Semmering Kummerbauer route

©Semmering Hirschenkogel

Difficulty: Difficult
Distance: 15,85 km

Pass summit - Hirschenkogel - Erzkogel - Gasthof Kummerbauer - Göstritzgraben - Maria Schutz pilgrimage church - via the forest path back to the Semmering pass summit

Starting point of the tour: Semmering pass height
Tour destination: Semmering pass height

Difficulty: Difficult
Distance: 15,85 km

Fitness level required:
6/6
Overall experience:
4/6
Scenery:
4/6

Round tour
Nice views
With refreshment stops
Accessibility by train and bus

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Description

Pass summit - Hirschenkogel - Erzkogel - Gasthof Kummerbauer - Göstritzgraben - Maria Schutz pilgrimage church - via the forest path back to the Semmering pass summit

safety instructions Your hikes in the Vienna Alps should be a thoroughly beautiful and safe experience.Please therefore observe the following:Make sure when choosing the route that it matches your mountain experience and fitness. Check the weather forecast beforehand. Weather in the mountains can change unexpectedly fast. Always start out properly equipped (appropriate footwear, rain protection). Check whether the huts and snack stations you want to visit are open. Inform someone about your chosen route and planned return before you set off. Stay on marked paths and avoid shortcuts. Due to dryness, meadows and forests are easily flammable. Treat fire with respect and report any possible fire to the fire brigade immediately (122). Do not throw rubbish in the landscape and dispose of it properly.Please note that grazing animals are present on the Sonnwendstein in the summer months. Information on behavioral rules can be found here.Further safety tips for your hike can be found here.
Equipment Always take suitable maps with you. Wear sturdy shoes appropriate for the route, take sun and rain protection as well as water and a snack. Bring your mobile phone and save the mountain rescue emergency number: 140
Route description The starting point of the hike is the Semmering pass height at the valley station of the Semmering Hirschenkogel cable car. The forest road starting at the western end of the parking lots leads 3 km uphill to the Hirschenkogel - Sonnwendstein trail junction. Here, the hikers who have chosen the comfortable ascent by the Semmering Hirschenkogel cable car also join. A little hidden, the Hochalmweg initially begins here through the forest. The rocky ascent is rewarded with an alpine hike with a fantastic panoramic view to the summit of the Erzkogel. Variant: The next trail junction is also reachable more comfortably via the forest road. Hungry hikers can now make a detour to the Polleroshütte on the Sonnwendstein, which is also rewarded with a magnificent panoramic view from the terrace. From the trail junction after the Erzkogel before the Sonnwendstein, it goes downhill along the forest road, past the alpine meadow by the mountain rescue hut, and following the forest road southwards until the "3 Crosses" trail junction. At the Materln, the wine trail turns left to the Gasthof Kummerbauer. To the north, the path leads via the Göstritzgraben to Maria Schutz, the place with its famous pilgrimage church. A short stretch along the road to the fire station. To the left begins the forest path, which leads back to the starting point Semmering pass height.
Parking Public parking available at the pass height.
Getting there From Vienna take the A2 South motorway onto the S6 Semmering expressway and take the Maria Schutz exit. Turn right onto L4168. Continue on Semmering/L4168, Semmering road and pass road to B306.From Graz take the S6 Semmering expressway and take the Spital/Semmering exit. Turn left onto Semmering Ersatz Str./B306. Continue on B306.
Public transport Travel by train to Semmering station. You can hike from the station to the trail start (Semmering pass height) in about 25 minutes. Alternatively, book an individual trip with the RUFbus Semmering-Rax, which will take you to the starting point. RUFbus stopsSemmering station 109Semmering pass height 113Semmering cable car 113Maria Schutz church 82 TIP: Simply use the Postbus Shuttle app or call the hotline +43 660 900 88 22. If you want to shorten the route, you can take the RUFbus or bus line 343 from Maria Schutz church to Semmering pass height. More information at www.oebb.at and www.vor.at
Editor’s tip Millennium lookout tower at HirschenkogelHirschi playground at HirschenkogelVisit to the Maria Schutz pilgrimage church

Recommended period

Places to eat:

Places to eat at Semmering

More information:

Vienna Alps in Lower Austria, www.wieneralpen.at, +43 / 2622 / 78960

Tourism office Semmering, www.semmering.at, +43 / 2664 / 20025

Letzte Änderung: 25 Feb 2026