WaterPilgrimage - from the fall to the spring

culinary interesting
culturally interesting
Multi-day tour
Possible accommodation

Interactive elevation profile

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Tour-Details

Starting place: 4831 Obertraun

Destination: 8990 Bad Aussee

duration: 4h 19m

length: 15,5 km

Altitude difference (uphill): 314m

Altitude difference (downhill): 196m

Lowest point: 514m

Highest point: 728m

difficulty: easy

condition: medium

panoramic view: Some Views

Paths covering:

Asphalt, Gravel, Hiking trail, Other

The Traun flows through the Salzkammergut, a rural cultural region that will be the European Capital of Culture in 2024. It is used to cross municipal and national borders. In water pilgrimages, borders are overcome: external geographical and political borders, but also internal borders. Inspired by flowing water that finds its own path, life can find ways towards a more human coexistence.
The fourth and final stage goes from Obertraun to Bad Aussee.

From the church in Obertraun you go past the Koppental refuge to Sarstein and via Untere Öfner to Bad Aussee, where you can visit the Protestant parish church and the Hugo-Cordignano-Promenade chapel.

Tour and route information

Starting point: Obertraun

Destination: Bad Aussee

further information:

culinary interesting
Multi-day tour
Possible accommodation
Experience of nature
Board possible

Opening hours

all year

Arrival

Accessibility / arrival

We recommend that you travel by public transport!

by train:
with the Salzkammergut Railway from Gmunden or Attnang-Puchheim or from Stainach-Irdning.

by bus:
OÖVV bus line 543: Hallstatt Gosaumühle - Obertraun Dachstein cable car
OÖVV bus line 541: Bad Ischl - Bad Goisern - Gosaumühle - Gosausee

by car:
Coming from Salzburg, take the B158 to Bad Ischl and continue to Obertraun.
Or coming from the S6, head towards the A9 at the St. Michael junction. Then take the B320 towards Radstadt/Liezen/Schladming and drive via Liezen, Bad Mitterndorf and Bad Aussee to Obertraun.

Please only use public parking spaces and be considerate of private property! Thank you for your fairness!