Via ferratas in Waldegg

A hike combined with easy, secured via ferrata routes including three caves.

To celebrate the 125th anniversary of HTL Wiener Neustadt, the HTL-Steig was established as the first sports via ferrata on the eastern edge of the Alps and was enthusiastically received very quickly. Consistently very high difficulty, spectacular individual sections, and a popular stopping point near the exit create a mix that fully fits the advanced pleasure trend and has therefore rightly gained great acclaim. For those arriving by public transport, a special variant is recommended, namely combining it with a crossing of Hohe Wand and descent through the Große Klause into the Piesting valley. The train makes it possible! With the complete renovation of the via ferrata by the Austrian Tourist Club in spring 2018, it also received a new name: ÖTK-Steig.

Small Klause with a deviation uphill, downhill to three caves and the Large Klause.

Beautiful crossing of the Hohe Wand starting from Dürnbach via Kleine Klause, then forward to the Gasthof Luf and descend southwards via the Straßenbahnerweg. Then back again via the Krumme Ries and further to the Waldeggerhaus and then back north to Dürnbach via Große Klause.

Lovely circular route on the back of the Hohe Wand

Überquerung der Hohen Wand ausgehend von Dürnbach über die Kleine und Große Klause vor zum Neuen Welt Blick