Vegetation trail

The route hike, recommended from spring after the snow melts until late autumn with the first frost, runs over beautiful alpine meadows. Due to their variety of flowers, these meadows are a feast for the eyes for hikers; the intense scent of the mountain flowers provides rich nourishment for various insects. At the same time, the mowed and dried grass is used for fragrant hay baths and to feed animals. Gentian, anemones, pasqueflowers, crocuses, soldanellas, helleborines, spotted gentian, orchids, alpine roses, skullcap, and many others bloom in spring and summer. Countless species of small animals find their habitat here. The higher you climb, the greater the chance of encountering deer and chamois. The Lobiser Schupfen are a collection of hay barns that have been lovingly restored in recent years. The so-called Sauwipfel is a wooded small summit with a bench inviting you to rest. The Mayrhofer Alm is not a farmed alpine pasture, but cattle are found grazing the meadows. The "sleeping huts," where the actual vegetation trail ends, are wooden huts once used for cooking and overnight stays during hay work. They are surrounded by stone pine forest, inviting you to stay and offering a good view of the Tauferertal.