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Altaussee cress round

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Varied alternative to the lake circuit to Obertressen/Bad Aussee and back via the river promenade.
Starting from the Kurhaus or the Seeklause, always along the lakeside promenade, you can expect ascents over forest passages and side roads to the Hoffmannsthal lime tree, a descent down to the Klaus Maria Brandauer promenade and then the way back along the Traun.

Tourist office Ausseerland Salzkammergut
Information office Altaussee
Fischerndorf 61
8992 Altaussee
+43 3622 716 43
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Safety guidelines
Emergency call mountain rescue: 140

Emergency reporting tip - provide answers to the six W questions:

  • What happened?
  • How many injured?
  • Where did the accident happen? (possibly GPS coordinates)
  • Who is reporting? (callback number)
  • When did the accident happen?
  • Weather at the accident site?

The trail is also passable in winter, however

  • depending on snow conditions,
  • equipped accordingly,
  • surefootedness required,
  • at KM 2.8 to 3.4 and 4.9 to 5.5 NO winter service.

Directions
Starting the tour at the parking of the opposite site of the Kurhaus in the center of Bad Aussee a small path through the meadow leads you to the area called Seeklause and tot the hotel Seevilla (KM 0,8).

After walking 300 meters further along the lake, at KM 1,1 you turn to the right upwards until you reach at the KM 1,9 to your right a taramac road.

At KM 2,3 to the left direction to Bad Aussee.

On a hilltop (KM 2,8) the tour takes you in a forest to your left and further to a nice viewpoint at the famous tree "Hofmannsthal-Linde".

Further onwards  follow the hiking path until the highest point at KM 3,7 (to the right) to KM 4,0. At the firebrigade carry on straight ahead to the path "Emil-Mariott-Weg" and at the KM 4,2 turn to the street called "Ramgutstraße".

At KM 4,4 walk again straight ahed to the street "Sigmund-Freud-Straße" and at KM 4,8 leftwards to the path "Emil-Ertl-Weg", then via a meadow and downwards through a forest.

At KM 5,7 you reach the street in direction to Altaussee and after the bridge you take a right turn to the promenade "Klaus-Maria-Brandauer-Promenade". 

Always following this promenade you will reach finally your starting point in Altaussee.

Characteristics

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Fitness

Best season

The tour in numbers

easy
Level of difficulty
10,1 km
Route
2:15 h
Time
150 hm
Uphill
170 hm
Downhill
783 m
Highest point

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More information

The best way to get to Altaussee is to plan with google.at/maps.  
Starting the tour at the parking of the opposite site of the Kurhaus in the center of Bad Aussee a small path through the meadow leads you to the area called Seeklause and tot the hotel Seevilla (KM 0,8).

After walking 300 meters further along the lake, at KM 1,1 you turn to the right upwards until you reach at the KM 1,9 to your right a taramac road.

At KM 2,3 to the left direction to Bad Aussee.

On a hilltop (KM 2,8) the tour takes you in a forest to your left and further to a nice viewpoint at the famous tree "Hofmannsthal-Linde".

Further onwards  follow the hiking path until the highest point at KM 3,7 (to the right) to KM 4,0. At the firebrigade carry on straight ahead to the path "Emil-Mariott-Weg" and at the KM 4,2 turn to the street called "Ramgutstraße".

At KM 4,4 walk again straight ahed to the street "Sigmund-Freud-Straße" and at KM 4,8 leftwards to the path "Emil-Ertl-Weg", then via a meadow and downwards through a forest.

At KM 5,7 you reach the street in direction to Altaussee and after the bridge you take a right turn to the promenade "Klaus-Maria-Brandauer-Promenade". 

Always following this promenade you will reach finally your starting point in Altaussee.

Salzkammergut Shuttle Ausseerland - individual call taxi
On five routes between Sandling and Grimming daily from 07:00 to 22:00.
Call at least 1 hour in advance at +43 50 422 422

Parking possibility at the Kur- und Amtshaus Altausse. Please note the fee!
Tourist office Ausseerland SalzkammergutInformation office AltausseeFischerndorf 618992 Altaussee+43 3622 716 43Send e-mailWebsite Hiking maps are available at the information offices in Ausseerland.

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What the weather will be like

Altaussee (727m)

Morning
sunny
8°C
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Noon
sunny
22°C
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Night
very sunny
19°C
0%
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Early clouds will clear to leave the region with a dry and sunny day.
Morning
very sunny
11°C
0%
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Noon
sunny
26°C
0%
15 km/h
Night
very sunny
20°C
0%
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Dry and bright with plenty of sunshine, clouds will be rare
01.05.2024
sunny
7°C 24°C
02.05.2024
sunny
9°C 20°C
03.05.2024
foggy
7°C 15°C

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