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Irdning-Donnersbachtal
Where the Donnersbach valleys open into the middle Ennstal near the Grimming, a market community and farm-college seat with the Riesneralm ski slopes at Donnersbachwald.
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- 4Highlights
- 25Routes
- Featured summit · Karlspitze
Highlights
8 from neighbouring places
Skulpturenpark
A sculpture park near Irdning in the Ennstal, showing stone works from the Grimming sculpture symposium in an open-air setting.
Riesneralm
A cable car onto the Riesneralm above Donnersbachwald, opening the quiet southern side valleys of the Schladming-Dachstein region.
Ewisleitner Hütte
A farm hut above the Donnersbach valley in Irdning-Donnersbachtal, rented out for self-catered mountain stays.
Jagahütte
A rustic hut in the Donnersbach area of Irdning-Donnersbachtal, rented through a local farm-holiday scheme for stays in the mountains.
Schönwetterhütte
10.6 km away, in Sölk
A hut in the Sölk valleys whose name means fair-weather hut, rented as a base for walks in the Sölktäler Nature Park.
Trogermühle
10.6 km away, in Sölk
A preserved old grain mill at Großsölk (903 m) in the Sölk valleys, a reminder of the self-sufficient farming life of these side valleys.
Pfarrkirche St. Nikolaus
11.6 km away, in Sölk
The parish church of St. Nikolai im Sölktal, dedicated to St. Nicholas and set in the upper Sölk valley on the road toward the Sölkpass.
Öblarner Freibad
11.9 km away, in Öblarn
The outdoor swimming pool of Öblarn (666 m) in the Ennstal, a village lido for summer bathing between Gröbming and Irdning.
Untergrabner Hütte
12.8 km away, in Aigen im Ennstal
A farm-run hut above Aigen im Ennstal, rented through the farm-holiday network for quiet stays overlooking the Enns valley.
Schloss Großsölk-Naturparkhaus mit Jesuitengarten
13 km away, in Sölk
A former Jesuit residence in the Sölk valleys, now the visitor house of the Sölktäler nature park, with a re-created Jesuit garden.
Pfarrkirche St. Leonhard in Großsölk
13 km away, in Sölk
The parish church of Großsölk in the Sölk municipality, dedicated to St. Leonhard and serving the villages of the Großsölk valley.
Kaltenbachalm - Sölkpass
14.4 km away, in Sölk
A pasture hut close to the Sölkpass high road above St. Nikolai im Sölktal, set among the grazing alps of the Niedere Tauern.
Cable car 
Mountain hut
Historic site
Nothing of this kind in Irdning-Donnersbachtal.
Routes
Hintergullingspitz
Ski tour from the Planneralm over the Goldbachscharte to a rounded Donnersbach Tauern summit beside the Großer Rotbühel, with sheltered bowls around the Kothüttensee for the descent.
- 6.5 km
- Distance
- 643 m
- Ascent
- 643 m
- Descent
- 2 h 29 min
- Duration
- 19
- Check-ins
Skitour zum Großen Bärneck ab Donnersbachwald
Long ski tour from Donnersbachwald through the Mörsbach valley, passing the Mörsbachhütte and a string of high alms on the way to the Großes Bärneck.
- 14.9 km
- Distance
- 1 091 m
- Ascent
- 1 091 m
- Descent
- 5 h 3 min
- Duration
- 13
- Check-ins
Bike & Hike Mörsbachalm - Gstemmerscharte
A forest-road ride up the Donnersbachtal to the Hintere Mörsbachalm, where the bike is left for the walk to the notch above.
- 23.8 km
- Distance
- 1 618 m
- Ascent
- 4 h 7 min
- Duration
- 17
- Check-ins
Ennsradweg - 2. Tagesetappe
The second day's stage of the Enns valley cycle path, running past Gröbming and Öblarn to Stein an der Enns with barely any climbing.
- 40.6 km
- Distance
- 336 m
- Ascent
- 3 h 55 min
- Duration
- 7
- Check-ins
Skitour zum Karlspitz & Schreinl
Double-summit ski tour from the Planneralm past the Goldbachsee and Kothüttensee, linking the Karlspitze and the Schreinl in one round.
- 8.5 km
- Distance
- 744 m
- Ascent
- 744 m
- Descent
- 3 h 3 min
- Duration
- 18
- Check-ins
Skitour zum Schwarzkarspitz
Committing ski tour from Donnersbachwald up the Mörsbach valley past the Mörsbachalm, finishing steeply on the Schwarzkarspitz.
- 12.7 km
- Distance
- 1 027 m
- Ascent
- 1 027 m
- Descent
- 4 h 27 min
- Duration
- 9
- Check-ins
Bike & Hike Oxenalm - Riesneralm
A ride to the Oxenalm and up towards the Riesneralm, with the last pull to the Riesnerkrispen ridge done on foot.
- 20.7 km
- Distance
- 1 221 m
- Ascent
- 3 h 14 min
- Duration
- 17
- Check-ins
Ennsradweg - 3. Tagesetappe
A flat valley stage beside the Enns, running from Wörschach Schwefelbad through Liezen towards the gates of the Gesäuse.
- 40.5 km
- Distance
- 236 m
- Ascent
- 3 h 49 min
- Duration
Skitour zur Schoberspitze
Ski tour from the Planneralm by the Kothüttensee and over the Karlscharte to the Schoberspitze, with the Karlspitze available as a bonus summit.
