The Ybbstal Alps are a group of the Northern Limestone Alps where Lower Austria, Upper Austria and Styria meet, taking in the eastern Eisenwurzen, the Göstling Alps and the Kräuterin in the south. The highest summit is the Hochstadl (1,919 m), and other prominent peaks are the Dürrenstein (1,878 m) and the Ötscher (1,893 m), a dominant mountain of south-western Lower Austria whose summit carries the boundary between the districts of Lilienfeld and Scheibbs; its name has Slavic roots and roughly means "little father".
Climbing is spread over smaller limestone crags such as the Eibenfels and Ulmenfels, along with alpine terrain on the Ötscher. The lower crags are best in spring and autumn, the higher ground from late spring to autumn.
Part of Lower Austria, Ybbstal Alps has 3 via ferrata routes documented on climbing.place. Routes are listed below with difficulty and community notes.