The Ore Trail

The Ore Trail connects the 4 Geopark municipalities of Hüttau, Bischofshofen, Mühlbach and St. Veit. It leads from the copper mine at Larzenbach to the Hüttau municipal office, where the mineral museum is located, and over the Klammalm to the Hochgründeck. From there it goes over the Hofersattel to the Hörndlwald chapel and down to the Buchberg. An alternative is the route from Hüttau via the Fritzerberg is an alternative. The trail continues down to Bischofshofen to the Geopark visitor centre, which is located on the site of the Paul Ausserleitner ski jump (final of the Four Hills Tournament, 6th January).

The trail continues via the Gainfeld waterfall and the Bürglhöh, the Knappensteig and the Kalten Bründl to the Arthurhaus below the Mandlwände. From there it goes through the Barbaraschlucht gorge and the old Mitterbergerstraße to Mühlbach to the Knappenheim and Schaustollen. The route continues via the Pauss Bauer to the Pronebenalm and along forest paths to St. Veit, past the Hubertus and Fadlstoa chapel and the Sunnpau show mine. From there, the trail continues to the Seelacken Museum, where it ends after approx. 60 kilometres.

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