high point
- Out and back
- route
Brandlsteig is an out-and-back trail, 1.9 miles each way (3.7 miles round trip) in Upper Austria, Austria, inside Nationalpark Kalkalpen. It runs between about 3,750 ft and 4,560 ft above sea level, with roughly 1,420 ft of climbing one way. It is demanding mountain hiking, with rocky or exposed stretches where you need sure footing. Most of the way is dirt. The nearest town is Rosenau am Hengstpaß, about 3.4 miles north of the trailhead. Peaks within about 3 miles include Kleiner Größtenberg, Großer Größtenberg and Steyreck. For camping, Biwakplatz Steyrsteg and Biwakplatz Weißwasser are within about 6 miles. There are 5 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: Leonhard Lenz, CC0 (via Wikimedia Commons)Biwakplatz Steyrsteg
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Photo: Tigerente, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)Steyreck
~2 min drive
Photo: Leonhard Lenz, CC0 (via Wikimedia Commons)Schaumbergalm
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Photo: Herzi Pinki, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)Schleierfall
~6 min drive
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Conditions and forecast
Daily highs and lows, wind and the chance of precipitation at Brandlsteig for the next 7 days, from the Open-Meteo model.
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