Through the Riedingtal to Mühlbach

The starting point is the stop “Mühlbach Trockenbach.” For a short section, trail 89 follows the asphalted private road that begins here, but soon the route switches to the forest road and reaches after a total of one hour the Molterauhütte as well as the neighboring Schartenhütte (1,535 m). The highest point of the hike below the mighty Bratschenkopf has thus already been passed, continuing along the ridge to the junction that leads slightly below to the left into the Riedingtal (trail 436). At the fork in the valley floor, an unmarked 20-minute detour leads to the unmistakable waterfalls up-valley into the Gamskarl, but the further descent runs down-valley past the barely visible ski jumping hills to the Kopphütte (1,307 m). At this alpine inn, trail 87 branches off to the left towards Mühlbach. Partly on narrow forest paths, partly on the forest roads used as toboggan runs in winter, the path leads through the beautiful beech forest to the Aldiana Hotel. Now either steeply uphill on the forest trail to the left or comfortably further on the toboggan run (trail 87a) in 20 minutes into the village. The Mühlbach town center stop is located opposite the tourist information office.            

From Bischofshofen station (forecourt) by bus 590 to Mühlbach municipal office and by bus 593 to Mühlbach Trockenbach.

Return from Mühlbach town center by bus 590 to Bischofshofen station (forecourt).

Frequency: good service also on weekends. Hiking bus 593 runs until early November!

Timetable information and download: online at www.salzburg-verkehr.at or on your smartphone via the free Salzburg Verkehr app for Android and iOS.

www.hochkoenig.at, www.molteraugut.at, www.kopphuette.at 

Mag. Christian Heugl

5400 Hallein  

christian.heugl@gmail.com 

Photo credit: Christian Heugl

Mining museum in Mühlbach with permanent exhibition “Buwi Pradl”:

www.museum-hochkoenig.com

www.hochkoenig.at/de/infrastruktur/muehlbach-bergbaumuseum-schaustollen.html