Kasberg

Ihr idealer Ausgangspunkt für sämtliche Bergtouren
im Salzkammergut / Austria
Nichtraucher-Gästehaus / Apartments / Grabler

Characteristics:
mountain road - afterwards
family walk
(take care on the summits)

Catering:
inns and mountain huts

Village: Grünau im Almtal, Salzkammergut, Upper Austria, Austria

Destination: The Kasberg is a small massif in front of the
northern foothills of the Totes Gebirge

You've the possibility
Kasberg
directly in about 4 hours
from different starting points
in the valley

Starting points are
the centre of the village Grünau,
the barrier at the beginning
of the road Hochberg
or the game park Grünau

We want to make you the following sugestion
Drive by car from the House Grabler, Altmünster, in approx. 45 minutes to Grünau im Almtal.

In the middle of the village Grünau the road divides and leads into two different valleys -
follow the left road towards Schindlbach

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Take after 3 km the about 5 km
long mountain road on the right side
up to the inn
Hochberghaus

It takes about an hour
to walk from there up
the Farrenau
to the serviced mountain hut
Sepp-Huber-Hütte (1500 m).

After another hour of
unhurried walking

through the alpine pasture . . .

. . . you'll reach the summit of the
Kasberg (1747 m)

There you'll have a
unique wonderful view
of the mountains
and the foothills of the Alps

The way down is
the same as the way up

From the mountain hut
Sepp-Huber-Hütte you can reach
the Spitzplaneck (1600 m)
in about half an hour
walk over alpine pastures

The Spitzplaneck is a rather
inconspicuous small summit
with a great view,
of the foothills of the
Kasberg-massif towards
the valley Almtal

A further tip for families:

Drive past the road to the Hochberghaus and drive on
still further 4 km to the end of the valley

There you'll find the „Kinderland Schindlbach“ a comfortable service area
with much entertainment for little and big guests

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As wonderful as the
valley Almtal and
the Kasberg are for walking
during summer and autumn . . .

. . . as wonderful is the region
in winter
for skiing

The Kasberg is a
famous skiing area,
also very famous
among tour-skiers.

In the valleys
you'll find many well-kept
cross-country ski runs
in the middle of the wonderful
and romantic alpine landscape

Take after 3 km the about 5 km long mountain road on the right side up to the inn Hochberghaus
It takes about an hour to walk from there up the Farrenau to the serviced mountain hut Sepp-Huber-Hütte (1500 m).
After another hour of unhurried walking
through the alpine pasture . . .
. . . you'll reach the summit of the Kasberg (1747 m)
There you'll have a unique wonderful view of the mountains and the foothills of the Alps
The way down is the same as the way up
From the mountain hut Sepp-Huber-Hütte you can reach the Spitzplaneck (1600 m) in about half an hour walk over alpine pastures
The Spitzplaneck is a rather inconspicuous small summit with a great view, of the foothills of the Kasberg-massif towards the valley Almtal
A further tip for families: Drive past the road to the Hochberghaus and drive on still further 4 km to the end of the valley There you'll find the „Kinderland Schindlbach“ a comfortable service area with much entertainment for little and big guests

As wonderful as the valley Almtal and the Kasberg are for walking during summer and autumn . . .
. . . as wonderful is the region in winter for skiing
The Kasberg is a famous skiing area, also very famous among tour-skiers.
In the valleys you'll find many well-kept cross-country ski runs in the middle of the wonderful and romantic alpine landscape