Steinerne Stiege
An out-and-back trail, 0.5 miles each way (1.1 miles round trip) in Upper Austria, Austria.
- 0.5 mi
- round trip
- 1,559 ft
- climb
- 4,489 ft
- high point
- Out and back
- route
Steinerne Stiege is an out-and-back trail, 0.5 miles each way (1.1 miles round trip) in Upper Austria, Austria, inside Nationalpark Kalkalpen. It runs between about 3,430 ft and 4,490 ft above sea level, with roughly 1,310 ft of climbing one way. It is demanding mountain hiking, with rocky or exposed stretches where you need sure footing. The nearest town is Windischgarsten, about 2.8 miles northeast of the trailhead. Peaks within about 3 miles include Hahnbaum, Rosskopf and Mayrwipfl. For camping, Biwakplatz Steyrsteg and Campingplatz Pyhrn-Priel are within about 6 miles. There are 13 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: Tigerente, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)Mayrwipfl
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Photo: Leonhard Lenz, CC0 (via Wikimedia Commons)Biwakplatz Steyrsteg
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Conditions and forecast
Daily highs and lows, wind and the chance of precipitation at Steinerne Stiege for the next 7 days, from the Open-Meteo model.
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