These peaks in Upper Austria offer breathtaking views. Climb up and enjoy the view!
The Schafberg is one of the most striking mountains in Upper Austria. Hikes to the summit can be perfectly combined with the nostalgic Schafbergbahn - the steepest steam cog railway in Austria. There are a wide variety of starting points and thus variants for a hike up the Schafberg. We present three lakes as starting points:
From Winkl/Tiefgraben on Lake Mondsee in 5 - 6 hours on hiking trail no. 20, then the last section with the Schafberg cable car to the top.
From St. Wolfgang via the Auerriesenweg and the Purtschellersteig to the summit in around 4 hours.
From Unterach am Attersee on partly alpine stages in around 6 hours via the Eisenau-Alm, the Suissensee and the Himmelspforte to the summit.
From the top of the Schafberg you have a marvellous view of 7 lakes, the Watzmann, the Untersberg, the Tennengebirge, the Schladminger Tauern, the Hohe Dachstein, the Höllengebirge and the Totes Gebirge. The Hotel Schafbergspitze or the Himmelspforte mountain hut, where you can enjoy delicious mountain hut specialities and home-made pastries, invite you to stop for refreshments on the Schafberg.
The short mountain tour to the Schoberstein is moderately difficult and is one of the most beautiful around Lake Attersee. From Weißenbach am Attersee, it takes around 1.5 hours over numerous steep hairpin bends to reach the rocky summit of the Schoberstein. From the top, you have a marvellous view of Lake Attersee, Lake Mondsee, the Schafberg and towards Hausruck. A descent option is the tour to the Dachsteinblick and via the Brennerriese down to the forestry office. From Dachsteinblick, it is also worth taking a detour over a ridge to the summit of the Brennerin. On the descent, you can either hike via the Hochleckenhaus to the Kienklause or via the Brennerriese back to Weißenbach. Tip: When you get back down, it's worth making a detour to the Nixenfall waterfall.
The Großer Priel is one of the highest peaks in the Totes Gebirge. The mountain tour is high alpine through rocky terrain and includes a few easy climbing sections. Starting from the Polsterlucke car park, it takes 2.5 hours to reach the Prielschutzhaus, where you can fortify yourself before the three-hour summit ascent. Once you reach the Großer Priel, you can enjoy a magnificent view of the surrounding mountains.
This hike starts at the Bosruckhütte, continues to the Rohrauerhaus and finally to the summit of the Great Pyhrgas. Once at the top, you are rewarded with a magnificent panorama - from the Gesäuse to the Tote Gebirge and the Dachstein massif. With a bit of luck, you can even see as far as the Mühlviertel, the Glockner group and the Hohe Tauern. You return to the starting point via the Hofalmsattel and the picturesque Hiaslalm.
Details of the hike to the Großer Pyhrgas
From Aigen-Schlägl in the Bohemian Forest, the trail leads up to the Bärenstein, which offers a fantastic panoramic view of the Vltava reservoir in southern Bohemia, to the village of Oberplan, the entire Bohemian Forest region and, with good visibility, as far as the Alps.
We start at the Dreiländereck inn in Oberschwarzenberg. Hike to the stone slopes of the Steinernes Meer, Dreiecksmark and the highest mountain in the Bohemian Forest - the Plöckenstein. Wonderful views are guaranteed here. Don't forget your passport!