News - Top informed in the Nature Park

Please read the following information (trail closures, opening hours etc.) before your visit to the Nature Park!

Dear Hikers, dear guests,

Welcome to the Ötscher-Tormäuer Nature Park.
We look forward to your visit!

The Ötscher-Basis Nature Park Center is open daily from 08:00-16:00 from May 1 until the end of October. If you have any questions you can reach us on 02728/21 100. You are also welcome to send us an email to info@naturpark-oetscher.at.

Road closures and road blocks

• Closure of MTB trail no. 23 “Steingrabenkreuz trail” and hiking trail no. 18 from Steingrabenkreuz due to forestry work with a cable crane from October 30, 2025 until further notice!

• The hiking trail and mountain bike route from Bärenlacke to Trübenbach is closed until further notice due to major road damage. This affects the Nature Park Trail (24) and the Ötscher Trekking Route (28).

• Hiking trail Vordere Tormäuer – Trübenbach: The hiking trail is CLOSED until further notice due to forestry work/road construction. Alternative hike: The closed section of the trail can be bypassed (1 km) via the Sommererbrücke bridge/Teufelskirche church/Teufelskirche suspension bridge.

• The closure of the “cycle path” from Langau/Maierhöfen to Lackenhof has been lifted, but the path is difficult for cyclists to use in some places due to the repair work that has been carried out! Compaction work will be carried out shortly. This affects hiking trail no. 3 (culvert) as well as the Upper Austrian Mariazellerweg and the MTB routes “Lunzer Strecke” & “E-Bike-Tour Schindlhütte.” The “Kartäuserpfad” to Gaming is not affected by this closure.

Information about the Mariazell Railway

Up-to-date information on the Mariazell Railway timetable can be found here!

Renovation work will take place along the Mariazellerbahn railway line between November 3 and 21, 2025. During this period, the entire section between St. Pölten Central Station and Mariazell will be served by rail replacement bus services. More information can be found here!

Opening hours

Opening hours Ötscher Base

During the 2025 summer season, the team at the Ötscher-Basis Nature Park Center will be available daily from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. on site or by phone at
02728/ 21 100 and by email at info@naturpark-oetscher.at.

Opening hours regional kitchen

May & June: Friday - Sunday & public holidays from 9.00 am to 7.00 pm;
July & August: Thursday to Monday & public holidays from 9.00 am to 7.00 pm; September & October: Friday to Sunday & public holidays from 9.00 am to 7.00 pm. Open outside our regular opening hours for events on request. For groups of 10 people or more, reservations must be made in advance.

Event inquiries at basis@naturpark-oetscher.at

Or by telephone on +43 677 64 46 38 65