Ruin Ahnherrn Circular walking route Nr. 2

A rather challenging day trip to the Ahnherrn ruins. The steep path to the ruins requires a good sense of direction and sure-footedness. The return journey along the ridge, however, is straightforward.
Once you’ve reached the ruins, you’ll be rewarded with a magnificent view – time for a break.

From the starting point, head to the main square in Schwanberg and walk past the pharmacy, turning left onto Maindorferstraße. The signposted Ahnherrn Circular Trail 2 passes the school and the sports ground on its way to the Stullnegg Bridge, which we cross. In front of the Stegweber inn, our route now turns left, initially following the long-distance hiking trail 506 to Grünberg. There, the Ahnherrnweg 2 crosses back to the other side of the stream and follows the tarmac Stullneggstraße past the retention basin for a short distance to the right. A cross-country variant of the Ahnherrnweg soon branches off to the left onto a forest track leading uphill, which subsequently runs consistently parallel to the Stullneggstraße above. Take care at a sharp S-bend: continue straight ahead here too, then turn right onto the hard-to-see red-and-white marked path!
The path joins a forest track again, which then leads back down to Stullneggstraße. Of course, you can also simply stay on the road, which is not only easier but also saves time. Just before the Stullnegg Bridge, which you’ll soon reach, a shorter road alternative branches off to the left onto Koglerweg, but the path to the Ahnherrnruine branches off to the left just a few metres after the bridge. This path leads through the side ditch to the point where the high-voltage power line appears. Here, keep to the right along the ditch and climb up to a new path. Follow this to the right for a few minutes until the red-and-white marked trail branches off to the right. The trail crosses very steep terrain (take particular care in wet conditions) and soon reaches the ruins. We continue to follow the red-and-white marked path, which climbs very steeply up to the new forest track. Now we are back on firm ground and walk five kilometres past the Müllersimi, Reichensackl and Lagler farms to the marked junction into the Weiherbachgraben. Following the stream, the route leads to the parish church and back to the main square via Kurchgasse.

If you wish to avoid the slightly mountainous section of the route to the Ahnherrnruine, you can turn left onto the Koglerweg in the final section of the Graben, just before the Stullnegg Bridge. This signposted cycle route takes you directly and more directly onto the road leading towards Schwanberg. = Time saved: 1 hour.