Moasnkögerl

Characteristics:
family walk
(take care at the peak)

Catering:
No serviced
inns or huts

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

Destination: The Moasnkögerl is a small rock summit,
which towers above a wooded hill in the valley Almtal

Drive by car from the
House Grabler, Altmünster,
in about 30 minutes
to Scharnstein

Take the road
towards Pettenbach;
in the centre of the village,
at the castle Scharnstein,
drive down right to the river Alm
and than cross the river
in a bend to the left.

By the way,
the crime museum
and the reptile zoo
in the castle Scharnstein
are worth seeing

Take the small road
Hamberg at the right,
about a kilometre
away from the castle

Drive uphill 3 km
and before the road
turns to the North
in a large bend to the left
you'll find a parking space
at the right side of the road

A steep path
leads you up in 10 minutes
to a saddle-like hill,
then walk up on a
little bit more gentle path
to the timber forest at the right

The forest path leads
a little bit downwards
but after a few metres
you'll leave him
and take the narrow pass
on the right side uphill

Pass a little hut,
walk on on the right side
and you'll soon reach
an actual top

Following the path
westwards you'll come
to a rock with a small
memorial

Now, go just a few steps downhill,
on the last metres to the
summit cross
you'll need the help
of your hands

You've now an overview
to Scharnstein
and his surroundings,
like sitting on a throne

Walking time is about an hour
and the difference of the altitude
is about 200 metres

This tour is completely
harmless, but the
rock of the summit is
a little bit exposed
(Take care with children)
Way down as way up