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Place:Maurach am Achensee
:Restaurant
After the sunny south-facing ascent to the Astenau Alpe, you look directly down from the Ebner Joch onto the deep-blue Achensee. After the climb, that probably looks like the perfect way to cool off, but in the spring it’s still bitterly cold.
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. From there, the trail becomes slightly steeper but, overall, presents no technical difficulties all the way to the summit of the Ebner Joch.
From the parking lot above the “Haus St. Notburga” residential and nursing care center in Eben, the trail crosses the Achensee federal highway and leads uphill toward the Astenau Alpe (Signposting for “Zur Astenau Alpe”). Through a sparse pine forest, a trail with several switchbacks leads to the Astenau Alpe, which offers a magnificent view of the Inntal. Behind the Alpine Pasture, a somewhat steeper trail leads to a fork in the path. From there, the trail winds steeply uphill through fields of mountain pine until it reaches the summit of the Ebner Joch (1,957 meters). 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 am Achensee, Haus St. Notburga
Drive to Eben am Achensee via the Achensee B181 federal highway or the local road. The tall steeple of St. Notburga Church is visible from a distance. The “Kirche 1” parking lot is located approximately 180 meters above the church.
“Kirche 1” parking lot in Eben (paid parking)
