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!
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.
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.
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.
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)