Der Ötscher - Wanderungen in the Lower Austrian Limestone Alps

Hiking in the easternmost Alps Although the peak of the Ötscher is only 1893 meters high, it dominates its surroundings from all sides. This region in the far east of the Alps is strongly characterized by its former iron production and the closely related timber extraction, by its agricultural characteristics, the pilgrimage routes to Mariazell and summer tourism. Deep gorges, high rock walls, the largest primeval forest in Central Europe near Dürrenstein, small-scale cultural landscapes, clear water and surprising views offer hikers very varied experiences. Most of the stages are connected by the Mariazellbahn, one of the first electrified Alpine railways, and are easily accessible. This hiking guide describes a circular hike around the Ötscher, the Pielachtal circular hike and the ascent of the Dürrenstein in a total of 13 day stages. It is published on the occasion of the opening of the Lower Austrian Provincial Exhibition in the Ötscher region, which aims to specifically upgrade this peripheral problem region by strengthening the region-specific potential in an environmentally and socially compatible manner.

Wandering in the easternmost Eastern Alps The mountain of the Ötscher is black now 1893 Meter high, still dominates all sides of the country. This region in the eastern eastern eastern part of the country is strong due to the high level of mobility and the limited access to health benefits, due to the rural economics of the Pilger Routes to Mariazell and the Summer Frisian Tour. The wide open valleys, high mountain ranges, the largest Urwald Mitteleuropas am Dürrenstein, small cultural landscapes, clear landscapes and extensive views of the surrounding area. These are the most important stages since the Mariazellerbahn, one of the first electrified Alpine railways, connected and explored. The Wanderführer describes in detail 13 stages of a walking tour around the Ötscher, the Pielachtal Rundweg and the Best of the Dürrensteins. There is a difference between the Eröffnung der Niederösterreichischen Landesausstellung in der Ötscherregion, die dies Ziel folgt, diese periphere Problemregion durch Strärkung ihrer regionsspecific Potenziale in omwelt- und socialverträglichen Formen wieder gezielt aufzuwerten.