Hut hike Maurach - Durrawand - Dalfaz Alm - Schützensteig - Buchauer Alm – Maurach

Maurach am Achensee / Brandenberger Alpen (Rofan)
Difficulty ratings: medium
Route length: 10.2 km
Duration: 4:30 h

Maurach - Durrawand - Dalfaz Alm - Schützensteig - Buchauer Alm – Maurach

Tour information

  • Requirement: medium
  • Length: 10.2 km
  • Duration: 4:30 h
  • Elevation uphill:790 hm
  • Elevation downhill:790 hm
Highest point1,760 m

Starting point

Maurach, valley station of the Rofan cable car

Finishing point

Maurach, valley station of the Rofan cable car
  • Fitness level 3 / 6
  • Technique 3 / 6

Features

  • Circular route

Best time of year

  • January
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Trail condition

forest path, hiking path

Equipment

Sturdy boots (ankle-high hiking boots), weather appropriate clothing. Telescopic hiking poles are recommended.
Source: Achensee

Description

From the valley station of the Rofan cable car, the route first takes you past the Naturhotel Alpenblick to a wooden bridge. After crossing it, a forest path branches off to the left. After about 300 metres, a narrow hiking trail continues to the right, winding uphill via switchbacks to the Durraalm (not serviced). Continue along the Durrawand until you reach the Dalfaz Alm (1,693 metres). From there, walk towards the Erfurter Hütte to a viewpoint bench. Here, the Schützensteig trail branches off to the right, leading across a mountain meadow and through the forest to the ski slope. The trail then continues along the ski slope to the Buchauer Alm*. You can descend to Maurach either via the forest road or the hiking trail; both lead back to the valley station.

*) Sadly, the Buchauer Alm was destroyed in a tragic fire. It is not yet clear whether the mountain hut will be rebuilt.

Nearby huts and mountain restaurants

  • Dalfaz Alm

    Opening hours:Open today
    Place: Maurach am Achensee
    : Alpine pasture / hut / mountain restaurant : Breakfast, vegetarian

Getting here

  • Arrival by public transport

    Take the regional bus to Maurach (line 8332, 4080 or 390) and get off at the "Maurach a. A. Rofan Seilbahn" stop. 

  • Parking

    Car park Rofanseilbahn no. 1 or 2 (paid parking)

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