Hut hike Eben - Astenau Alpe - Eben

Eben am Achensee / Brandenberg Alps (Rofan)
Difficulty ratings: medium
Route length: 4.5 km
Duration: 2:15 h

You can easily spend quite a while at the Astenau Alpe. Especially in the spring, you can catch your first T-shirt tan on the south-facing terrace. We highly recommend continuing on to the Ebner Joch and stopping by the Astenau Alpe again!

Tour character

A spring hike along moderately difficult trails on the sunny south side of the Ebner Joch—snow-free early in the season and ideal for the start of the season, remaining accessible well into the fall. The Astenau Alpe and the Notburga Chapel are located halfway up to the Ebner Joch and make for an ideal stop along the way.

Tour information

  • Requirement: medium
  • Length: 4.5 km
  • Duration: 2:15 h
  • Elevation uphill:505 hm
  • Elevation downhill:505 hm
Highest point1,483 m

Starting point

Eben/Maurach, Church Parking Lot 1

Finishing point

Eben/Maurach, Church Parking Lot 1
  • Fitness level 3 / 6
  • Technique 3 / 6

Best time of year

  • January
  • February
  • March
  • April
  • May
  • June
  • July
  • August
  • September
  • October
  • November
  • December

Trail condition

Forest trail, hiking trail

Equipment

Sturdy footwear (ankle-high hiking boots) and weather-appropriate clothing. We recommend bringing telescoping hiking poles.
Source: Achensee Tourismus

Description

From the parking lot above the “Haus St. Notburga” residential and nursing care center in Eben, the trail crosses the Achensee federal highway and heads uphill toward Astenau Alpe (Signposting “Zur Astenau Alpe”). The trail winds through a sparse pine forest in several switchbacks and ends at the Astenau Alpe, which offers a magnificent view of the Inntal. The return trip follows the same route.

Nearby huts and mountain restaurants

  • Kirchenwirt

    Opening hours:Today closed
    Place:Maurach am Achensee
    :Restaurant
  • Astenau Alpe

    Opening hours:closed
    Place:Wiesing
    :Alpine pasture / hut / mountain restaurant:Breakfast

Getting here

  • Arrival by public transport

    Take the regional bus (Line 4080 or 8332) to Maurach, to the Eben neighborhood. Get off at the bus stop: Eben a. A. Haus St. Notburga.

  • Parking

    Drive to Eben am Achensee via the Achensee federal highway B181 or the local road. The tall steeple of St. Notburga Church is visible from a distance. The “Kirche 1” parking lot is located about 180 meters above the church.

    Kirche 1 parking lot in Eben (paid parking)

Weather

Today

light rain showers
11°C/5°C
90%20.6l10 km/h

Fri

partly Cloudy
5°C/-5°C
65%0l10 km/h

Sat

clear sky
7°C/-7°C
0%0l10 km/h

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