- 8.6 km
- Distance
- 810 m
- Ascent
- 810 m
- Descent
- 3 h 10 min
- Duration
- 14
- Check-ins
Skitour zum Lämmertörlkopf
Quiet ski tour from Donnersbachwald along the Mörsbach valley huts to the Lämmertörlkopf, a long approach rewarded with open upper slopes.
- 12.5 km
- Distance
- 1 074 m
- Ascent
- 1 074 m
- Descent
- 4 h 28 min
- Duration
- 8
- Check-ins
Ennsradweg Radstadt - Aigen im Ennstal
A long, almost flat run down the Enns valley from Radstadt over the Mandlingpass, following the river past Öblarn into the Ennstal.
- 69.2 km
- Distance
- 179 m
- Ascent
- 6 h 23 min
- Duration
- 14
- Check-ins
Nachtskitour NA[TOUR]pur Riesneralm
Designated night ski-touring route at the Riesneralm above Donnersbachwald, climbing roughly 840 vertical metres on marked terrain beside the ski slopes.
- 7.4 km
- Distance
- 843 m
- Ascent
- 843 m
- Descent
- 3 h 7 min
- Duration
- 7
- Check-ins
Skitour auf den Hochwart
Remote ski tour from the Riedleralm barrier beyond Donnersbachwald, passing the Zettlerhütte on the long climb to the Hochwart in the Donnersbach Tauern.
- 13.9 km
- Distance
- 1 187 m
- Ascent
- 1 187 m
- Descent
- 4 h 57 min
- Duration
Bike & Hike Schloss Trautenfels - Tressenstein
A long approach ride through the Ennstal past the Grimminghütte and the Putterersee campsite, with a summit walk at the far end.
- 30.8 km
- Distance
- 864 m
- Ascent
- 3 h 33 min
- Duration
- 13
- Check-ins
Skitour zum Kreuzberg
Ski round from the Planneralm over the Lärchkaralm and the Plientensattel to the Kreuzberg, with the Hintergullingspitz and Großer Rotbühel close enough to add on.
- 9.1 km
- Distance
- 349 m
- Ascent
- 349 m
- Descent
- 2 h 40 min
- Duration
- 6
- Check-ins
Skitour auf die Hochweberspitze
Very long ski tour from the Riedleralm barrier beyond Donnersbachwald, working past the Beireutalm to the Hochweberspitze — one of the biggest touring days in the valley.
- 21.2 km
- Distance
- 1 332 m
- Ascent
- 1 332 m
- Descent
- 6 h 55 min
- Duration
Bike & Hike Dachsteinblick - Gindlhorn
A long ride from the Enns valley floor up to Wörschachwald and the Spechtensee lift, with the walk to the Gindlhorn from the road's end.
- 37.3 km
- Distance
- 974 m
- Ascent
- 4 h 14 min
- Duration
- 12
- Check-ins
Skitour zum Hochrettelstein
Ski tour from the Planneralm past the Seekaralm to the Hochrettelstein, a well-liked Donnersbach Tauern objective with open slopes for the descent.
- 7.1 km
- Distance
- 703 m
- Ascent
- 703 m
- Descent
- 2 h 42 min
- Duration
- 2
- Check-ins
Skitour zur Wolfnalmspitze
Ski tour starting at the Schaupphof beyond the Riesneralm, climbing past the Wolfnalm hunting hut to the Wolfnalmspitze above Donnersbachwald.
- 13.7 km
- Distance
- 1 014 m
- Ascent
- 1 014 m
- Descent
- 4 h 40 min
- Duration
Mörsbach Runde | 323
A gravel round out of the Donnersbach valley past the Mörsbachwirt and Mörsbachhütte, returning by the Oxenalm and Katzensteiner hut.
- 15.1 km
- Distance
- 774 m
- Ascent
- 2 h 8 min
- Duration
- 12
- Check-ins
Skitour auf das Hahnalpl
Ski tour from the Riedleralm barrier near Donnersbachwald to the Hahnalpl, a moderate objective with a long approach before the open upper slopes.
- 10.1 km
- Distance
- 867 m
- Ascent
- 867 m
- Descent
- 3 h 36 min
- Duration
Viehberg Runde ab Gröbming | 314
A long forest-road circuit from Gröbming up to the huts at around 1,450 m, then down the Enns valley by Öblarn and Stainach.
- 63.7 km
- Distance
- 1 446 m
- Ascent
- 7 h 1 min
- Duration
- 6
- Check-ins
Planneralm Runde | 317
A long forest-road circuit up to the high hamlet of Planneralm at 1,600 m, passing the Badlechneralm and the Köberlhütte.
- 27.1 km
- Distance
- 1 157 m
- Ascent
- 3 h 30 min
- Duration
- 5
- Check-ins
Stallaalm Runde | 319
A rolling forest-road loop from the valley base camp to the Stallaalm, taking in the Lärchkaralm and the Danklmaierhütte.
- 20.5 km
- Distance
- 603 m
- Ascent
- 2 h 23 min
- Duration
- 5
- Check-ins
Aigen Runde | 823
A forest-road circuit out of the Ennstal valley floor, climbing to around 1,080 m on the wooded slopes above Irdning.
- 25.0 km
- Distance
- 758 m
- Ascent
- 2 h 56 min
- Duration
- 2
- Check-ins
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The region's own picks
Featured route
Hintergullingspitz
Ski tour from the Planneralm over the Goldbachscharte to a rounded Donnersbach Tauern summit beside the Großer Rotbühel, with sheltered bowls around the Kothüttensee for the descent.
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Data sources
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