From Rußbach over the Gamsfeld

The starting point is the bus stop in the town center. Passing the municipal office and tourism office, the marked path 35 to the Gamsfeld branches off to the left and follows the access road for 600 meters to a last parking lot. The route 35 (Gamsfeld via Traunwand) then runs to the right and follows the Fallenegg service road for half a kilometer before the path turns left into the forest just before the bridge. After a nearly half-hour forest section, beautiful alpine meadows open up, over which an easily ascending alpine path leads towards Traunwandalm (1338 m). Just before the alpine pasture, the marked trail to the Gamsfeld branches off to the right. The terrain and thus the path become increasingly steep, only ending the pine-covered section 500 vertical meters further above, and the flat Gamsfeld lives up to its name. The previously purely south-facing path turns on the moderately steep grassy terrain to the northeast and reaches the scenic summit after almost three hours of walking.

The descent goes back 300 meters along the flat ridge but then branches right towards "Angerkaralm, Rinnbergalm". Now you need to pay closer attention to the path, which winds down the steep cirque through many switchbacks to the managed Angerkaralm (1423 m). The loop closes via the direction "Rußbach, Mitterweg". First still somewhat steep and then gently descending after joining the one-kilometer-long Mitterweg until the parking lot. For the short return route to the town center bus stop, there is a very pleasant variant branching off to the left a little further down.

Good shoe profile, hiking poles are advisable. 

Usual first aid equipment in the backpack. Plan enough time and drinking supplies. 

From "Bahnhof Golling-Abtenau" take bus 470 to Rußbach town center.

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

Mag. Christian Heugl

5400 Hallein

cheugl@a1.net

Photo credit: Christian Heugl