Die steilste Zahnradbahn in Österreich die SchafbergBahn im Hintergrund die Berglandschaft am Wolfgangsee

Hiking Fun on the Schafberg: Get Back Comfortably with the New Hiking Ticket

The Schafberg is one of Austria’s most beautiful hiking mountains. Step by step through fragrant forests, past impressive viewpoints, and always accompanied by breathtaking panoramic views of the Salzkammergut lakes. Those who reach the summit under their own power will experience an unforgettable sense of freedom, pride, and connection to nature.

With the new SchafbergBahn hiking ticket, your mountain experience is now even more relaxing: After the ascent, a discounted ride down the valley on the SchafbergBahn awaits you. This way, you can enjoy the impressive views right until the end and return to the valley in comfort.

Hiking Ticket Prices

Rate	Price per Person
Adult	€ 20,00
Children (4-14,99)	€ 9,00
The hiking ticket is available only at on-site ticket offices and cannot be purchased online. Offer valid starting Monday, September 7, 2026 The discounted rate applies to downhill rides until 12:05 p.m.

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Hiking Fun

Routes

From St. Wolfgang via the Dorneralm to the Schafberg

Walking time: 3.5 hours
Trail numbers: 23 and 20

From St. Wolfgang via the Dorneralm to the top of the Schafberg at 1783 m above sea level. An easy summit tour with marvelous, continuously changing views during the hike up, surpassed only by the astonishing panoramic view from the summit.

From the church in St. Wolfgang, you will hike along the Sternallee past the Försterhof, before making a right on the path leading to the Aschinger inn. Continue on this wide path up through the forest as far as the Dorneralm (1.5 hours) and the Schafbergalm (station for the cog railway). From here, trail number 20 leads you steeply uphill across completely open terrain (crossing the train tracks twice) until you come to the so-called “Krapfl”. This is where your final climb to the summit begins. Afterwards, enjoy a pleasant ride back down to the valley on the SchafbergBahn.

From St. Wolfgang via Mönichsee and Purtschellersteig to the Schafberg

Walking time: 4 hours
Trail numbers 25 and 17

This hike is secured by safety cables in parts and is very exposed, only recommended for very surefooted mountaineers with a head for heights. Good alpine equipment is also essential.

From the church in St. Wolfgang, you will briefly head west, then make a right uphill in the direction of the Kalvarienberg. Path No. 25 takes you past farmhouses, then through forest to the Auerriesenalm, elev. 971 m. Continue on a narrow hiking path through the forest, which will eventually bring you to the Mönichsee at roughly 1300 m above sea level, surrounded by ancient forests. There, keep left until the trail divides. Keeping left yet again, this is the start of the Purtschellersteig trail, which initially crosses a very steep mountainside, then a very steep rock face (with safety cables) leading to a cave entrance. Immediately after this, the trail divides; left takes you on a flat hike to the Schafbergalm, right a steep climb to the summit of the Schafberg.

From St. Gilgen up the Schafberg

Walking time: 3 hours
Trail numbers 20 and 804

A less challenging mountain hike, though sturdy hiking shoes are required. Refreshments available on the summit.

From the church in St. Gilgen north along the Mondseer Strasse to the main road. You will cross this, briefly go up and then downhill, cross the road again, coming to the small village of Winkl, where you will take a right down a narrow road leading to Gasthaus Waldschenke. From there, the path makes its way through forest and a series of switchbacks up to the Schafbergalm, 1364 m (mid-station of the cog railway). Here, you will first continue uphill across meadows, then cross the train tracks, followed by several steps that bring you to the so-called “Krapfl” and from there on a gentle climb to the summit.

Routes