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Abtenau: Postalm - round 1
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Blick vom Rundweg 1 zum RinkogelPhoto: Tourismusverband Abtenau, Tourismusverband Abtenau
Track length: 8.8 km / 350 Hm
Walking time: 3 hours
Difficulty: Easy
3 hour walk through the largest pasture area of Austria - the Postalm.
Author’s recommendation
Make a stop in the quaint hut "Rettenegghütte" and sample the homemade pasture produce.
Track types
Rest stops
Inn "Lienbachhof", PostalmLienbachhof
Lienbachhof, Postalm
Alpin Hütt´n - Postalm
Hut/Inn "Rosserhütte" - Postalm
Alpenrose, Almhaus
Hut/Inn "Blonde Hütte" - Postalm
Safety information
Parking 1 is protected from grazing animals, please park in fenced parking.
Tips and hints
Start
Destination
Turn-by-turn directions
At the Inn Lienbachhof you leave the fenced parking, to the direction to Strobl and turn right towards to the hut “Rettenegghütte”. After about 1.5 km at the left you would reach the “Rettenegghütte” ( even 500m / 40 Hm). The trail leads to the right below the mountain “Braunedelkogel” and along the “Moosberg-Sattel” and to the pastures “Moosbergalmen”. Now you follow the descending forest road to the pasture “Außerlienbachalm”. From there the trail follows the forest road to the hut “Rosserhütte” and the “Almboden” to the starting point
Note
Public transport
With the bus to "Abtenau town center". From there, in the summer months a bus drives every Tuesday and Thursday (in any weather) at 10.07 am to the beautiful pasture "Postalm". Return from the Postalm at 04.13 pm and arriving in Abtenau at 04.30 pm. Total price with guest card: € 5,50.Getting there
Directions from the center of Abtenau: The Postalm is accessible via the toll road from Abtenau. Several times a week the Postalm is approached also by a bus for hikers. Timetables are available at the tourist office.Parking
Parking in the center of AbtenauPostalm Gasthof Lienbachhof
Coordinates
Book recommendation by the author
Hiking map and hiking book Tennengau Lammertal & Salzachtal, scale: 1:40000 (available at TVB Abtenau)
Author’s map recommendations
Hiking map and hiking book Tennengau Lammertal & Salzachtal, scale: 1:40000 (available at TVB Abtenau)
Equipment
geeignete Wanderkleidung, Wanderschuhe
Statistics
- 12 Waypoints
- 12 Waypoints
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