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Grimming-Donnersbachtal

Winter hike Vorderwald Runde

Tour description

From the center of the village, this hike takes you to the front part of Donnersbachwald. The forest leaves you again and again nice view windows for a photo free. 

The tour

publicly accessible
Starting point Center Donnersbachwald
Destination At the starting point
Tour characteristics
Information
Distance: 3.35 km
Duration: 1 h
Ascent: 90 m
Descent: 90 m
highest point: 1038 m
Best season
Jan
Feb
Mar
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Dec

Map, elevation profile & further information

From the parking lot in the center of the village the tour starts over the bridge and straight ahead towards Mörsbachalm. Along the prepared path to the next bridge and there turn right. Continue straight ahead for a short distance before turning left onto the unprepared forest path.  Continue along trail 3a out of the valley, always straight ahead. Before the brook crosses the path, you leave the forest road and turn down into the farming settlement. Through the settlement to the road and from there along the sidewalk back to the village center to the starting point.
Turn off the Ennstalbundesstraße (B320) at the crossing Trautenfels in direction Irdning, Donnersbach, Donnersbachwald. Through the village Donnersbach and another 12 km to Donnersbachwald.Free parking at the large parking lot in the center of the village
Take the bus 941 to the stop "Donnersbachwald Ort". There you will also find the starting point of the hike.
Bus timetable: www.verbundlinie.at

The closest train station "Stainach-Irdning" is about 22 kilometers away in Stainach.
Train timetable: www.oebb.at

Sturdy winter boots with good tread
 
Immediately after the start, you can take a short detour to the left up to the parish church. The church, built in 1753/54, is dedicated to St. Leonhard.

Tourist information: www.schladming-dachstein.at

Schladming-Dachstein Tourist Office
Ramsauerstraße 756
8970 Schladming

T: +43 3687 23310
info@schladming-dachstein.at

Schladming-Dachstein OST winter adventure map, available from the information offices in the region.

Wheather predicition

today
07.12.2025
Mountain 1 °C
Valley 5 °C
Snow
Mountain
2 cm
Valley
0 cm
Wind speed
West
5 km / h
Precipitation
Probability
90 %
Amount
7 l/m²
Sun
Sun hours
0.6 h
Sunrise
07:38 o clock
Sunset
16:12 o clock

Mostly cloudy through the day with a chance of occasional sunny spells.

tomorrow
08.12.2025
Mountain 5 °C
Valley 8 °C
Snow
Mountain
0 cm
Valley
0 cm
Wind speed
West
10 km / h
Precipitation
Probability
90 %
Amount
3.9 l/m²
Sun
Sun hours
0 h
Sunrise
07:39 o clock
Sunset
16:12 o clock

Heavy rain in the morning, drying up in the afternoon.

day after tomorrow
09.12.2025
Mountain 9 °C
Valley 7 °C
Snow
Mountain
0 cm
Valley
0 cm
Wind speed
West
5 km / h
Precipitation
Probability
0 %
Amount
0 l/m²
Sun
Sun hours
1.7 h
Sunrise
07:40 o clock
Sunset
16:12 o clock

Dry and partly sunny throughout the day, with cloudy periods from time to time.

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