Steinwandklamm and Rudolf Decker Steig (15.05.2005)

© Helwig Hauser

Note that this track has been created from memory, i.e., it was not recorded automatically.

Trip Summary

We took the car via Weissenbach an der Triesting and Schromenau into the Ruschhofbach-valley and in there to the very end of the road, where one can enter the impressive Steinwandklamm at its lowest point. We then stepped through the wild gorge until we came to the point, where the Rudolf Decker Steig leaves to the left. In order to follow this quite wild track, one needs to choose between to ladders to start with. If you are afraid of heights, then likely it is better to continue through the gorge and ascend to the top from further behind. The higher of these two ladders brings on up to a point in the cliff wall, where one enters a cave in the rock, through which the track continues. Following more ladders, stairs, and caves (among them the Türkenloch), one eventually gets out of the gorge and to some lovely heights south of the gorge, from which hikers also enjoy a good view to Schneeberg, even further in the south. From up there, one can then find an easy way down to the starting point in the south east of the gorge. All in all, the Steinwandklamm is highly recommended as an impressive adventure, especially also with kids (if they are ready to climb high ladders, etc.).

Useful Resources

More about the Steinwandklamm on their web page.
See also the related FB-page Hiking around Bergen, Norway.