--- title: Ruin Scharnstein - mountainbike trail url: "https://www.upperaustria.com/en/oesterreich-tour/detail/430008904/ruin-scharnstein-mountainbike-trail.html" description: Ruinenrunde Scharnstein - the new MTB circuit in Scharnstein in the Almtal valley date: 2017-02-22 modified: 2026-03-18 --- # Ruin Scharnstein - mountainbike trail Ruin Scharnstein - mountainbike trail ======================================= **Starting place:** 4644 Scharnstein **Destination:** 4644 Scharnstein ![](https://assets.tourdata.at/260x195/251417/23B7E27DCE09839EF864EACE03507B31D4705178352E4EF95F73A89CDFE88CF1/ruine-scharnstein-foto-monika-loeff.jpg) ![](https://assets.tourdata.at/260x195/251418/E762D54B243253CB3F711F1BC4CFD75BEE35E2608E1CE6186B811861E36BFECA/beschilderung-ruinenrunde-neu.jpg) © Open copyright © TVB Traunsee-Almtal, Foto Monika Löff Close copyright [ ![MTB ruins tour to the Scharnstein ruins in the Almtal valley](https://assets.tourdata.at/x550/251417/23B7E27DCE09839EF864EACE03507B31D4705178352E4EF95F73A89CDFE88CF1/ruine-scharnstein-foto-monika-loeff.jpg "© TVB Traunsee-Almtal, Foto Monika Löff") ](https://assets.tourdata.at/1920x/251417/23B7E27DCE09839EF864EACE03507B31D4705178352E4EF95F73A89CDFE88CF1/ruine-scharnstein-foto-monika-loeff.jpg) © Open copyright © Tvb Traunsee-Almtal, Schilder Neuhauser Close copyright [ ![MTB signposting for the Ruinenrunde and the Hochsalmrunde in Scharnstein in Almtal](https://assets.tourdata.at/x550/251418/E762D54B243253CB3F711F1BC4CFD75BEE35E2608E1CE6186B811861E36BFECA/beschilderung-ruinenrunde-neu.jpg "© Tvb Traunsee-Almtal, Schilder Neuhauser") ](https://assets.tourdata.at/1920x/251418/E762D54B243253CB3F711F1BC4CFD75BEE35E2608E1CE6186B811861E36BFECA/beschilderung-ruinenrunde-neu.jpg) 1. 2. Circular route Im Dorf 17 4645 Grünau im Almtal [ open in Google Maps ](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=Im%20Dorf%2017%2C%204645%20Gr%C3%BCnau%20im%20Almtal "Link will open in a new window") [ Open in Apple Maps ](https://maps.apple.com/place?address=Im%20Dorf%2017%2C%204645%20Gr%C3%BCnau%20im%20Almtal "Link will open in a new window") ![](https://static.ecmaps.de/staticmap.jpg?experience=webarchitektur-meta&width=991&height=450&project=ttg-basemap&path=enc:}ijcHqxetA??Th@FFF@FABG@KAq@?S@SBOFKFEHCH@XHNFPFLBVBV?TAl@CLAf@Gh@G`@Gr@ARAP?L?L@HBNHHDF@NALCJETQLIPINGJCJ?DCDCLMTSLQJK^_@PUb@k@JQRk@LYLSPMh@a@d@e@JMHMHSH]H_@FQN[NQJMTMLMNQHGLGTMLELIf@]VYPUP]FKDCLCVIb@UJCZCLCJGFGJKFKJ]Nc@L[Tg@\o@Vi@Rm@P_@JUNQNI^BJ?HCLGNMRYRSb@_@`@YRQROp@]rAm@nACn@CCRA???MLe@\c@`@]h@U\SCUEORc@tAW`@m@n@Uv@Et@E|AEn@MJ]?g@Jc@X_@ZQVEZDTVNRJVTPXR^Pj@HVTFPLI\[b@Kb@@f@Jh@?ZQR]DWVUPW?SEe@Se@Kc@Uw@Ha@IU@OJ??EBQRK?DXEVOFKf@I\Mp@Cd@Ch@K^Gh@Kh@?t@An@Gl@Bn@D~@Ht@Bh@Lv@H~@Hv@Fv@Hr@Lj@Dl@Fl@?b@@t@?JGHKJMEAA??OI_@_Ae@s@c@s@a@cAc@aA[aA[aAYeAWcA{@{@eAg@]Ig@Ig@SSOQS??GEYYUUQKKCMBOJYTSNQPGTCTATAZ?Z?VARETQ~@YnBEVGVGPMVMRq@x@GDI@I?YK]QQGICGAI?MBUF?B??CLYAGCKK[a@W_@Wc@GMQUMMSSMQW_@Yi@O]U_@UYQSa@]SQSMOMQSq@oAUc@AEAECUAKKUVSf@i@LILEJCJ?JBHBLJLLRT&server=meta.tourdata.at) Ruinenrunde Scharnstein - the new MTB circuit in Scharnstein in the Almtal valley The beautiful vantage point, the Scharnstein Ruin, can now be reached either on foot, e.g. via approx. 260 steps, past the Wagner Chapel built into the rocks, or since spring 2023 also by mountain bike via the forest road. Starting directly at the Geyerhammer Museum in Scharnstein, take the Tießenbachstraße towards the ruins. The road becomes a forest road and leads through the wildly romantic Tießenbach valley up the forest road to the Scharnstein ruins, whose location offers magnificent views over the Almtal valley. After the ruin, the trail follows a tractor path towards the valley. Follow the forest road until shortly after the barrier. Then follow the Nagelschmiedstraße again to the Grubbachstraße to the starting point at the Geyerhammer Museum. We would like to thank the Bringungsgenossenschaft Forststraße Burgberg and the Kremsmünster Monastery for their cooperation and the market town of Scharnstein for their support. We ask for your consideration - only through mutual consideration and fairness will it be possible to further expand the mountain bike network in the Almtal. Information and bike maps are available from the Traunsee-Almtal Tourist Office in Grünau im Almtal! **Please pay attention to the use times and be considerate of other road users!