Hiking route Hike Kalch - Kleinveitschalm - Karoluskreuz - Hocheck - Touren-Impression #1 | © Herbert Podbressnik Hiking route Hike Kalch - Kleinveitschalm - Karoluskreuz - Hocheck - Touren-Impression #1 | © Herbert Podbressnik

Hike Kalch - Kleinveitschalm - Karoluskreuz - Hocheck

For all those who want to explore Kleinveitsch and the eastern part of the Veitsch massif, this tour is ideal.

Our hike leads through the Kaiblinggraben to the Kleinveitschalm and continues to the Hocheck. The route then takes us back to the starting point via the Hofalm and the Alpenbachgraben.

Characteristics

Skill
Fitness

Best season

January
February
March
November
December

The tour in numbers

medium
Level of difficulty
19,7 km
Route
8:00 h
Time
1009 hm
Uphill
1009 hm
Downhill
1428 m
Highest point

Map & downloads

More information

S6 Semmering Expressway, take the Mitterdorf exit. At the roundabout, take the exit towards Veitsch. Follow the road into the Veitsch Valley until you reach the signpost for Dorfveitsch. Turn right here and follow Klein-Veitsch-Straße until you reach Kalch.

From our starting point – Kalch – we hike left into the Kaiblinggraben. Shortly after the barrier, the marked trail branches off to the left into the forest. We follow this path and reach the Waldbauernhütte. Continuing along the trail over the mountain ridge and through the Anhangtor, we arrive at the Kleinveitschalm. Here, we turn onto trail number 401, which leads us to the Karoluskreuz. Following trail 401 further, we reach the Hocheck Alm. Our descent takes us via the Hofalm and the long, extended Alpenbachgraben back to our starting point, Kalch.

Take the train to Mitterdorf station. From there, take the bus into the Veitsch Valley.

For timetable information, visit www.verbundlinie.at or www.oebb.at

Parking is available in the Kalch area.

Gallery

What the weather will be like

St. Barbara im Mürztal (588m)

Morning
cloudy
6°C
20%
15 km/h
Noon
cloudy
10°C
40%
20 km/h
Night
cloudy
8°C
10%
10 km/h
The day will be dry, but mostly cloudy with occasional sunny spells.
Morning
very sunny
6°C
0%
10 km/h
Noon
very sunny
16°C
0%
20 km/h
Night
very sunny
13°C
0%
15 km/h
Dry and sunny throughout the day with hardly any clouds.
11.04.2025
very sunny
3°C 17°C
12.04.2025
slightly cloudy
7°C 19°C
13.04.2025
slightly cloudy
6°C 22°C

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