Rudolf Schober Hütte - St. Nikolai | Trail 702: Stage 07

The 7th stage on the Schladminger Tauern Höhenweg takes you from the Rudolf-Schober-Hütte over the Schimpelscharte to Sankt Nikolai in the Sölktal.

The final stage of the Schladminger Tauern High Trail takes you from the neighboring Murau region back to the Schladming-Dachstein region. You can return to the Sölktäler Nature Park via the Schimpelscharte. From there you hike downhill, past the Schimpelsee to the picturesque Hohensee with alpine huts made of marble slabs. On the way out through the Bräualmtal, the Dürmoos waterfall and the wonderfully meandering Bräualmbach are waiting for you.

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The tour in numbers

medium

Level of difficulty

12,4 km

Route

5:00 h

Time

666 hm

Uphill

1198 hm

Downhill

2273 m

Highest point

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From Murau up into the Styrian Krakow and between Krakaudorf and Krakauhintermühlen turn right onto the road to Etrachsee.

From the Rudolf Schober Hütte you start by hiking uphill through the forest and then climb along hiking trail #702 to the Schimpelscharte. In front of you is the Schimpelsee within an high alpine cirque, which you then hike down to. It goes downhill with a moderate gradient, past the small Breitenbachsee and over the Schimpelrücken down to the picturesque Hohensee. The walls of the alpine huts there are made of Sölk marble slabs and are a special eye-catcher. First via a hiking trail and then alternately via a forest path and the hiking trail, you reach the end of the Bräualmtal valley where you can marvel at the impressive Dürrmoos waterfall. The route is now quite flat on the alpine path out of the valley. Past the Bräualm and along the beautifully meandering Bräualmbach you finally reach the village of Sankt Nikolai. You have now truly earned a stop at the Gasthof Zum Gamsjäger. In summer you can take the Sölker Tälerbus from Sankt Nikolai (attention! pay attention to the timetable!) back to Stein an der Enns to the train station or to Gröbming.

Mountain enthusiasts can branch off slightly below the Schimpelscharte to Süßleiteck (2,507 m), additional time there and back: 2 hours.

The starting point at Rudolf-Schober-Hütte can only be reached by hiking. You can get there on a hike of around 1.5 hours from Etrachsee. In summer you can take the Sölker Tälerbus from Sankt Nikolai (attention! pay attention to the timetable!) back to Stein an der Enns to the train station or to Gröbming.

Parking lot at Lake Etrach

Hiking map 1:50,000 Schladming-Dachstein, available from the Schladming-Dachstein Tourism Association and its information offices.