From Semmering to Hirschenkogel

Therefore, please note:

When choosing a route, make sure it is suitable for your mountain experience and fitness level. Check the weather forecast in advance. The weather can change surprisingly quickly in the mountains. Therefore, always set off appropriately equipped (suitable footwear, rain protection). Check whether the huts and snack stations you want to visit along the way are open. Inform someone about the route and your planned return before you set off. Stay on marked paths and avoid abbreviations. Due to the drought, meadows and forests are easily flammable. Treat fire with respect and report a possible fire to the fire department immediately. (122) Do not throw garbage into the countryside and dispose of it properly.

Always take maps with you. Wear sturdy shoes suitable for the tour, take sun and rain protection with you as well as water and a snack. Take your mobile phone with you and save the emergency number for mountain rescue: 140

Public parking spaces available at the top of the Semmering Pass

From Vienna, take the A2 Südautobahn to the S6 Semmering-Schnellstraße and take the Maria Schutz exit. Turn right onto L4168. Continue on Semmering/L4168.

From Graz take the S6 Semmering motorway and exit at Spital/Semmering. Turn left onto Semmering Ersatz Str./B306. Continue on B306. At the roundabout drive straight ahead to Semmering.

Travel by train to Semmering station. You can hike from the station to the hiking starting point (Semmering Pass) in approx. 25 minutes.

Alternatively, you can book a ride on the RUFbus Semmering-Rax, which will take you to the hiking starting point.

RUFbus stops

Bahnhof Semmering 109

Passhöhe Semmering 113

Bergbahn Semmering 113     

TIP: Simply use the Postbus shuttle app or call the hotline +43 660 900 88 22.

More information at www.oebb.at and www.vor.at

There is a lot to experience on the Hirschenkogel.

• Millienium viewing plattform
• Hirschi playground
• with the mountain carts down to the valley