Summer
Hiking experience
Due to its scenic uniqueness, Turracher Höhe offers visitors a wide range of wonderful recreational opportunities that makes: not too strenuous mountain walks around lake Turracher See or along a series of well-marked hiking paths through stone pine forests.
Those seeking to fully live the Turracher Höhe mountain experience in a group will be happy about the Alm Butler service offered.
The 3-Lakes Trail is a gentle, well-signposted circular trail (around 2 hours, 7.2 km) that takes visitors to the most scenic spots at Turracher Höhe and is both an educational trail and a sensory trail.
The Barbara Trail: this panorama theme path explores the historic traditions of mining on Turracher Höhe while also presenting the incomparable magnificence of the Turrach mountain range in an informative, visually stimulating manner. www.erlebniswegenockberge.at/barbara-weg
Mountain tours including impressive summit conquests in all heights, with the mountaineer’s choice of either leisurely uphill ride (taking the 6-chair lift up to the Kornock) to the quiet alpine region of the Rinsennock (2,334 m), appealing tours from Turracher Höhe up to the Schoberriegel (2,208 m) and the “Gruft“ (2,232 m), physical challenges over 7 summits to the Eisenhut (2,441), the roof of the Nockberge mountains or right through into the Nockberge Biosphere Park to the Großen Königstuhl (2,336 m).
The Turracher Höhe hiking map (available for € 3 at the Tourismusverein Turracher Höhe) features numerous routes including
Open virtual hiking map Hiking map as PDFBiosphärenpark Nockberge
Every now and then one reads about people that endanger themselves in the mountains whether due to inadequate footwear, lack of important equipment or accessories such as rain shelter, protection against the cold or the sun, overestimation of physical condition or non-observation of weather forecasts. Secure hiking needs prior information and preparation. So please follow the rules for right conduct in the mountains. Your safety is very important to us. And don’t forget to drink enough liquid during the tour!
Mountain Rescue: 140
International Rescue: 112