--- title: The most beautiful summit hikes url: "https://www.upperaustria.com/en/activities/hiking/summit-hikes.html" image: "https://www.upperaustria.com/fileadmin/user_upload/upperaustria/Logo_upperuastria_RGB_300x300px_Websites.png" date: 2024-10-30 modified: 2024-10-30 --- # The most beautiful summit hikes The 6 most beautiful summit hikes ================================= These peaks in Upper Austria offer breathtaking views. Climb up and enjoy the view! Schafberg (1.783 m), Lake Wolfgangsee ------------------------------------- The Schafberg is one of the most striking mountains in Upper Austria. Hikes to the summit can be perfectly combined with the nostalgic [Schafbergbahn](https://www.upperaustria.com/en/oesterreich-poi/detail/400929/schafbergbahn-railway-wolfgangseeschifffahrt-ferry-service.html) - 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. [**Details of the hike from Mondsee to the Schafberg**](https://www.upperaustria.com/en/activities/hiking/all-hiking-trails-in-upper-austria/oesterreich-tour/detail/100087/from-winkl-to-mount-schafberg-sheepmountain.html) - From St. Wolfgang via the Auerriesenweg and the Purtschellersteig to the summit in around 4 hours. [**Details of the hike from Lake Wolfgangsee to the Schafberg**](https://www.upperaustria.com/en/activities/hiking/all-hiking-trails-in-upper-austria/oesterreich-tour/detail/100137/schafberg-sheep-mountain-purtschellersteig.html) - From Unterach am Attersee on partly alpine stages in around 6 hours via the Eisenau-Alm, the Suissensee and the Himmelspforte to the summit. [**Details of the hike from Attersee to the Schafberg**](https://www.upperaustria.com/en/activities/hiking/all-hiking-trails-in-upper-austria/oesterreich-tour/detail/100089/kreuzstein-eisenau-alp-schafberg.html) 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. © Open copyright © Foto Oberösterreich Tourismus GmbH/Johanna Zauner: Kurze Rast beim Wandern auf dem Schafberg am Wolfgangsee. Close copyright ![Zwei sommerlich bekleidete junge Frauen sitzen in einer Wiese in der Gipfelregion des Schafberges. Im Tal ist der Wolfgangsee zu erkennen.](https://www.upperaustria.com/fileadmin/_processed_/3/a/csm_SalzkammergutWandernSchafbergRast_OberoesterreichTourismusGmbHJohannaZauner_490c68efd2.jpg "Foto Oberösterreich Tourismus GmbH/Johanna Zauner: Kurze Rast beim Wandern auf dem Schafberg am Wolfgangsee.") Schoberstein (1.037 m), Weißenbach am Attersee ---------------------------------------------- - Kilometre: 4 km - Duration: 2.5 hours - Elevation gain: 565 m - Refreshment stops: Hotel Post, Gasthaus-Pension zur Nixe 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](https://www.upperaustria.com/en/oesterreich-tour/detail/100034/nixenfall-waterfall.html) waterfall. [Details of the mountain tour to the Schoberstein](https://www.upperaustria.com/en/activities/hiking/all-hiking-trails-in-upper-austria/oesterreich-tour/detail/100078/schoberstein-1-037m.html) © Open copyright © Foto: Kiebler: Blick vom Schoberstein Close copyright ![Blick vom Schoberstein](https://www.upperaustria.com/fileadmin/_processed_/2/8/csm_Schoberstein-1-_c_Kiebler_2s_047420d1b0.jpg "Foto: Kiebler: Blick vom Schoberstein") Großer Priel (2.515 m), Hinterstoder ------------------------------------ - Kilometres: 9 km - Duration: 8 hours - Elevation gain: 1,900 m - Refreshments and overnight accommodation: Priel shelter 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. [Details of the mountain tour to the Großer Priel](https://www.upperaustria.com/en/activities/hiking/all-hiking-trails-in-upper-austria/oesterreich-tour/detail/430008734/bike-hike-grosser-priel-2-515-m.html) © Open copyright © Foto: Pyhrn-Priel Tourismus GmbH/Florian Lierzer | Wandern und Klettern auf den Großen Priel in der Urlaubsregion Pyhrn-Priel. Close copyright ![Ein Mann wandert in felsigem Gelände auf den Großen Priel, er blickt zum