Trail number: E42a
On a beautifully laid out path you quickly gain altitude in a zigzag. Halfway to the Haingrabeneck summit, the "lookout" rewards you with an incredible panorama of the surrounding mountains and the Kalkalpen National Park. A little later, from the summit itself, you can see into the hilly Alpine foothills.
The way back is on a forest road and the Planet Trail.
Today, Ludwig Lirscher (1878-1955), who lived in Großraming, would be called a "true original". The perky letter carrier was often on his way to one of the surrounding peaks early in the morning to watch the sunrise from there. For this purpose he fixed his binoculars (=Gucker) on a tripod.
At the sight of the red, rising sun, the "Guck Naz" is said to have gone almost into ecstasy and sent a loud "Juhu" from happiness into the valley. He then hurried down to deliver the mail on foot over mountain and valley in all weathers. He covered endless kilometers on his way to Oberplaißa, Hintstein or to Brunnbach.
It was not unusual for Guck Naz to ask for a postcard that had just been delivered and was still missing in his collection. And to numerous weddings in Großraming he invited himself with a humorous poem for the bride and groom.
Even today, fun-loving stories and anecdotes are told around this modest and God-fearing mountaineer.
Getting there
From Salzburg/Linz: A1 motorway exit Enns-Steyr > B115 into the Enns Valley.
From Vienna: A1 motorway exit Haag > B42 > B122 > B115 into the Enns Valley
From Passau: A8 Passau > Wels > A1 motorway exit Enns-Steyr > B115 into the Enns Valley
From Graz: A9 Pyhrnautobahn > motorway exit Klaus > Grünburg > into the Ennstal valley
Railway Stations are located in Ternberg, Trattenbach, Losenstein, Reichraming, Großraming, Gaflenz, Weyer, Küpfern, Kastenreith, Kleinreifling and Weißenbach-St. Gallen.
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