Hiking tour Starting from Municipal office Trattenbach
From Trattenbach up to over 1000 meters altitude to the Alpengasthof Kummerbauerstadl, a place of rest and refreshment but also a starting point for further hikes and access to the cross-country ski trail.
From Trattenbach up to over 1000 meters altitude to the Alpengasthof Kummerbauerstadl, a place of rest and refreshment but also a starting point for further hikes and access to the cross-country ski trail.
The starting point of the hike is Trattenbach. In the village center you will find the municipal office and the Wittgenstein Museum, from where you head straight up the mountain to the Alpengasthof Kummerbauer. Part of the way is along the Wittgensteinweg trail via paths through the forest up to Schlaggraben. The Alpengasthof Kummerbauerstadl is located at 1100m between the Sonnwendstein, Otter and Wechsel area. Here you can enjoy a magnificent view of the Rax and Schneeberg. Parents can make themselves comfortable on the terrace while the children let off steam in the playground within sight. In winter, the Alpengasthof is a direct access point to the Wechsel panorama trail. In summer, hikes or Nordic walking tours to the Semmering, Sonnwendstein or Großer Otter are available. An easy circular hiking trail leads via the Morgenbesser family's mountain farm in the direction of Alpkogel and the former Schwarzenberghütte.
An alternative ascent route can be chosen from the popular pilgrimage site of Maria Schutz with a walking time of approx. 1 1/2 hours.
Your hikes in the Vienna Alps should be a completely enjoyable and safe experience. Please observe the following:
Preparation
Make sure the chosen route matches your experience and fitness. Check the weather report in advance. Weather in the mountains can change suddenly and rapidly. Therefore, always start out suitably equipped (e.g. rain protection).
Check if the huts and snack stations you plan to visit are open. Inform someone about your chosen route and planned return before you leave.
Always take suitable maps with you. Wear sturdy shoes appropriate for the route, take sun and rain protection as well as water and a small snack. Take your mobile phone with you and save the mountain rescue emergency number: 140
We start in the town center and follow the path behind the municipal office. When we reach the paved road, we turn right and immediately after turn left uphill again. We follow the road until it leads onto a path. After a sharp right turn, we reach a paved path again and on the left we have the possibility to make a detour to the Morgenbesser mountain farm. On the paved path, at the T-junction, turn left and continue to keep left to reach a hiking trail. From now on, continue straight ahead until after 800m you reach our destination, the Alpengasthof Kummerbauerstadl.
Parking spaces are available in the town center or at the Landgasthof Dretenpacherhof (closed).
From Vienna: Take A2 and S6 to exit 17-Gloggnitz. Continue on Höllental Str./B27. Take L134 (Graben, Wartenstein and Otterthal), then turn right onto L175 Otterthal to Trattenbach in Trattenbach.
From Graz: Drive S35 to Bruck an der Mur and take S6 to exit 17-Gloggnitz. Continue on Höllental Str./B27. Take L134 (Graben, Wartenstein and Otterthal), then turn right onto L175 Otterthal to Trattenbach in Trattenbach.
Take the regional train (direction Payerbach-Reichenau) to Gloggnitz station. Take regional bus 1734 (direction Kirchschlag/Wechsel Hotel Post) to Otterthal GH Rottensteiner stop and change to regional bus 1736 (direction Trattenbach town center). Get off at the last stop. The municipal office is located nearby.
More information at: www.oebb.at and www.vor.at
Combine your hike with an overnight stay at the alpine farmer Morgenbesser!
Vienna Alps in Lower Austria, www.wieneralpen.at, +43 / 2622 / 78960
Alpengasthof Kummerbauerstadl, www.kummerbauerstadl.at
Letzte Änderung: 16 Mar 2026