Schneeberg
Vienna's house-mountain Austria 2.076m
Two
views from the Hohen Wand to the Schneeberg in the background
History:
Between 1573 and 1588 Charles de I'Ecluse climbed five times to the peak of the
Schneeberg. In 1897 opend the mountainrailway line with 9,5 km distance and
1.217m difference in altitude.
From the south-west you start in the H_llental nearby the Weichtalhaus in 563m,
climb through the gorge called Weichtalklamm until you reach the Kienthaler
H_tte in 1.380m then you take the way No. 01 to the peak called Klosterwappen.
In 10 minutes you will reach the Fischer H_tte. Downhill you will be able to bypassing
the gorge on the F. Mayr Weg.
From the north-east you start nearby Losenheim 871m and reach in 1,5 hours the
Sparbacherh_tte 1.248m. Then you take the Fadensteig (I-) which is a stony and
steep path until the edge of the Fadenwaende 1.736m - from this point plain way
will bring you to the Fischerh_tte 2.049m. Downhill you will be able to take
the Wurzengraben.