Auf der Kehr

The Auf der Kehr, or Flatzer Wand ( ; or "Auf der Kehr" ; ) is a rocky outcrop of the mountain Auf der Kehr (790 m above sea level). It is located near Flatz (municipality of Ternitz) in Lower Austria, in the Sierningtal-Auf der Kehr Nature Park of the Gutenstein Alps. In general, Flatzer wand is used for the mountain, while auf der Kehr is just used for a rock formation (which is about high. Occasionally, Auf der Kehr is used for the whole mountain range. The highest peak of the range is Gösling, at a height of . Overall, the Auf der Kehr resembles the well-known Hohe Wand.
Settlement.
The Auf der Kehr is an old settlement area. Human bones and artefacts have been found in the Long Hole, suggesting that there has been at least a temporary settlement since the early Stone Age. In the late Bronze Age (around 1000 BC) there was a small mining settlement along the southern slope below the Auf der Kehr. Several houses stood on artificial settlement terraces, the remains of which were built in the course of the expansion of the forest road network at the end of the 20th century. Century were found. Copper ore was smelted on the opposite slope of the Gösing.
Paths and huts.
On the western edge of the wall is the "Neunkirchner Naturfreundehaus", which is only open on weekends, but is open all year round. The base of the wall as well as the wall edge are well developed with paths, with numerous accesses to the climbing routes. The Willi Gottwaldsteig leads off the forest roads, but without climbing sections, up to the refuge.
Climbing area.
The Auf der Kehr is a well-developed climbing area with a dozen via ferrata routes in the difficulties 0-D (the most difficult route is the E60 route with C/D) and over 100 climbing routes up to about difficulty grade IX. The most famous secured via ferratas are (from west to east):
One of the "most beautiful 'very easy' climbing routes in the foothills of the Alps" also leads to the Auf der Kehr: the historic Doppelsteig in difficulty grade II.
Caves.
The Auf der Kehr is rich in caves.