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Mountain hike Petersberg

Accessible by public transport

Characteristics

Skill

Fitness

The tour in numbers

Level of difficulty medium

Route 5,9 km

Time 2:00 h

Uphill 263 hm

Downhill 263 hm

Highest point 1185 m

Past traditional farmsteads on a mountain road with spectacular panoramic views.

Past a road with magnificent panoramic views with traditional mountain farms, along a cleared mountain road with little traffic at approx. 1.000 metres above sea level above the Enns valley.

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Ennstalbundesstraße (B320) - Ruperting - direction: Niederberg/Petersberg

Drive by car near to the Aignerhof on the Petersberg. From there the hike leads slightly uphill, past the traditional mountain farms such as Schwarzkogler, Poser or Pölz to the end point Schwaigerhof at Petersberg. Return route as outward route.

Enjoy the incredible panoramic view of the Dachstein massif.

Arrival with the Postbus (L900) is only possible until Ruperting!

Along the path at pushed out parking bays.

Tour at your own risk! No liability is accepted for any alpine dangers (weather, etc.) that may occur. Weather changes, rapid drops in temperature, thunderstorms, wind, fog and snow fields are objective dangers and require the correct behaviour on the way. In an emergency, please dial the following emergency numbers:

No. 140 - for alpine emergencies - Austria-wide
No. 112 - Euro emergency call GSM emergency call service