Hike to Damböckhaus and Fischerhütte
Hiking tour Starting from Puchberg am Schneeberg Station
The hike over the Hochschneeberg to the Damböckhaus and the Fischerhütte can be done on foot from Puchberg or combined with a ride on the Schneebergbahn.
The hike over the Hochschneeberg to the Damböckhaus and the Fischerhütte can be done on foot from Puchberg or combined with a ride on the Schneebergbahn.
The mountain is calling! Specifically, Lower Austria’s highest mountain, the Schneeberg. Near the summit—at the Klosterwappen at 2,076 meters—lies the Fischerhütte. The best starting point for our hike to the hut is Puchberg am Schneeberg; from there, you can easily take the Schneebergbahn to the Hochschneeberg, where a fantastic view awaits and the Elisabethkircherl stands right next to the summit station. A beautiful hiking trail also runs alongside the cog railway—passing by rustic huts at the stops, such as the Hengsthütte or the “Buchtlhütte” Baumgartner stop. If you’d like to take the time, you won’t regret walking this route. From the summit station, it’s not far from there.
On the way to the summit, the trail also passes by the Damböckhaus. Here, you can refuel with a lentil stew and smoked meat. The trail then continues to the Fischerhütte. At Lower Austria’s highest mountain hut, the view is indescribable.
More experienced mountain hikers can also reach the Fischerhütte and the Damböckhaus via the Fadensteig or Nandlgrat, as well as through the Weichtalklamm from the Höllental. Those who take the Schneebergbahn up the Schneeberg can reach the mountain’s popular huts via the plateau hike on the Hochschneeberg.
Your hikes in the Vienna Alps should be a thoroughly beautiful and safe experience. Please therefore observe the following:
Preparation
Make sure when choosing your route that it matches your experience and fitness. Inform yourself in advance about the weather forecast. Mountain weather can change surprisingly fast. Always set out appropriately equipped (e.g. rain protection).
Check whether the huts and snack stations you want to visit along the way are open. Inform someone about your chosen route and planned return before you set off.
Always take suitable maps with you. Put on sturdy shoes adapted to the hike, bring sun and rain protection as well as water and a small snack. Take your mobile phone and save the emergency number of the mountain rescue: 140
From Puchberg am Schneeberg station, we start through the town along the cog railway track. The path along the tracks leads us through the districts of Muthenhof and Hengsttal. Over the Hauslitzsattel, we pass by a refreshment stop, the Hengsthütte. After the Hengsthütte, we keep left and go through the high forest. We reach a large alpine meadow with the Ternitzerhütte. After the Ternitzerhütte, we turn right and return to the cog railway tracks. Above the tracks lies the Adolf Kögler House with the Dragon Walls in the background. The hike continues along the railway over the Kaltwassersattel to Baumgartner Station. In the next section, we reach the tree line. We continue through dwarf pine fields and cross the cog railway track. The path leads us through extensive dwarf pine fields to the Empress Elisabeth Memorial Church, the so-called Elisabeth Kircherl, at the Hochschneeberg mountain station. Here a break is possible at the Berghaus Hochschneeberg. We now follow the hiking trail towards the Damböckhaus. From this hut, it is about 2 km to reach our destination, the Fischerhütte. Those who want to shorten the route can take the Schneebergbahn up and start the plateau hike from there.
Directly at the Schneebergbahn station or along the parking guidance system.
Arrival from Vienna:
Take the South Motorway A2 towards Wiener Neustadt to the Wr. Neustadt West exit. From there, follow federal road B26 towards Puchberg am Schneeberg. The route is well signposted.
Arrival from Graz:
Take the South Motorway A2 towards Vienna to the Neunkirchen West exit. From there, follow federal road B26 towards Puchberg am Schneeberg. Follow the signs.
Take the regional train from Wr. Neustadt main station to Puchberg am Schneeberg and get off at the final station. More information can be found at www.oebb.at
Combine your hike with a stay in Puchberg. For example, at the hiking establishments Hotel Restaurant Forellenhof, at the Pension Bruckerhof, in the comfort rooms of the Hotel Schneeberghof, or at the Wellness Kneipp-Kurhotel Wanzenböck.
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Vienna Alps in Lower Austria, www.wieneralpen.at, +43 / 2622 / 78960
Schneebergbahn, www.schneebergbahn.at
Puchberg am Schneeberg, www.puchberg.at/tourismus
Fischerhütte http://www.iocus.at/Fischerhuette
Letzte Änderung: 15 Sept 2026
