The Ore Trail

The Ore Trail connects the four Geopark municipalities of Hüttau, Bischofshofen, Mühlbach, and St. Veit. It leads from the Larzenbach show mine to the municipal office in Hüttau, where the Mineral Museum is located, and over the Klammalm to the Hochgründeck. From there, it goes over the Hofersattel to the Hörndlwald chapel, down to the Buchberg. An alternative route is the path from Hüttau over the Fritzerberg. The trail continues down to Bischofshofen to the Visitor Center of the Geopark, located on the grounds of the Paul Ausserleitner Ski Jump (finale of the Four Hills Tournament, January 6).

It passes through the Gainfeld Waterfall, Bürglhöh, Knappensteig, and Kalten Bründl, leading to the Arthurhaus below the Mandlwände. From there, it goes through the Barbara Gorge and the old Mitterbergerstraße to Mühlbach, passing through Knappenheim and show mines. The trail then goes over the Pauss Bauer to the Pronebenalm and through forest paths to St. Veit, passing by the Hubertus and Fadlstoa chapels and the Sunnpau Mining Museum. From there, the trail continues to the Seelacken Museum, where it ends after approximately 54 km.

For easy orientation, the Ore Trail is equipped with signs every few hundred meters, as shown below, indicating the direction.

Kids

Welcome to the Ore of the Alps UNESCO Global Geopark

You are currently on the Erzweg, a hiking trail that stretches for around 60 kilometres in 5 stages across the Pongau region. From Hüttau, the Erzweg leads up to the Hochgründeck, then down to Bischofshofen to the visitor centre. The trail continues from Bishcofshofen via the Gainfeld waterfall and over the Knappensteig to Mühlbach and the Arthurhaus.

Once there, the trail heads back down into the valley to Mühlbach am Hochkönig. The last and fifth stage leads from Mühlbach to St. Veit im Pongau, where the Erzweg ends.

Along the Erzweg you will find many exciting information boards, the geosites. At each board you will learn something new about the Pongau region, about geology and landscape, legends and legends and mining and history.

Have fun on the hike!