Sölktäler Nature Park
Sölktäler Nature Park – Hotel Pichlmayrgut, Styria, Austria
When coming to Schladming in Styria for your summer holidays you will have access to an especially idyllic nature experience. The Sölktäler Nature Park will spirit you away into a fairytale world of mountains, alps, alpine torrents, alpine lakes and summits.
The Lower Tauern near Schladming can be seen at their very best from the Grosses Sölktal as well as the Kleine Sölktal. This is one of the reasons why the Sölktäer Nature Park was created – to preserve the idyllic alpine landscape with mountain meadows full of interesting species and the mountain villages. The Nature Park stretches from the lush meadows near the Enns River down in the valley up to the summits.
Facilities and offers at the Sölktäler Nature Park:
- Nature Park House – Castle Sölktäler with nature park lab
- Sölker Jesuit garden
- Mesnerhaus – Sunday culture in changing times
- Many destinations for day trips e.g. Schwarzensee Lake, Gumpenalm, Sölkpassalmen, Tuchmoaralm
- Deer feeding at the Kleinsölktal valley
- Valley buses
When hiking there are so many things to experience for you and your family it is hard to list them all. You can enjoy refreshments in rustic alpine chalets, where you will spend fun hours with the amicable inhabitants of the nature park. Try out local delicacies such as Steirerkas or a Kasnockenpfanne. The Alp dairy maids will show you how cheese is made and what the daily business on the alp is all about. And the kids can meet sheep and cows.
The landscape itself is a true gem of nature. Wild mountain torrents will rush past; you can look deep into the fascinating green colour of the mountain lakes or you can hike right up to the summits. Meadows, water and forests form the environment for a large number of species of fauna and flora. You will see very rare animals and plants. So please clean up after yourself and carry your rubbish out with you when leaving.
The Nature Park will surprise you and your children with lots of exciting things to explore. The main focus is entertainment with an educational aspect. Learn more about this habitat and the history of the Nature Park. Educational paths and theme trails will present you with lots of interesting details about the region. You may also get active and start researching yourself. A fantastic insider tip is the nature park house at the Castle Großsölk.
Make some time for a visit to the Sölktäler Nature Park when holidaying in Styria, Austria. An unspoilt landscape full of exciting discoveries is to be found.
Here you can send a non-committal request for your holiday in Styria, Austria at the tradition-rich Hotel Pichlmayrgut.
