Great Dirn Loop

Path number: HD11/RW11

Starting place: 4460 Losenstein

Destination: 4460 Losenstein

Flatly

Possible accommodation

Stadtplatz 27
4400 Steyr

Short description:

Along forest paths and logging roads around the Sonnkogel and to the summit of the Hohe Dirn (1,134 m).

Quality of experience: ***

Recommended season:

March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November

Properties:

Loop
Scenic
Refreshment stops available

Description:

The hike leads from the parking lot back to the Hamberg farm and on Alpine Club Trail 467 past Sonnkogel on an almost level forest road to the summit of the Hohe Dirn (1,134 m), then continues to the Anton Schosser Hut and back to the starting point.

Hiking trail: RW11

Directions:

The hike starts from the first parking lot (opposite the Hohe Dirn settlement) back on the road to the Hamberg farm, from where trail 467 leads up towards Hohe Dirn, past Sonnkogel on an almost flat forest road to the summit of Hohe Dirn (1,134 m). Then follow the forest path to the Anton Schosser Hut, from where the circular route returns via Almboden and forest road back to the parking lot.

Tour and route information

Path number: HD11/RW11

Starting place: 4460 Losenstein

Destination: 4460 Losenstein

duration: 3h 4m

length: 9,4 km

Altitude difference (uphill): 423m

Altitude difference (downhill): 424m

Lowest point: 831m

Highest point: 1.162m

difficulty: medium

condition: difficult

panoramic view: Dreamtour

Paths covering:

Asphalt, Path / trail, Gravel, Street, Hiking trail, Other

Starting point: Losenstein/Hohe Dirn parking lot (access via Losenstein)

Destination: Losenstein/Hohe Dirn parking lot (access via Losenstein)

further information:

Flatly
Possible accommodation
Board possible

Along the trail

Anton-Schosser-Hütte

Hohe Dirn (1.134m)

Parkplatz Hohe Dirn

Star Park Hohe Dirn - Reichraming

Sternwarte Hohe Dirn - Reichraming

Arrival

Accessibility / arrival

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

Public Transit
The Ennstalbahn runs between Linz and Weißenbach-St. Gallen.

Details at www.ooevv.at

Railway Stations are located in Steyr, Garsten, Lahrndorf, Dürnbach, Ternberg, Trattenbach, Losenstein, Reichraming, Großraming, Gaflenz, Weyer, Küpfern, Kastenreith, Kleinreifling and Weißenbach-St. Gallen.

Parking

The parking lots at Hohe Dirn require a fee!

Parking from the Weiderost area at the transformer station is only allowed in parking lots B and D.

Parking fees