Curated by Salzkammergut
Altmünster
The western shore of the Traunsee facing the Traunstein, rising from lakeside villages at about 440 m to the pastures of the Gmundnerberg at 793 m.
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- 2Highlights
- 5Routes
Highlights
13 from neighbouring places
Berggasthof Urzn am Gmundnerberg
A mountain inn on the Gmundnerberg above the Traunsee, known for its regional home cooking.
Salzkammergut Tierweltmuseum
A museum of Salzkammergut and world wildlife in Altmünster, with mounted animals set in reconstructed habitats.
Langbathsee Stüberl
5.5 km away, in Ebensee am Traunsee
A snack station at the Langbathsee above Ebensee, at the car park for the two lakes.
Berggasthof Edelweiss
7.4 km away, in Ebensee am Traunsee
A mountain inn on the Feuerkogel, reached only by the cable car from Ebensee.
Berggasthof Christophorushütte
7.4 km away, in Ebensee am Traunsee
A mountain inn on the Feuerkogel above Ebensee; rooms by telephone or email.
Berggasthof Feuerkogelhaus
7.4 km away, in Ebensee am Traunsee
A mountain inn on the Feuerkogel above Ebensee, with a panelled parlour and rooms looking out over the plateau.
Berggasthof Kranabethhütte
7.9 km away, in Ebensee am Traunsee
A hut on the Feuerkogel above Ebensee, reopened in 2012 after refurbishment, with two parlours and a large sun terrace.
Bergbahn Grünberg
8.2 km away, in Gmunden
The gondola from Gmunden to the Grünberg above the Traunsee, repeatedly rated among Austria's best summer lifts.
Sommerrodelbahn "Grünberg-Flitzer"
8.6 km away, in Gmunden
A summer toboggan run on the Grünberg above Gmunden, open in dry weather only.
Rieder Hütte
9 km away, in Ebensee am Traunsee
A hut at 1,765 m in the Höllengebirge on the European long-distance path E4, close to the Großer Höllkogel.
Museum.Ebensee
9 km away, in Ebensee am Traunsee
The local museum of Ebensee, with a large section on the salt works and the brine pipeline from Hallstatt.
Gmundner Hütte am Traunstein
9.6 km away, in Gmunden
A hut on the Traunstein, the pyramid-shaped mountain above Gmunden.
Jausenstation Mairalm
10.4 km away, in Gmunden
A snack station at the Mairalm above Gmunden, with a garden and a wood-panelled parlour.
Naturwelten
13 km away, in Ebensee am Traunsee
A natural history exhibition in Ebensee, with guided tours for groups.
Naturpark Attersee-Traunsee
13.2 km away, in Steinbach am Attersee
A nature park between the Attersee and the Traunsee, known for its variety of rare old plum cultivars.
Mountain hut
Cable car
Nothing of this kind in Altmünster.
Routes
9 from neighbouring places
Naturerlebnisweg Gmundnerberg
A circular themed walk with eleven interactive stations on the subject of walking, looking out to the Traunsee and the mountains behind it.
- 6.2 km
- Distance
- 261 m
- Ascent
- 2 h 6 min
- Duration
Seeufer Strecke 1 (nach Gmunden) by Runnersfun
A level shoreline route from Altmünster along the Traunsee to Gmunden, running for the best part of ten kilometres.
- 9.9 km
- Distance
- 48 m
- Ascent
- 2 h 25 min
- Duration
BergeSeen Trail 01: Gmunden
A long but straightforward stage out of Gmunden on quiet lanes, forest roads and meadow paths, with two steep descents that need care when wet.
- 16.4 km
- Distance
- 734 m
- Ascent
- 5 h 18 min
- Duration
BergeSeen 09 mit dem eMTB von Grünau im Almtal nach Steinbach am Attersee
A long BergeSeen stage crossing the hills from Grünau im Almtal over to Steinbach am Attersee in the Salzkammergut.
- 65.9 km
- Distance
- 2 020 m
- Ascent
- 7 h 45 min
- Duration
BergeSeen Trail 02: Windlegern/Hochsteinalm
A varied day stage on forest roads and woodland paths above Ebensee, taking in wide views and a place to stop for refreshment.
- 21.9 km
- Distance
- 787 m
- Ascent
- 7 h 23 min
- Duration
Radtour zum Offensee
9.1 km away, in Ebensee am Traunsee
A steady valley ride from Ebensee am Traunsee up to the Offensee, climbing gently for most of its length on quiet road.
- 14.4 km
- Distance
- 250 m
- Ascent
- 1 h 26 min
- Duration
Attersee-Mondsee Variante
12.2 km away, in Seewalchen am Attersee
A long road variant linking the Attersee and the Mondsee, over a hundred kilometres round the two lakes.
- 104.0 km
- Distance
- 1 128 m
- Ascent
- 10 h 17 min
- Duration
Wanderweg zur Hochsteinalm von Langbathtal aus
5.2 km away, in Ebensee am Traunsee
A short, steep walk up from the Langbathtal near Ebensee, climbing directly to the alpine pastures on the slope above.
- 2.1 km
- Distance
- 272 m
- Ascent
- 1 h 36 min
- Duration
Wanderweg 1 Flachberg
11.7 km away, in Gschwandt
A waymarked hill walk from Gschwandt up over the Flachberg, gaining a little over three hundred metres.
- 8.0 km
- Distance
- 305 m
- Ascent
- 2 h 35 min
- Duration
BergeSeen Trail H1: In der Kreh
4.8 km away, in Ebensee am Traunsee
A climb into the Höllengebirge by forest road and a steep path, then a crossing of the karst plateau on well-marked mountain trails.
- 9.4 km
- Distance
- 1 252 m
- Ascent
- 5 h 16 min
- Duration
Radtour zu den Langbathseen
9.2 km away, in Ebensee am Traunsee
A gentle ride from Ebensee following the Langbathbach upstream to the Vorderer and Hinterer Langbathsee, west of the Traunsee.
- 8.4 km
- Distance
- 100 m
- Ascent
- 51 min
- Duration
Seeufer Strecke 2 (nach Ebensee) by Runnersfun
7.4 km away, in Traunkirchen
An easy shoreline walk beside the Traunsee, running a short and nearly level stretch of the lake path into Ebensee.
- 4.5 km
- Distance
- 120 m
- Ascent
- 1 h 22 min
- Duration
BergeSeen Trail H2: Rieder Hütte
9 km away, in Ebensee am Traunsee
A long, mostly level stage on the heights above Ebensee am Traunsee, one leg of the Salzkammergut BergeSeen route.
- 15.4 km
- Distance
- 337 m
- Ascent
- 4 h 27 min
- Duration
Wanderweg 2
11.7 km away, in Gschwandt
A flat waymarked walk from the centre of Gschwandt past the Hubertuskapelle and the Hochholz woods, following the Wasserloser Bach.
- 2.6 km
- Distance
- 32 m
- Ascent
- 43 min
- Duration
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Data sources
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