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Mountain hike Petersberg

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.

Best season

May
June
July
August
September
October
November

More information

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

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Leopoldsteinersee lake at Eisenerz

What the weather will be like Aich (700m)

Today, 16.08.2026

Possibly sunny spells in the early morning, later heavy clouds with frequent thunderstorms.
Morning
very sunny
17°C
sr.Regenwahrscheinlichkeit 0%
sr.Windstärke 0 km/h
Noon
rainy
29°C
sr.Regenwahrscheinlichkeit 55%
sr.Windstärke 5 km/h
Night
rainy
22°C
sr.Regenwahrscheinlichkeit 65%
sr.Windstärke 5 km/h

Tomorrow, 17.08.2026

A high risk of thunderstorms throughout the whole day.
Morning
rainy
16°C
sr.Regenwahrscheinlichkeit 60%
sr.Windstärke 5 km/h
Noon
rainy
20°C
sr.Regenwahrscheinlichkeit 85%
sr.Windstärke 5 km/h
Night
rainy
15°C
sr.Regenwahrscheinlichkeit 85%
sr.Windstärke 5 km/h

Forecast

18.08.2026
cloudy
12°C 20°C
19.08.2026
very sunny
13°C 25°C
20.08.2026
rainy
14°C 24°C
Spiegelsee Reiteralm | © photo-austria / Christine Höflehner

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