Hike Hohe Wand Herrgottschnitzer Haus

Suggested by : Monika Lang

This hike is a nice winter hike, ending in a lovely and cozy hut named "Herrgottschnitzer Haus". The homemade food is rustic and very tasty. I would like to enjoy it with you. I am looking forward to seeing you and celebrate the beginning of my 40^th year of life with this little hike and get together.

"The first round is on me!"

When: Sa., November 15th, 03

Route:

Stat. Dreistetten - Schneckengartl - Einhornhöhle - Hohe Wand: Herrgottschnitzer Haus - round trip on the plateau of Hohe Wand to Kohlröserl Haus and back is optional - back down to Dreistetten .

Hike-description:

Easy hike, 7km (with roundtrip on plateau about 10km): about 2,5km from stat. Dreistetten to Schneckengartl (flat), and then walk up to Herrgottschnitzer Haus: about 1,2 km lenghth and 238m elevation difference. A little trail with ladders optional- "Drobilsteig", which is parallell to "Herrgottschnitzer Weg". However consider possible snow, which makes trail more demanding.

Lengths of hike in hours: About two hours up (or more, if snow), plateauwalk according to taste, not quite two hours down.

Meeting point and time:

10:00  Station Dreistetten.

Train connections (if you really want to brave the connections):

8:57  Vienna Südbahnhof

8:28  Wiener Neustadt platform 3 (arrive) - change into

8:38  Wiener Neustadt platform 9 (to Puchberg am Schneeberg)

10:04 Dreistetten (arrive)

Trains back 16: 57, hourly

Car connections:

A2 exit "Wöllersdorf". B 21 to Dreistetten (Direction: To Gutenstein). (About 55km from Vienna)

Car sharing optional, please enter yourselves into list or email me, write down if you can take people (how many?), or if you need a ride.  We will do our best.

Equipment needed:

Warm clothes, it will be a winter hike!, hiking boots that are snow-resistant, raingear, gloves, hat, (sunglasses, sun cream), water/ warm tea, snacks optional, flashlight.