Hiking trail to the Hornspitz

Starting place: 4824 Gosau
Destination: 4824 Gosau

The hiking trail from the Hornspitzbahn middle station to Pass Gschütt Straße offers the perfect opportunity for non-skiers to enjoy the Dachstein West ski region in winter and the hiking region in summer!

The beautiful hiking trail can be hiked in summer and winter. In winter, you have the option of taking the chairlift to the Hornspitzbahn middle station and hiking from there to Pass Gschütt Straße and back again if you wish. Or you can take the path in the other direction and start at Pass Gschütt Straße to the Hornspitzbahn.

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Experience a 360° panoramic tour through the Gosau Valley...

Mountain rescue: 140
Starting place: 4824 Gosau
Destination: 4824 Gosau

duration: 1h 29m
length: 3,8 km
Altitude difference (uphill): 281m
Altitude difference (downhill): 81m

Lowest point: 917m
Highest point: 1.125m
difficulty: easy
condition: easy
panoramic view: Great panorama

Paths covering:
snow, Gravel

Starting point: Hornspitzbahn middle station
Destination: Pass Gschütt road

further information:
  • Board possible

Details - hiking
  • cleared winter hiking path

The chairlift works from December to the middle of April.

Accessibility / arrival

By car
from Salzburg:

Highway exit Golling - Abtenau, Rußbach, Gosau

from Linz:
Regau highway exit - Gmunden, Bad Ischl, Bad Goisern, Gosau.

from Vienna/Graz:
Liezen highway exit onto B320, in Trautenfels turn onto Salzkammergut Straße B145 to Bad Aussee, continue on B145 towards Bad Goisern, take the B166 ramp to Golling/Gosau/Obertraun/Hallstatt/Bad Goisern-Süd, turn right at the Gosaumühle junction towards Gosau

from Villach:
Tauernautobahn to exit "Eben im Pongau", via B166 Pass Gschütt Bundesstraße to Gosau

By train
Route Attnang-Puchheim - Stainach-Irdning
Arrival by train in "Steeg / Gosau" then continue by bus 541 in the direction of Gosaumühle, change to bus 542 in the direction of Lake Gosau

By bus (Sundays irregular):
Bus 470 (Abtenau - Gosau) direction Gosau, bus stop Gosau Abzw. Pass Gschütt
change to bus 542 direction Gosausee, get off at the bus stop "Abzw. Pass Gschütt".

Bus 541 (Bad Ischl - Gosaumühle)
Bus 542 (Gosaumühle - Gosausee) Bus stop: Gosau Klaushof, Gosau Bärnausiedlung, Gosau Ressenbachweg, Gosau Vordertal B166, Gosau Ramsau B166, Gosau, Gemeindeamt, Abzw. Pass Gschütt

Detailed information on the respective train and bus times can be found at https://www.oebb.at/en/ (train) and https://www.postbus.at/en(bus).


Parking
  • Parking space: 5
Parking fees

No car parking fees

Travelling by public transport
Route planner for independent travellers
  • Free entry
  • Suitable for groups
  • Suitable for schools
  • Suitable for kids (all ages)
  • Pets allowed
  • Suitable for seniors
  • Suitable for single travelers
  • Suitable for families
  • Suitable for friends
  • Suitable for couples
Most economical season
  • Spring
  • Summer
  • Autumn
  • Early winter
  • Deep winter

Please get in touch for more information.

Hiking trail to the Hornspitz
Tourismusverband Inneres Salzkammergut
Gosauseestraße 5
4824 Gosau

Phone +43 6132 26909 - 400
E-Mail gosau@salzkammergut.at
Web www.dachstein-salzkammergut.at
http://www.dachstein-salzkammergut.at

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