A woman and a man hold a tuft of dry grass together and try to light it on fire

Wilderness education course 2026 - 2027

In-service training from 8.5.2026 to 2.5.2027

This course consists of six modules that build on each other. The focus of the training is on learning skills for living in the wilderness, such as getting to know and using plants, knowledge about mammals, the art of nature mentoring and training attention and awareness. In addition, important practical skills are also taught, such as making cooking utensils or building shelters.
The training blocks are held at Kalkalpen National Park WildnisCamp . The module in December takes place in the Waldviertel near 3931 Sallingstadt.

Meeting point: National Park WildnisCamp near 4581 Rosenau/Hengstpass
Time & Duration: Each module starts at 16:00 and ends again at 16:00
Fee: Course fee Euro 1790,- plus accommodation & meals from Euro 175,- per weekend
Info: The course fee is payable in one deposit and 8 monthly installments

Cooperation and certification

The course has been running since 2009 in cooperation with the Wildniswissen wilderness school. The head of the wilderness school is Wolfgang Peham, and our course leader in the Kalkalpen National Park Jörn Kaufhold.
Upon successful completion of the course, a corresponding certificate will be issued.

Information and registration

The 2026/27 course is fully booked!

A new course for 2027/28 starts on May 7, 2027

Two men light a fire in a piece of birch bark filled with grass
The art of making fire ©DagmarSteigenberger
A national park ranger cooks in a cauldron hanging over a campfire
Cooking by the fire ©SonjaSchäfer
A Kalkalpen National Park ranger talking to a person in front of some flowering plants on the ground.
Experience nature ©StefanLeitner
A woman has retreated into a duck made of branches and leaves
Emergency shelter ©AngelikaStückler
Snack buffet decorated with flowers and ferns
Snack at WildnisCamp ©SandraHaidinger
There are three buildings in a clearing in the forest
Wildniscamp at Kalkalpen National Park ©GeraldEgelseer
View of a bedroom with solid wood furniture and bunk beds
Sleeping at Wildniscamp ©KurtBuchner

Further dates

Duration from May 2026 to May 2027

08.05. - 10.05.2026 in the WildnisCamp
03.07. - 05.07.2026 in the WildnisCamp
07.08. - 09.08.2026 in the WildnisCamp
01.10. - 04.10.2026 in the WildnisCamp
04.12. - 06.12.2026 in the Waldviertel
30.04. - 02.05.2027 in the WildnisCamp

Contact us

Nationalpark Zentrum Molln
E-mail angelika.stueckler@kalkalpen.at
Phone +43 7584 3951-130

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