** [ Tour and route information ](#ttgCollapseTourdetails) --------------------------------------------------------- **Starting place:** 4644 Scharnstein **Destination:** 4644 Scharnstein **duration:** 0h 34m **length:** 4,3 km **Altitude difference (uphill):** 224m **Altitude difference (downhill):** 221m **Lowest point:** 482m **Highest point:** 633m **difficulty:** medium **condition:** easy **panoramic view:** Great panorama **Paths covering:** Asphalt, Gravel, Hiking trail **further information:** - Circular route **details mountainbike**- Riding technique: medium [ ![Altitude profile Ruin Scharnstein - mountainbike trail](//static.et4.de/ElevationProfileChart/Go.ashx?Experience=hoehenprofil-meta&Server=meta.tourdata.at&AddElevations=true&AddOfftrackWaypoints=false&AddSurfaces=true&AddWaypoints=false&globalid=tourdata_tour_430008904&width=355&height=250&FontSize=12&mkt=en) ![Altitude profile Ruin Scharnstein - mountainbike trail](//static.et4.de/ElevationProfileChart/Go.ashx?Experience=hoehenprofil-meta&Server=meta.tourdata.at&AddElevations=true&AddOfftrackWaypoints=false&AddSurfaces=true&AddWaypoints=false&globalid=tourdata_tour_430008904&width=450&height=350&mkt=en) ](#ttgHoehenprofilModal "Ruin Scharnstein - mountainbike trail") [ Opening hours ](#ttgCollapseOeffnungszeiten) ------------------------------------------------ Welcome to the approved mountain bike routes between Lake Traunsee and the Almtal in the Traunsee-Almtal Salzkammergut tourist destination! We request that you only use the approved, marked routes and adhere to the contractually agreed times: From 15 April - 31 July: 7.30 a.m. - 7.30 p.m. / August: 7.00 a.m. - 7.00 p.m. / September: 8.00 a.m. - 6.00 p.m. / October: 9.00 a.m. - 5.00 p.m. The STVO applies! Please note temporary closures due to dangers from forest and construction work! From 1 Nov - 14 April, riding on the mountain bike trails is not permitted and is therefore prohibited! Fairness and mutual consideration form the basis for mutual cooperation and the protection of the diverse interests in the forest. As mountain bikers, we therefore adhere to the following principles in the forest - Fair Play Rules of the OEBf Bundesforste. Thank you for your fairness and understanding! Traunsee-Almtal Tourist Association - Kremsmünster Abbey - Scharnstein Market Township [ Arrival ](#ttgCollapseAnreise) ---------------------------------- **Accessibility / arrival****How to get to the Almtal (to Scharnstein im Almtal): We recommend that you travel by public transport! by train:** from Wels train station with the Almtalbahn (line 153) to Grünau im Almtal; Numerous connections from Wels station to the main trains on the Westbahn line (line 101), Scharnstein-Mühldorf stop **by bus:** OÖVV bus line 533 Almsee - Grünau - Gmunden - Halstelle Scharnstein town center OÖVV bus line 480 Scharnstein - Pettenbach - Kirchdorf - bus stop Scharnstein Almbrücke Take the [**Traunstein Taxi Route 70**](https://traunsee-almtal.salzkammergut.at/anreise-nahverkehr/traunstein-taxi/artikel/detail/3589/route-70-scharnstein.html) from Scharnstein or Vorchdorf via Pettenbach to the B Almbrücke stop, at least 1 hour in advance by calling the taxi office on 050-422 1691 or ordering from the otaxi app. **By walking:** From the center or the Scharntein-Mühldorf train station in the Almtal, you can comfortably hike the described paths to the ruins! **by bicycle:** On the **Almtalradweg R11** via Viechtwang to Scharnstein, down the mountain to the Almbrücke on the B120, turn right before the bridge and push your bike over the footbridge over the Alm, then follow Tießenbachstraße to the upper parking lot, from there walk to the ruins Scharnstein **by car:** Motorway A1: Vienna - Voralpenkreuz-A9 - exit Ried / Tr. as well as Inntal motorway A8 Passau - Wels - Voralpenkreuz A9 - exit Ried / Tr. - Voitsdorf - Pettenbach - Scharnstein - turn right before the Almbrücke and follow the parking lot signs West motorway A1: Munich - Salzburg - Regau - Gmunden - Scharnstein in the direction of Pettenbach, turn left after the Almbrücke and follow the parking lot signs The nearest airports are Linz-Hörsching, 55 km and Salzburg, 80 km **Parking**- Parking space: 6 **Parking fees**Parking fees From the parking lot after Haus Tießenbach 43 there is now a driving ban, with the exception of cyclists! Please use the signposted parking spaces at Museum Geyerhammer! [ Suitability ](#ttgCollapseEignung) -------------------------------------- - Suitable for teenagers - Suitable for seniors - Suitable for single travelers - Suitable for families - Suitable for friends - Suitable for children **Most economical season**- Spring - Summer - Autumn [ Accessibility ](#ttgCollapseBarrierefreiheit) ------------------------------------------------- Please get in touch for more information. 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