Holiday apartments for your time-out in Eisenerz in Hochsteiermark

Winter holidays on the Erzberg

Your skiing holiday in Styria

Especially for families, beginners and returning skiers, the ski areas of Hochsteiermark close to the Erzberg Alpin Resort by ALPS RESORTS are ideal. The Präbichl, with its 20 km of beautifully groomed pistes, a fun slope and FIS training hill, lies just 13 km from your holiday resort on the Erzberg. Here, deep-snow fans also find their own corner of heaven, while the youngsters will be able to venture deep into Schlumperwald forest… The ski bus to the family ski area stops right in front of the Erzberg Alpin Resort (free to everyone holding a 4-day ski pass or longer).

Snowshoeing, ski touring and winter hiking

Ski touring is a sport that is becoming more and more popular. If you are looking for challenging climbs and exhilarating descents through virgin countryside, we highly recommend the Eisenerz area of Ramsau or a visit to the nearby Gesäuse. Following marked winter hiking paths and snowshoeing tours, you will be able to discover our holiday region at its most beautiful – here and there, even coming across the tracks of wild animals in the fresh snow. Until well into springtime, cross-country skiers can glide along the trails of the Eisenerzer Ramsau at the foot of the Kaiserschild. This is also where the Styrian training center for Nordic winter sports was established – a great opportunity for you to experience first-hand the stars of the Nordic winter sports scene training hard. With the Hochsteirische Guest Card, which you automatically receive when you check in at Erzberg Alpin Resort, use of the trails is discounted.

Sledding and ice-skating

Great fun for the whole family: zipping down one of the sliding hills in the region. On the Präbichl, you will discover a 1 km-long sled run with floodlighting, while the sled run in the Eisenerz area of Ramsau is almost 2 km in length. If skating is more your thing, show off your skills on the ice rink in Eisenerz or - if temperatures allow – even on the frozen waters of the Leopoldsteiner See.

Your summer holiday in Hochsteiermark

Hiking and Mountaineering

Your opportunities for hiking and mountaineering are essentially right outside your front door and more diverse than you could possibly imagine. If you are in the mood for vertical challenges and breathtaking views during your mountain holiday, the fixed-cable climbs of the Kaiser Franz Joseph Steig and Eisenerzer Klettersteig on the Pfaffenstein are just two of the via ferratas that immediately come to mind. The Leopoldsteiner See is within 2 minutes’ walking distance of the Erzberg Alpin Resort, while a walk around this emerald-green mountain lake takes roughly 1 ½ hours (ca. 4 km). The outstanding network of hiking trails close to the Erzberg Alpin Resort promises enjoyable hikes and fascinating mountain tours for laid-back hikers, families as well as intrepid alpinists.

In summer, the Gesäuse is only 25 minutes away by car: Over 500 km of marked hiking paths and alpine trails, an extraordinary number of mountain huts as well as the rivers Enns and Salza, which promise unforgettable wild-water experiences, await you there inside the National Park.

Erzberg Adventure

The Erzberg is the biggest open-cast mining area for iron ore in Central Europe. It has unforgettable experiences in store for adventurers and fans of giant vehicles not far from our apartment resort: On a so-called Hauly – a remodeled 860 hp dump truck with viewing platform –-you will be chauffeured through the active mine and might even have the opportunity to witness a blasting (Thursdays).

Erzberg Rodeo: Every May or June for more than 25 years, things really heat up – and get really loud – when 1500 Enduro riders from around the world take on the challenge of the Erzberg. The Erzberg Rodeo is a red-letter day on the calendar of every off-road fan, with competitors pushing themselves to their absolute limits on all 4 days.

Recreation

If, after an adventure-packed vacation day in Eisenerz, you are craving refreshment, you might well decide to immerse yourself in cool, refreshing water: perhaps in the Leopoldsteiner See, at Asia Spa Leoben or Vitalbad Eisenerz (where admission is free for our guests). From the Präbichl, you also have a great opportunity to look down on the Hochsteiermark holiday region from on high in the sky during an exhilarating tandem paragliding flight.