We start in Wienerbruck (arrival: ride with the
Mariazellerbahn from St. Sebastian to Wienerbruck) and walk a short distance along the reservoir, then turn left into the gorge and come over footbridges and footpaths, past the waterfall Lassingfall, down to the power station in Stierwaschboden. There we keep to the left, cross the bridge and hike first along the river Erlauf and then along the river Ötscherbach stream through an enchanting landscape with numerous pools, cascades and rock formations to the
Ötscherhias snack station.
From the Ötscherhias we walk up through the forest and along the forest road to the Hagengut. We then branch off to the right to the southern shore of the Erlaufklause reservoir and walk along a shady forest promenade to Mitterbach. It is then about 10 min. to the train station, from where we can take the Mariazellerbahn train back to our starting point in Wienerbruck.
Refreshment stops:
Ötscherhias snack station, Tel.: +43 664 27 59 888
Ötscher-Basis, Wienerbruck, Tel.: +43 2728 21100
Erlaufstauseeschänke (stack house), Tel.: +43 664 932 22 67