Overview
Gippel is a mountain situated in
Mürzsteger Alpen which is a part of of Nördliche Kalkalpen.
It lays in the most forested area in Austria - six kilometers on the south east from town called Sankt Aegyd am Neuwalde.
Getting There
There are these four starting points.
1. Zögernitz (Weißenbach 77, A3193 Sankt Aegyd am Neuwalde, Austria)
From: Sankt Pölten, Austria
1. Head west on B1 toward Defreggerstr. 450 m
2. Take the 3rd left onto Rennbahnstr./B1 1.0 km
3. At the roundabout, take the 4th exit onto B20 28.9 km
4. Turn left at Freiland/B214 13.7 km
5. Continue onto Gutensteiner Strasse/Mitterbach/B21 3.2 km
6. Turn left at Alte Landstr. 400 m
7. Continue onto Weißenbach 3.7 km
To: Zögernitz, Austria (Weißenbach 77 A3193 Sankt Aegyd am Neuwalde, Austria)
2. Sankt Aegyd am Neuwalde (it is possible to get there by train, e.g. from Sankt Pölten)
From: Sankt Pölten, Austria
1. Head west on B1 toward Defreggerstr. 450 m
2. Take the 3rd left onto Rennbahnstr./B1 1.0 km
3. At the roundabout, take the 4th exit onto B20 28.9 km
4. Turn left at Freiland/B214 13.7 km
5. Continue onto Gutensteiner Strasse/Mitterbach/B21 4.1 km
To: Sankt Aegyd am Neuwalde, Austria
From: Sankt Pölten, Austria
1. Head west on B1 toward Defreggerstr. 450 m
2. Take the 3rd left onto Rennbahnstr./B1 1.0 km
3. At the roundabout, take the 4th exit onto B20 28.9 km
4. Turn left at Freiland/B214 13.7 km
5. Continue onto Gutensteiner Strasse/Mitterbach/B21 8.8 km
To: Kernhof, Austria
From: Sankt Pölten, Austria
1. Head west on B1 toward Defreggerstr. 450 m
2. Take the 3rd left onto Rennbahnstr./B1 1.0 km
3. At the roundabout, take the 4th exit onto B20 18.3 km
4. At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto Hainfelder Str./B18 8.0 km
5. Turn right at Kleinzeller Landstr./LH133 13.4 km
6. Keep right at the fork 8.5 km
7. Turn left at Gutensteiner Strasse/B21 2.5 km
8. Turn right at B27 45 m
9. Turn right to stay on B27 7.2 km
10. Turn left at Bergstr. 32 m
To: Schwarzau im Gebirge, Austria
Routes Overview
1.A. North route from Zögernitz
1.B. North route from Zögernitz across Schwarzauer Gippel (1605m)
2. North route from Sankt Aegyd am Neuwalde
3.A. North-west route from Kernhof
3.B. North-west route from Kernhof across Schnalzstein (1546m)
4. East route from Schwarzau im Gebirge across Obersberg (1467m)
Camping
Between Gippel and Göller, there is hut called Göllerhütte (1442m).
More informations you can find at
Göllerhütte website.
You can also rent a hotel in Sankt Aegyd am Neuwalde or in Kernhof or in Schwarzau im Gebirge.
Red Tape
There are no special restrictions or requirements.
External Links
Camping Gippelblick Kernhof
Schwarzau im Gebirge
St. Aegyd am Neuwalde