The Dürre Wand (literally ''barren wall'') is a mountain ridge in
Lower Austria
Lower Austria (german: Niederösterreich; Austro-Bavarian: ''Niedaöstareich'', ''Niedaestareich'') is one of the nine states of Austria, located in the northeastern corner of the country. Since 1986, the capital of Lower Austria has been Sankt P ...
and belongs topographically to the
Gutenstein Alps
The Gutenstein Alps (german: Gutensteiner Alpen) are a mountain range in the Eastern Alps in Central Europe, and the northeasternmost part of the Northern Limestone Alps, reaching heights over 1,000 m.
Topography
Die Gutenstein Alps are ...
. It stretches from
Miesenbach in a WSW direction to the
Schneeberg.
The Dürre Wand is a ridge, rocky in places, which is bordered by pastures, forests and waterfalls. In contrast to
Hohe Wand
Hohe Wand is a municipality in the district of Wiener Neustadt-Land in the Austria
Austria, , bar, Östareich officially the Republic of Austria, is a country in the southern part of Central Europe, lying in the Eastern Alps. It is a ...
plateau in the immediate east, it culminates in a narrow ridge-line with its hiking trail offering outstanding views.
Elevations
The highest elevations are ''Katharinenschlag'' (), ''Schober'' (), ''Öhler'' () and ''Plattenstein'' ().
Refuge huts
Located more or less central on the ridge, east of Öhler at a height of , is the Öhler (Refuge) Hut which belongs to
Friends of Nature
Friends of Nature (international abbreviation: NFI, for German: Naturfreunde International) is a non-profit organisation with a background in the social democratic movement, which aims to make the enjoyment of nature accessible to the wider commun ...
(''Naturfreunde''). On Plattenstein sits the Gauermann Hut owned and run by the
Austrian Tourist Club
The Austrian Tourist Club (german: Österreichische Touristenklub) or ÖTK is the second oldest and third largest Alpine club in Austria.
The foundation of the club goes back to an initiative by Gustav Jäger, publisher of ''Der Tourist'', the f ...
(''Österreichischer Touristenklub'') or ÖTK.
Caves
The Tabler Cave (''Tablerhöhle'', 1862/10) east of the Plattenstein and the ''Erzloch'' (1862/4), a shaft cave east of the Öhler refuge hut, are two caves on the crest of the Dürre Wand. Other important caves are the ''Malepartuskluft'' (1862/19), ''Bergmilchkammer'' (1862/20), Marechle Cave (1862/21), ''Schichtkammer'' (1862/23) and the Vierpfeiler Cave (1862/24) (all in the Marecherkogel south of the Öhler near Puchberg am Schneeberg), the ''Zinsensteinhöhle'' (1862/11) and the ''Waldbodenloch'' (1862/61) (all in the north of the Dürre Wand near Gutenstein). In all, exactly one hundred caves are recorded in the register for Region 1862 - Dürre Wand.
[''Höhlenkundliche Mitteilungen'', passim.]
Gallery
Image:Plattenstein 01.jpg, Plattenstein (1,154 m)
Image:Gauermannhütte.jpg, Gauermann Hut
Image:Notlager Gauermannhütte Mai 2013.jpg, Rescue shack next Gauermann Hut
Image:Öhler 02.jpg, The Öhler (1,183 m)
Image:Niederösterreich Puchberg am Schneeberg Öhlerschutzhaus (290513).jpg, Öhler Rescue Hut
Image:Schober 01.jpg, The Schober (1,213 m)
Image:Neukogel from Plattenstein.jpg, View from the Plattenstein
Image:Katharinenschlag 01.jpg, View from the Katharinenschlag (1,222 m)
Image:Bergmilchkammer 03.jpg, Bergmilchkammer Cave
Image:Malepartuskluft 01.jpg, Malepartuskluft Cave
Image:Marechlehöhle 03.jpg, Marechle Cave
Image:Schoberbachklammhöhle 03.jpg, Schoberbachklamm Cave
Image:Untere Öhlerhöhle.jpg, Lower Öhler Cave
Footnotes and references
External links
Gauermann HutÖhler Hut
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Gutenstein Alps
Mountain ranges of Lower Austria