viehbergalm hut ennstal hiking

25	Kilometer - KM
830	Altimeter total
5	Experience value (1-5)
3	Difficulty (1-5)

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This time I selected Gröbming as a starting point for the hike to the Viehbergalm hut between Gröbming in the Ennsvalley and Bad Mitterndorf in Salzkammergut-Ausseerland.
Up to the section ovens in Gröbming you can drive by car. From there the trail leads on a beautiful 7.5 km long forest road to Viehbergalm.
Even in Gröbming you have at the beginning of the hike a beautiful view of the mountains Kammspitze and Stoderzinken.

Immediately after the Kneipp facility in Gröbming starts the hiking tour up through the ovens. The slope is 500m long, max. 25% and an average of 20%. After 6 tight turns and 5 wooden bridges you've made it and the remaining part of the hike is very easily.
After the ovens is a long, flat section. In general, there are on the rise until Viehbergalm very many short steep parts up to 15% and then flat sections. The higher you go the easier the migration. The condition of the forest road improved. If the gravel bottom still very rough in places it above a fine and solid. When you'll hike to the Viehbergalm you have a wonderful view towards the Dachstein glacier and there are several very good pastures for extensive rest.

From Viehbergalm hut to Bad Mitterndorf it is still 40 meters uphill (to 1494 meters) before the hike to Bad Mitterndorf continues down. Again, there are numerous viewpoints for example: mountain Kammspitze, the Tauplitzalm, Salza reservoir etc.

The Viehbergalm between Gröbming in the Enns valley and Bad Mitterndorf in Ausseerland located in an area of about 10km ² and belongs to the municipality of Gröbming. The vast majority of which is covered by forest. On the Viehbergalm there are 8 huts and grazing rights for 210 cows, 32 pigs and 120 head of young stock. Owner of the Viehbergalm is the Austrian Federal Forests. The first documented mention was in 1468. But the Viehbergalm has probably been inhabited by humans much earlier. Then the finds of Roman coins in excavations and rock carvings of the salt-makers in Bad Aussee to interpret. Because the Alps mountain biking tour Austria and the Dachstein mountain bike round leading the Viehbergalm, some huts, such as The Ritzingerhütte have some special offers for mountain bikers. Biker menu, tool service and weather information. For mountain bikers and hikers, there are 8 beds to sleep on the Viehbergalm.

Gröbming is a very nice market town in the district Liezen - Styria / Austria. Due to the size of the district Liezen there are in addition Bad Aussee and Gröbming an Expositor. In the market town Gröbming live around 2750 inhabitants. The elevation is 770 Hm and is about 100m higher than the rest of the Enns valley. Gröbming is located on a elevated plateau. Surrounded by the two beautiful mountains Stoderzinken and Kammspitze. The Enns valley federal road passes as a ring road directly to Gröbming and therefore the small healing climatic health resort is easily accessible and is still very quiet. With the exception of old-timers very well-known annual rally - the Ennstal Classic. In this classic car rally, there is also a special stage on the Stoderzinken Alpine Road, and a long special on the most beautiful Alpine passes of the Alps - Lower Tauern.
Gröbming activities in winter: skiing (from Stoderzinken at Gröbming towards Dachstein glacier, or by Hirzberg Notgasse), ice climbing, Snowtubbing, paragliding, curling, cross country skiing, ice skating, sledding (2km) and sleigh rides.
Gröbming summer activities: mini golf, hiking e.g. Family hike to Friedenskircherl (Stoderkircherl) on Stoderzinken, cycling, mountain biking, swimming, tennis, soccer, climbing park.

The market town of Bad Mitterndorf located in the eastern part of the Salzkammergut region Ausseerland / Liezen / Styria, Austria. Bad Mitterndorf has about 3200 residents who live in the 8 local villages: Bad Mitterndorf, Neuhofen, Krungl, Obersdorf, Rödschitz, Sonnenalm, Thörl and Zauchen. The "Kulm" is located between Bad Mitterndorf and Tauplitz. There is the largest natural ski flying hill in the world. In addition to the existing thermal spa Heilbrunn there is from autumn 2009 with the newly established Grimmingtherme a second spa in Bad Mitterndorf. Of the many traditional events in Bad Mitterndorf the Nikolaus and Krampus run on 5 December is very well known.

Leisure Offers Bad Mitterndorf in winter: ski, skiing - Tauplitzalm, cross country skiing, curling, winter hiking, snowshoeing, ice skating, sleigh rides and tobogganing.
Leisure Offers Bad Mitterndorf in summer: hiking, mountaineering, rock climbing, mountain biking, horseback riding and fishing, cycling, swimming in Bad Mitterndorf or one of the nearby lakes: Ödensee, Altausseersee Grundlsee

The Ennsvalley is in the middle of Austria and was named after the largest river in the valley. The Enns is a 254 kilometers long tributary of the Danube. It rises in the province of Salzburg in the Radstätter Tauern. From Salzburg the Enns flows eastwards through Styria. Between Admont and Hieflau in Upper Styria, the Enns breaks through a Narrow valley - the Gesäuse in the Ennstal Alps before it flows north to Upper Austria. In the last section is the Enns, the boundary between Upper and Lower Austria. Between the villages of Mauthausen and Enns empties the Enns, as 100m wide river, into the Danube.

The Ennsvalley is one of the major valleys in Austria, and forms the geological boundary between the Northern Limestone Alps and the Central Alps south of the river Enns. The mountains of the northern Limestone Alps are often very steep and less forested than the south of the Central gentler mountains are more accessible for hikers. Where the mountains from east to west are becoming increasingly burdensome. The upper Ennsvalley at the border between the Austrian provinces of Salzburg and Styria, the Enns river flows south past the Dachstein glacier. The Dachstein 2.995m is the highest mountain in Styria. The people in the Ennsvalley live mainly from tourism and agriculture.

The largest alpine winter sports region can be found around Schladming, Dachstein-Tauern-region. Who the mass tourism is not so wish, you can resort to the small ski areas further east, such as in Gröbming (Stoderzinken) Donnersbach (Planneralm Riesneralm) and Admont (Kaiserau). Beautiful country skiing areas are available in Ramsau am Dachstein, Tauplitzalm, Liezen / Pyhrn Admont / Kaiserau. This provides the upper and middle Ennstal for ski touring, snowshoe hiking, or simply seeking relaxation many wonderful tours and lonely remote valleys.

In the spring, summer and autumn there are many hiking trails, bike trails and mountain bike tours in the Ennsvalley. The Ennsvalley is thus a wonderful holiday destination for skiers, snowboarders, ski mountaineers, skiers and those seeking relaxation in the winter, and many tourists come in summer, at the Enns valley to hiking, climbing, mountaineering, mountain biking and exploring by bicycle on one of the many cycling the beautiful Alpine area . The Gesäuse is popular with rafting and kayaking. In the Ennsvalley, many protected areas were created. Such as "Naturpark Sölktäler", Gesaeuse National Park and the Limestone Alps National Park.