Kleiner Schönberg

Salzkammergut / Austria
Non-smoker Apartments / Grabler

Charakteristic:
Walk
act with caution

Catering:
Inns in the valley

Village: Gmunden / lake Traunsee, Salzkammergut, Upper Austria, Austria

Destination: The Kleiner Schönberg (small beautiful mountain) is situated on the east-bank of the lake Traunsee

Drive in a few minutes from the House Grabler, Altmünster, to Gmunden and then with the ship to the inn "Hoisn" or by car to the end of the road Traunsteinstraße (425 m).
Walk from there on a forest road in about an hour to the serviced alpine pasture hut Mairalm (789 m) on the southern side of the Traunstein.
As alternative to the relatively long tunnels on the first part of the path you can also use the path "Miesweg" - a recommendable path, built along the perpendicular rocks of the Traunstein plunging down to the lake.
About half a kilometre before the Mairalm diverges the forest road rightwards to Karbach … (walking time: two and a half hour from the Mairalm).
Karbach is a popular destination with a small inn situated near the lake but it can be reached - unless you don't want to shoulder the exertions of a march, lasting some hours - just by ship.
You can also make an appointment, to be picked up after the described tour by boat / ship. … …
On the way from the Mairalm to Karbach you'll reach a saddle-like hill the Ranzen (ca. 850 m).
Walk from this hill about 1 km on the ridge striclty westward towards the lake Traunsee.
Some rocks, in the aslope terrain have to be surrounded, so walk with caution especially if it's wet.
But after that you'll be on a small, inconspicuous, summit Kleiner Schönberg (895 m), visited just people who love specialities .
Here you can enjoy the wonderful views over the landscape and the south edge of the Traunstein.
A shorter way leads from the above mentioned "Miesweg" almost directly and thus relatively rampant 450 highmeters up to this solitary summit.