Crossing Spielberg and Wieserhörndl

At the bus stop, continue along the road and turn right into Seestraße. At the parking lot, the Seebergweg rises to the west. If you see the farm at the saddle, take the forest road left into the woods. In a bend, a narrow path continues uphill through the forest to the Grunaualm, which lies in the shadow of the slopes of the Spielberg.

Ascend westward along the forest edge to the saddle. Here the Moser memorial commemorates Rupert Moser, a hunter from Faistenau who was shot by a poacher in 1927. Passing to the left, the path initially ascends steeply along the ridge and then crosses the forest in a southwesterly direction. To the Spielbergalm up to the summit (1,428 m). The path continues eastward through the forest, then ascends in small switchbacks over the meadow to Wieserhörndl (1,567 m).

From the summit, descend eastward to the Latschenalm, where you can enjoy a wonderful refreshment stop. Continue on the forest road to the Spielbergalm, which also invites you to stop, and descend along the support poles of the chairlift toward the south. The narrow path merges again into a forest road at the Zillerbergalm which leads down to the valley station of the Spielbergalm lift where the bus stop is also located.

Getting there: Bus 155 to (H) Faistenau Schule, transfer to Bus 157 to Faistenau Vordersee

Return: (H) Gaißau valley station with Bus 450 to (H) Hallein, transfer to S3, Rex or IC to (H) Salzburg

Timetable information and download: Online at www.salzburg-verkehr.at or on your smartphone via the free Salzburg Verkehr app for Android and iOS.

Information & Contact:

Stefanie Ruep

5020 Salzburg

stefanie.ruep@gmail.com

@stefitzka

Photo credit: Stefanie Ruep

Refreshments: Latschenalm, Spielbergalm;

On the Spielbergalm website, you can also check the current snow and weather conditions via webcam.