Semmering - Pinkenkogel - Kampalm tour

©Stefanie Gaulhofer

Difficulty: Difficult
Distance: 13,73 km
Ascent: 537 m elevation gain
Descent: 732 m elevation gain

Semmering Passhöhe- Pinkenkogel- Ochnerkamm- Kampalpe- Spital am Semmering

Starting point of the tour: Semmering Pass
Tour destination: Spital am Semmering station

Difficulty: Difficult
Distance: 13,73 km
Ascent: 537 m elevation gain
Descent: 732 m elevation gain

Fitness level required:
5/6
Overall experience:
2/6
Scenery:
2/6

Lowest point790 m
Highest point1523 m

Accessibility by train and bus
Summit tour

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Description

The ascent is rewarded with an impressive panoramic view of the Mürztal valley and the Fischbach Alps.

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 corresponds to your mountain experience and fitness. Find out about the weather forecast in advance. Weather in the mountains can change surprisingly quickly. Always start out accordingly equipped (suitable footwear, rain protection). Check whether the huts and snack stations you want to visit on your way are open. Inform someone about your chosen route and planned return before you start. 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 immediately to the fire department. (122) Do not throw litter into the landscape and dispose of it properly.More safety tips for your hike can be found here.Please note that herd animals are on the move at Sonnwendstein during the summer months. Information on behavioral rules can be found here.
Equipment Always bring suitable maps. Wear sturdy shoes adapted to the route, bring sun and rain protection as well as water and a snack. Take your mobile phone with you and save the mountain rescue emergency number: 140
Route description The starting point of the hike is the parking lot at the Semmering Pass near the supermarket. First, we briefly go up the steep meadow to the Grenzland hut and then go left for 200 m along the Hochstraße. Before the Hotel Panhans, we turn left onto the long-distance trail 804 which leads towards Pinkenkogel. We walk along the forest road until after about one kilometer the forest path branches off to Pinkenkogel. In serpentine bends, we go to the clearing just before Pinkenkogel. Here we continue uphill along the forest road. After about 400 m, a forest path (long-distance trail 804) branches off to the right. Now we always go alternately uphill and downhill through the forest along the mountain ridge. Our descent goes over the Saurücken again through the forest to Spital am Semmering. Alternative: Probststeig - steep.
Parking Public parking available at Semmering Pass.
Getting there From Vienna take the A2 South Motorway to the S6 Semmering Expressway and take the Maria Schutz exit. Turn right onto L4168. Continue on Semmering/L4168, Semmeringstraße and Passstraße to B306From 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. Alternatively, book an individual ride with the RUFbus Semmering-Rax which will take you to the hiking start point. The following RUFbus stops are along the way:113 Semmering Pass111 Hotel PanhansTIP: Easily book with the Postbus shuttle app or via the hotline +43 660 900 88 22.Return trip:The return is by train from Spital am Semmering station home or to Semmering station. More information at www.oebb.at and www.vor.at

Recommended period

Dining options at Semmering

Further information:

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

Semmering Tourist Office, www.semmering.at, +43 / 2664 / 20025

Letzte Änderung: 19 Mar 2026