johnsbach toboggan sledge run gesäuse sledding

2,8	Kilometer - KM
301	Altimeter total
4	Experience value (1-5)
2-3	Difficulty (1-5)

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The toboggan run on the hut Ebneralm begins in the Johnsbach valley by the Ebnerhof at an altitude of 971m. (About 2 km after the inn Kölbl). For 40-50 cars was created a car parking. Up to the Ebneralm on 1.272m you walk 2.8 km. The sled itself is about 2 km long, as the toboggan run Ebneralm starts after the farm Ebnerhof and the short gorge with the 2 short tunnels at Kilomter 0.5. The road is on the last 250m to 300m before the Ebneralm very flat. If you look at the pictures of the Ebneralm, it would be a shame if we would not go over the final meters to Ebneralm and so waived the wonderful scenery. The difference in height of the track is 2 miles on 210 altimeters. The slope is therefore about 10%. Sometimes it can happen that you meet a couple of ski mountaineers who use the same route as the ascent and descent of the ski tour to the mountains Stadelfeld 2.092m and Lugauer 2.217m.

Contact for info if the Ebnerhut is open and tobogganing rentals are available:

+43 (0) 3611/206 or +43 (0) 664/3441188

Safety Tips for Sledding - Toboggan Johnsbach:

Who's going sledding in the afternoon has to take on any case, head lamps, since it gets dark early in winter. So you can stay longer and enjoy the comfortable rest on the hut Ebneralm.

Take T-shirt, sweater and cap for changing with you, so you do not get sick.

Do sledding always in control. Before little children should be sleigh at a greater distance an adult.
With good hiking shoes you can brake and steer on slippery toboggan runs.
Children they may toboggan alone, should put on a ski helmet and ski goggles in any case.
On the ascent go on the right side, so you avoid collisions with downhill toboggan, sled driver and ski tour walker.

The jewel of nature Johnsbach in Gesäuse is a small village with less than 200 inhabitants and is located in a side valley of the Gesäuse, District Liezen, Austrian province of Styria.

Surrounded by the bizarre and off the narrow valley, straight up the towering mountains Gesaeuse Johnsbach lies at an altitude of about 750 to 850 meters. Large parts of Johnsbach are protected and belong to the National Park Gesäuse. Who wants to live permanently in Johnsbach, has to get used to nature. The so beautiful nature in Johnsbach, life in the mountains can often be quite rough. So the road to John Bach is often closed in summer because of mud flows and winter because of acute danger of avalanches for several days.

The first written mention was in year 1139th Johnsbach was originally a mining town in the copper and iron was mined. In modern times, the community in Gesäuse has turned into a tourist resort. Johnsbach is the starting point for many beautiful walks on the mountain huts and in Gesäuse. E.g. Haindlkar, Hess hut, Mödlingerhütte, Hochtor, Sulzkaralm, Haselkaralm, Zeiringeralm and Köblalm.

Leisure activities in Johnsbach in summer: mountain biking, climbing, mountaineering, Nordic walking, canyoning, rafting, hiking.

Leisure activities in Johnsbach in winter: sledding, snowshoeing, skiing, curling, tobogganing Ebneralm.

The Gesäuse: The National Park Gesäuse in the Ennstal Alps - Gesäuse with 11,054 hectares, the third largest national park in Austria. The highest mountain is the Hochtor with 2370m. The two massifs Buchsteinmassiv and Hochtormassiv consist of Dachstein limestone and Ramsau dolomite. It's always very impressive how the Enns has blazed a path through the mountains. The Enns is specifically in the area of the entrance Gesaeuse not an inert, but a raging, wild river. If you want to do exactly, book a rafting trip on the Enns. The wild, romantic Gesaeuse is an attraction for thousands of hikers, whitewater paddlers, cyclists, hikers and those seeking relaxation. In Gesaeuse from 978m to 1723m, there are a total of 9 huts, which have their offerings designed specifically for walkers and climbers.

The "capital" in the Gesaeuse, or "Xeis referred to is the small village Gstatterboden. The national park's pavilion in Gstatterboden is an opportunity to appeal on the bike lap Gesaeuse a longer break. The architecture of the building and a modern restaurant with a sunny terrace and good views are very interesting. The multimedia exhibition on geology, which also experiences in the natural park-located pavilion Gstatterboden, one very interesting way to learn more about the geology and origin of the Gesaeuse.

There are, for example, a virtual climb, a virtual downhill skiing on a glacier ice and a virtual flight over the National Park Gesäuse. The car park at the National Pavilion in Gstatterboden is also the starting point of the official Hochscheibenalm mountain bike tour passes through the middle of the National Park Gesäuse. An insider tip among all the mountain bikers, as it next to the demanding tour on the Hochscheibenalm (1195m), also the beautiful, natural landscape in the national Gesaeuse very good to know. The Hochscheibenalm MTB tour is recommended, as there are along the entire route, many excellent viewpoints.