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Scharnstein
An Almtal village where the Geyerhammer forge is now a scythe museum, the castle looking down from its wooded spur and winter loipen following the river.
- 3Highlights
- 5Routes
Highlights
9 from neighbouring places
Buffet im Freibad Viechtwang im Almtal
The buffet at the open-air pool of Viechtwang in the Almtal.
Sensenmuseum Geyerhammer
The Geyerhammer scythe works at Scharnstein, once the largest in the monarchy, now a museum on a 2.4 km signed scythe trail.
Jausenstation Derischleiten
A snack station at Derischleiten in the Almtal, serving cold platters and roast dishes at modest prices.
Jausenstation Mairalm
7.9 km away, in Gmunden
A snack station at the Mairalm above Gmunden, with a garden and a wood-panelled parlour.
Gmundner Hütte am Traunstein
8 km away, in Gmunden
A hut on the Traunstein, the pyramid-shaped mountain above Gmunden.
Sommerrodelbahn "Grünberg-Flitzer"
8.6 km away, in Gmunden
A summer toboggan run on the Grünberg above Gmunden, open in dry weather only.
Bergbahn Grünberg
9.7 km away, in Gmunden
The gondola from Gmunden to the Grünberg above the Traunsee, repeatedly rated among Austria's best summer lifts.
Brauerei Schloss Eggenberg
10.2 km away, in Vorchdorf
A private brewery at Schloss Eggenberg in Vorchdorf, brewing on the site since 1681 and still in the same family.
Salzkammergut Tierweltmuseum
14 km away, in Altmünster
A museum of Salzkammergut and world wildlife in Altmünster, with mounted animals set in reconstructed habitats.
Berggasthof Urzn am Gmundnerberg
14.1 km away, in Altmünster
A mountain inn on the Gmundnerberg above the Traunsee, known for its regional home cooking.
Zisterzienser Stift Schlierbach
14.7 km away, in Schlierbach
The Cistercian abbey of Schlierbach, whose dairy has made organic cheese since 1999, with a panorama café in the precinct.
Bildungszentrum Stift Schlierbach
14.8 km away, in Schlierbach
The education centre of Schlierbach abbey, where tastings of the abbey's organic cow, sheep and goat cheeses are held.
Mountain hut
Cable car
Historic site
Nothing of this kind in Scharnstein.
Routes
15 from neighbouring places
Almufer- / Flösserrundweg
A flat circuit along the banks of the Alm at Scharnstein, following the river that log rafters once worked.
- 13.9 km
- Distance
- 43 m
- Ascent
- 3 h 22 min
- Duration
Weg der Achtsamkeit
A long stage of a spiritual walking route, running from Schlierbach by way of Pettenbach to the GOMDE centre at Scharnstein.
- 25.7 km
- Distance
- 681 m
- Ascent
- 7 h 31 min
- Duration
Almtal
The Almtal cycle route from Wels by Pettenbach and Grünau to the Almsee.
- 55.7 km
- Distance
- 630 m
- Ascent
- 5 h 27 min
- Duration
BergeSeen Trail 23: Grünau
A valley and forest walk on farm tracks, forest roads and well-marked paths, on the BergeSeen route towards Grünau.
- 23.7 km
- Distance
- 704 m
- Ascent
- 7 h 22 min
- Duration
Almtal-Radweg
The Stadl-Paura variant of the Almtal route, by Vorchdorf and Scharnstein to the Almsee.
- 52.3 km
- Distance
- 647 m
- Ascent
- 5 h 10 min
- Duration
BergeSeen 09 mit dem eMTB von Grünau im Almtal nach Steinbach am Attersee
5.1 km away, in Grünau im Almtal
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
Naturfreunderunde
8 km away, in Vorchdorf
An easy circuit on the paths around Vorchdorf in the Alpine foothills of Upper Austria.
- 6.5 km
- Distance
- 190 m
- Ascent
- 1 h 60 min
- Duration
BergeSeen Trail 01: Gmunden
10.4 km away, in 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
Radtour Vorchdorf
11.7 km away, in Vorchdorf
A road circuit through the farmland and low hills around Vorchdorf, in the Alpine foreland country of Oberösterreich.
- 26.9 km
- Distance
- 343 m
- Ascent
- 2 h 42 min
- Duration
BergeSeen Trail 22: Jagersimmerl
13.4 km away, in Grünau im Almtal
A nearly flat valley stage of the long-distance BergeSeen Trail, on side roads and waymarked path, with an inn on the way.
- 9.7 km
- Distance
- 86 m
- Ascent
- 2 h 32 min
- Duration
ALMSi
8.6 km away, in Pettenbach
A level sensory trail in the Almtal, running for a couple of kilometres between Unterwöhr and Weng and walkable from either end.
- 3.0 km
- Distance
- 34 m
- Ascent
- 47 min
- Duration
Almtal Camprunde
12.1 km away, in Pettenbach
A long, almost flat circuit on the floor of the Almtal at Pettenbach, more than twenty kilometres with barely any climbing.
- 21.7 km
- Distance
- 113 m
- Ascent
- 5 h 21 min
- Duration
Wanderweg 1 Flachberg
7.9 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
Almsee Rundweg
13.4 km away, in Grünau im Almtal
An easy, almost level lap of the lake at the head of the Almtal, in the mountaineering village of Grünau.
- 7.6 km
- Distance
- 116 m
- Ascent
- 2 h 2 min
- Duration
Rundweg Höhenweg
11.3 km away, in Inzersdorf im Kremstal
A long circuit on the heights above Inzersdorf im Kremstal, with a good deal of climbing across the ridges of the Krems valley.
- 16.0 km
- Distance
- 716 m
- Ascent
- 5 h 31 min
- Duration
Rundweg unter den Bergen in Inzersdorf
11.3 km away, in Inzersdorf im Kremstal
A gently rolling circuit around Inzersdorf, following the foot of the mountains that close in the Kremstal.
- 8.3 km
- Distance
- 139 m
- Ascent
- 2 h 17 min
- Duration
Wanderweg 2
8 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
Benedikt-Pilgerrundweg Kremstal Etappe 2
12.5 km away, in Schlierbach
The second day of the pilgrim loop that leaves the Benedikt Weg at Schlierbach and runs on through the Kremstal, some 50 km in three stages.
- 18.5 km
- Distance
- 349 m
- Ascent
- 5 h 15 min
- Duration
Rundweg Poxleiten
11.3 km away, in Inzersdorf im Kremstal
A round through the cider-orchard country at Poxleiten above the Krems valley, at its best when the autumn colours are out.
- 10.8 km
- Distance
- 192 m
- Ascent
- 3 h 1 min
- Duration
Kulturweg von Inzersdorf nach Schlierbach
11.3 km away, in Inzersdorf im Kremstal
An easy cultural path between Inzersdorf and Schlierbach, level going along the floor of the upper Kremstal.
- 4.7 km
- Distance
- 78 m
- Ascent
- 1 h 15 min
- Duration
No routes of this kind in Scharnstein yet.
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