Gipfelkreuz.](https://www.upperaustria.com/fileadmin/_processed_/f/2/csm_PyhrnPrielWandernGrPrielGipfel_PyhrnPrielTourismusGmbHFlorianLierzer_de3b1f30a1.jpg "Foto: Pyhrn-Priel Tourismus GmbH/Florian Lierzer | Wandern und Klettern auf den Großen Priel in der Urlaubsregion Pyhrn-Priel.") Großer Pyhrgas (2.244 m), Spital am Pyhrn ----------------------------------------- - Kilometres: 9 km - Duration: 7 hours - Elevation gain: 1,195 m - Refreshment stops: Bosruckhütte, Rohrauerhaus This hike starts at the [Bosruckhütte](https://www.upperaustria.com/en/oesterreich-gastronomie/detail/103982/bosruckhuette.html), continues to the [Rohrauerhaus](https://www.upperaustria.com/en/oesterreich-unterkunft/detail/430000691/rohrauerhaus-1-308m.html#startdate=01.11.2024&enddate=03.11.2024&occupation=2&removeEmptyItems=false) 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](https://www.upperaustria.com/en/activities/hiking/all-hiking-trails-in-upper-austria/oesterreich-tour/detail/430001611/grosser-pyhrgas-of-the-bosruckhuette.html) © Open copyright © Foto: Pyhrn Priel Tourismus GmbH/Stefan Mayerhofer | Wandern zum Großen Pyhrgas in der Urlaubsregion Pyhrn-Priel. Close copyright ![Zwei Freundinnen laufen gemeinsam auf den Berg zu.](https://www.upperaustria.com/fileadmin/_processed_/5/f/csm_PyhrnPriel_MovingMountains_PyhrnPrielTourismusGmbHStefanMayerhofer_02_aca450e19b.png "Foto: Pyhrn Priel Tourismus GmbH/Stefan Mayerhofer | Wandern zum Großen Pyhrgas in der Urlaubsregion Pyhrn-Priel.") Bärenstein tour, Aigen-Schlägl ------------------------------ - Kilometres: 11 km - Duration: 3.5 hours - Elevation gain: 487 m 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. [Details of the Bärenstein tour](https://www.upperaustria.com/en/activities/hiking/all-hiking-trails-in-upper-austria/oesterreich-tour/detail/430000194/baerensteinrunde.html) © Open copyright © Foto Oberösterreich Tourismus/Böhmerwald/Robert Maybach: Wunderschöner Ausblick vom Bärenstein bei Aigen-Schlägl in der Ferienregion Böhmerwald hin zum größten Stausee Mitteleuropas, dem Moldaustausee. Close copyright ![Zwei Frauen und ein Mann in sommerlicher Wanderbekleidung stehen am Gipfel des Bärensteins bei Aigen-Schlägl, sie blicken in Richtung Moldaustausee.](https://www.upperaustria.com/fileadmin/_processed_/4/3/csm_BoehmerwaldWandernBaerensteinMoldaustausee_OberoesterreichTourismusBoehmerwaldRobertMaybach_5b39d6b150.jpg "Foto Oberösterreich Tourismus/Böhmerwald/Robert Maybach: Wunderschöner Ausblick vom Bärenstein bei Aigen-Schlägl in der Ferienregion Böhmerwald hin zum größten Stausee Mitteleuropas, dem Moldaustausee.") Dreiländerweg, Schwarzenberg am Böhmerwald ------------------------------------------ - Kilometres: 11 km - Duration: 4 hours - Elevation gain: 530 m 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](https://www.upperaustria.com/en/oesterreich-poi/detail/430015030/ploeckenstein-1-379-m.html). Wonderful views are guaranteed here. Don't forget your passport! [Details of the Dreiländerweg](https://www.upperaustria.com/en/activities/hiking/all-hiking-trails-in-upper-austria/oesterreich-tour/detail/430000397/three-country-path.html) © Open copyright © Foto Oberösterreich Tourismus/Böhmerwald/Robert Maybach: Traumhafter Ausblick vom Plöckenstein über das Dreiländereck Österreich/Deutschland/Tschechien – Weitblick über das Mühlviertel bis hin zu den Alpen sowie nach Bayern und Südböhmen Close copyright ![Zwei Frauen und ein Mann in sommerlicher Wanderbekleidung am Gipfel des Plöckensteins in der Region Böhmerwald. Alle drei sitzen auf Granitfelsen neben dem Gipfelkreuz, sie genießen die Abendsonne.](https://www.upperaustria.com/fileadmin/_processed_/3/6/csm_BoehmerwaldWandernPloeckensteinAbendstimmung_OberoesterreichTourismusBoehmerwaldRobertMaybach_7ddf2c8597.jpg "Foto Oberösterreich Tourismus/Böhmerwald/Robert Maybach: Traumhafter Ausblick vom Plöckenstein über das Dreiländereck Österreich/Deutschland/Tschechien – Weitblick über das Mühlviertel bis hin zu den Alpen sowie nach Bayern und Südböhmen")