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Riesachsee – Preintaler Hut loop from Riesachfall

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Riesachsee – Preintaler Hut loop from Riesachfall

Hard

5.0

(12)

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Riesachsee – Preintaler Hut loop from Riesachfall

05:11

14.8km

640m

Mountaineering

Hard mountaineering route. Very good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: August 7, 2026

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After 702 m for 988 m

Closed: • November 1-May 10 (otherwise open)

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214 m

Kleiner Riesach Waterfall Viewing Platform

Highlight • Waterfall

After a short, easy ascent you reach the waterfall. The roar of the water is breathtaking.

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702 m

Höll Gorge Alpine Trail

Highlight (Segment) • Gorge

The Alpinsteig Höll is located above the largest waterfalls in Styria - the Riesach waterfalls in the Rohrmooser Untertal.

The water in the gorge provides impressive and incomparable natural spectacles, which are made accessible to you in an eventful way through the climb.

The rushing and roaring of the waterfalls is a constant companion.

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1.98 km

Riesachsee

Highlight • Lake

Alms mostly open. Super regional specialties.

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2.43 km

Riesachsee

Lake

5.88 km

Bridge Over the Riesachbach

Highlight • Bridge

6.44 km

Preintaler Hut

Highlight • Mountain Hut

The Preintalerhütte is located in the heart of the Schladminger Tauern. Since it can be reached from the Seeleiten car park in around two and a half hours, it is also a good destination for a day hike. It can also be used as a base for various summit climbs and as a stop on a multi-day hut tour in the Schladminger Tauern. Almost 100 mountain hikers can spend the night in rooms or in a dormitory at the hut.

Hut telephone:
+43 (0)664 / 144 88 81

More information at preintaler.at/agp/index.php/unsere-huetten/preintalerhuette.

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7.07 km

Rocky Path to Sonntagskarsee

Highlight • Trail

A nice scramble leads from the Preintaler Hütte to the Sonntagskarsee

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7.65 km

Waldhornalm

Highlight • Mountain Hut

The Waldhornalm is a managed alpine hut in Untertal and is named after the mighty mountain of the Waldhorn (2,702 m) lying next to it.

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14.1 km

Great Riesach Falls

Highlight • Waterfall

The Riesach Falls are truly impressive waterfalls in the Schladming Tauern, not far from Schladming. The two most famous waterfalls there are the Small and Large Riesach Falls, with the Large one having an impressive drop of around 70 meters. A truly impressive natural spectacle! The falls are part of the "Wild Waters" theme trail and were rightly declared a natural monument in 2012. The entire area is simply breathtaking and is definitely one of the natural treasures of this region.

The Riesach Falls consist of the Large and Small Riesach Waterfalls, which are located in the Höllschlucht Gorge. The gorge begins at an altitude of 1079 meters near the Untere Gfölleralm or the Almgasthaus Riesachfall and ends at an altitude of 1338 meters in the area of the Riesachsee or the Obere Gfölleralm. The water for these impressive waterfalls comes from the approximately 7 km long Riesachbach, which joins the Steinriesenbach directly after the gorge and then flows through the entire Untertal as the Untertalbach before finally flowing into the Enns.

The falls up to the Grosser Riesachfall are accessible via the Riesachfallsteig. And that's not all! In 2006, the area between the Grosser Riesachwasserfall and the upper end of the gorge was also opened up to tourists. An alpine trail about one kilometer long called "Alpinsteig Höll" or "Alpinsteig durch die Höll" was created there, which offers a 50 meter long suspension bridge as a special attraction. A real adventure!

Source: familienurlaub-info.com/wandern-mit-kindern/oesterreich/steiermark/riesachfall-riesachsee

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14.8 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

8.85 km

3.26 km

2.68 km

Surfaces

11.5 km

3.23 km

< 100 m

Elevation

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Thursday 6 August

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Comments

July 25, 2024,Durch die Höll, Riesach Wasserfälle, Riesachsee zur Preintaler Hütte 1657m

You should not be afraid of heights for this tour
See pictures, or because of the bridge...
Make sure you plan a stop at the cozy Gfölleralm
I can also recommend the Waldhornalm
There are also dormitories there for anyone who wants to hike further into the Klafferkessel the next day

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July 26, 2022,Wilde Wasser Runde 🌊💦- Alpinsteig Höll – Riesachsee - Preintaler Alm 🛖

Today a highlight of the wild water adventure trail is on the plan: the "Höll" alpine trail along the Riessachbach to the Great Riesach Waterfall, the largest waterfall in Styria. Difference in altitude around 155 m, around 500 steps, climb length 1,065 m. At the entrance to the Alpinsteig there is a steel cable suspension bridge with a length of …

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September 2, 2024,Genusstour_Königstour Klafferkessel: 3/3 Etappe_über den Riesachsee ins Tal 🇦🇹

Start: Preinthalerhütte
Destination: Untertal, Almgasthaus Riesachfall, hiking bus stop
Route: Riesachbach - Kotalm - Kaltenbachalm - Riesachsee - Gfölleralm - Alpine Trail "Höll" - Riesach Waterfall
The last section of our difficult mountain tour is coming up.
After a hearty breakfast at the hut, we descended towards Riesachsee on path # 777, past the Risachbach. After a while we reached …

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September 1, 2021,Über die "Höll" zur Preintalerhütte

The starting point is the Almgasthaus Riesachfall.
Past the Riesachfall in the “Höll” alpine trail with the highlight: the suspension bridge over the Riesach waterfall to the Riesachsee.
From here it goes over a forest path past several alpine pastures to the hiking trail (alpine character) that leads to the Praintalerhütte.
The Praintalerhütte is sometimes the starting point for various …

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Riesachsee – Preintaler Hut loop from Riesachfall

Kleiner Riesach Waterfall Viewing Platform

Höll Gorge Alpine Trail

Riesachsee

Bridge Over the Riesachbach

Preintaler Hut

Rocky Path to Sonntagskarsee

Waldhornalm

Great Riesach Falls

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