A very impressive hike in the Alps - Traunstein at Traunsee
When I visit the lake Traunsee in the Austrian Salzkammergut I am always impressed by the Traunstein which is a mountain directly located at the lake. It is 1691 meters high and you can see it from everywhere on the lake.
View from Ebensee
View from Villa Spitz in Traunkirchen
The fascination about this mountain caught me and I wanted to hike to the top of it. When I started to investigate about the different routes and hikes I realized that the Traunstein is not like a regular mountain. The hikes are pretty demanding and there are a lot of myths and legends about this mountain. There is one book which describes this in detail. Also there is an exhibition in Gmunden. But all these stories couldn't prevent my friends and me to hike the mountain last weekend. We decided to take the Naturfreunde Steig since it is one of the easier hikes and you always see the lake. Also we booked a bed in the Naturfreunde Hütte at the top so that we were able to stay overnight there and enjoy the sunset (and the great Schnaps). As the day of the writing, it is €14 to sleep in the mountain lodge and €10 for the excellent breakfast
Already at the beginning of the hike you can see the impressive mountain. Also, the trail starts quite challenging.
The Traunstein from the beginning of the trail
If you are not in a rush and take breaks for taking pictures and enjoying the view the hike will take you about 4 hours. I heard that there are people which can finish it in about 1 hour, but maybe this is also one of the many myths of the Traunstein
The entry of the trail
Impression of the trail
After about 2 hours of walking we did our first break. We ate a snack and enjoyed the astonishing view. Also we took photos which I want to show you ;-)
View from somewhere in the middle
The second half of the hike continues to be challenging. You have to climb ladders, rocks and over fallen trees. It's nice and never gets boring. After two more hours, we reached the Naturfreunde Hütte.
Panorama view, click to enlarge (about 5MB)
View from the top
View from the top
At the lodge we enjoyed the great food and tasted some of the Schnaps they had. The sunset was extraordinary and because it was a nice warm summer evening, we also drunk some good beer under the free sky.!
Impressions of the sunset and night view
After a good sleep over we ate the great breakfast and went down again. For the way down back to the lake we didn't choose the Naturfreunde Steig. We took the easier trail Maria Alm trail. It is longer but the paths are not so exposed therefore they are not so dangerous. After we came back to the lake we jumped into the Traunsee. The water is very cold (about 17C°) but it was refreshing and a pleasure.
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Sehr nett :) Da muss ich auch heuer nochmal rauf!
Schön, dass es dir gefällt :) die Wanderung ist traumhaft. Die Übernachtung auf der Naturfreunde Hütte kann ich nur empfehlen! Wenn du noch Tipps brauchst, melde dich
Danke :) Wie lang braucht man insgesamt ca rauf? Braucht man ein Klettersteigset?
Wir haben zirka 3,5h gebraucht. Klettersteigset ist über den Naturfreunde Steig nicht unbedingt notwendig. Wenn man etwas Höhenangst hat, sollte man aber eventuell ein Klettersteigset mitnehmen. Trittsicher muss man schon sein!
Trittsicherheit sollte man als Österreicher sowieso haben :)
Das ist wohl wahr ;-) grundsätzlich eine gut machbare Wanderung, aber man sollte den nötigen Respekt mitbringen. Ausrutschen oder abstürzen kann nämlich sehr schnell sehr gefährlich werden. Also immer konzentriert sein und das wohlverdiente Bier erst nach dem Naturfreunde Steig trinken ;-)
Klar - vom Traunstein hört man leider immer wieder Tragödien -.-
Das Buch welches ich im Blog Post erwähnt habe (Mythos Traunstein) greift die Tragödien sehr gut auf. Selten sind es "Touristen" welche zu Schaden kommen. Manche erwischt es zB beim 1000. Aufstieg usw. Aber trotzdem eine wunderschöne Wanderung und für eine durchschnittlich sportliche Person sicherlich ohne größere Probleme machbar ;)
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wow sehr geile Bilder!! Upvote
Freut mich, dass euch die Bilder gefallen. Ich kann euch die Wanderung nur empfehlen. Es ist wirklich spitze
Very impressive area for sure! Great photos and panoramas, the alps have some amazing scenery when you get away from everyone. Nice post!
It's great you like the photos :-) The Alps are really impressive. I love it to be in the mountains. If you are in Austria and want to go for a hike, just let me know. I would love to show you around ;)
O my GOD what a view here, woowwww
Glad you like it :) it's really impressive, I can recommend this hike to everybody who is close to the Traunsee (the lake)
was für eine tolle Aussicht =)
Schön, dass dir mein Post gefällt :-) es ist wirklich eine super Wanderung. Kann ich nur jedem empfehlen. Aber wie mit @theaustrianguy weiter oben schon besprochen, man sollte etwas aufpassen bei der Wanderung, da fast der gesamte Weg sehr ausgesetzt ist.
ich glaube für mich ist das eher nichts, ich bewundere lieber die fotos :) habe höhenangst und tendiere zu tollpatschigkeit :P
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