Genuss am Almfluss Etappe 2 - Vorchdorf über Pettenbach nach Viechtwang

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Starting place: 4655 Vorchdorf

Destination: 4644 Scharnstein

duration: 4h 55m

length: 19,1 km

Altitude difference (uphill): 185m

Altitude difference (downhill): 106m

Lowest point: 411m

Highest point: 497m

difficulty: easy

condition: medium

panoramic view: Some Views

Paths covering:

Asphalt, Gravel, Hiking trail

From Vorchdorf with a view of the Tote Gebirge mountains towards Pettenbach to Scharnstein/Viechtwang

In Vorchdorf there are several car parks near the Almuferweg. From the Schwarzlmüller car park or Schlossplatz you can reach the hiking trail in 1 minute. The railway station is also only a few minutes away.

From the Vorchdorf rest area (near the Kitzmantel factory), where you have taken a seat in a wooden spoon, continue along the Laudach. After crossing the road, follow the path to the Schloss Eggenberg brewery, the next partner company of Genuss am Almfluss. Before the brewery, turn left up the hill right next to the entrance. Follow the path in the direction of Pappelleiten/Einsiedling. Shortly before Pappelleiten, cross the road again and head down towards Alm. Follow the path for a short distance along the alpine pasture until you reach the road. There is a car park opposite, which you could also use for a stage hike. Follow the road briefly, then turn left over the bridge to Eggenstein, a district of Pettenbach.

After the bridge, turn left along the alpine pasture for a good distance until you reach the Kronawettwehr power station, a partner company of Genuss am Almfluss. Right next to it is the Pettenbach massage rest area, which you can use to relax and indulge yourself. A special car park has also been created here so that you can visit the show power station and the active rest area directly.

Note: there is a connecting path to the centre of Pettenbach (Almburg area), which is also dotted on the Genuss am Almfluss map. There are no parking facilities in the Almburg area! Therefore, please use the car park at the power station or directly at the railway station in Pettenbach. Please give up in the area of the sawmills because of the factory traffic!

The route then continues along the Alm, with one or two Almwelle loungers waiting to be claimed by you. Almost at the end of the village of Pettenbach at Steinbach Brücke, you have the opportunity to get to the boarding point at the Steinbach-Brücke railway stop of the Almtalbahn, again only 5 minutes away from the trail. In the neighbouring village of Steinbach am Ziehberg, you will find the Genuss am Almfluss partner business Ferienhaus Schwarzenbach.

Between Steinbach bridge and the Schatzlmühle in Viechtwang, the path is currently on the little-used road (also the Almtal cycle path R13).

Note: from the centre of Pettenbach, the Almtalbahn railway runs to Grünau im Almtal. The starting and finishing points are Pettenbach, Steinbach Brücke, Viechtwang, Scharnstein, Kothmühle, Traxenbichl and Grünau im Almtal (terminus).

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ENJOYMENT ALONG THE ALM-RIVER - 52 kilometres of hiking from the "Almspitz" to the lake Almsee

Arrival

Accessibility / arrival

How to get to the Almtal (to Vorchdorf):

We recommend that you travel by public transport!

by train: via Wels station to Lambach station, with the Vorchdorferbahn (line 160) or from Gmunden with the Traunsee Tram (line 161) from Stern & Hafferl Bahnen to Vorchdorf Eggenberg.
Numerous connections from Wels station to the main trains on the western railway line (line 101) or via Gmunden to the Salzkammergut Railway in the direction of Bad Ischl, Hallstatt and Bad Aussee
by bus: OÖVV bus lines 481 from Kirchdorf to Vorchdorf or 501 from Wels to Vorchdorf
Bus train information

Call the Salzkammergut Shuttle Service Route 70 from Scharnstein station via Pettenbach to the Vorchdorf train station, at least 1 hour in advance at the taxi center on 050-422 422 or order on the otaxi app.

by car:
Westautobahn A1: Vienna - Voralpenkreuz-A1 - exit A1 Vorchdorf
West Autobahn A1: Munich - Salzburg - Exit A1 Vorchdorf
Innkreis Autobahn A8 Passau - Wels - Voralpenkreuz A1 - Exit A1 Vorchdorf
From the center of Vorchdorf (Schwarzelmüller car park you will come to the Almuferweg that leads through Vorchdorf).

Parking in the town center (Schwarzelmüller parking lot), next to the event area of the Kitzmantelfabrik and at Vorchdorf train station. (all close to the way!)
Please only use the designated parking spaces at the boarding points and be considerate of private property! Thank you for your fairness!

Parking fees
No parking fees.
Please be considerate of private property, company traffic, company exits and the railway site. Thank you so much!
Or do you want someone to park in your garden?