Schafberg

Photo 1: Start of the hiking trail along the Schafbergbahn cogwheel railway in the village of St. Wolfgang

Photo 2: Country road through meadows above the village of St. Wolfgang

Photo 3: View through the forest of Lake Wolfgangsee and the surrounding mountains during the ascent

Photo 4: Schafbergalm mountain meadow with the Schafberg summit in the background - where I arrived after an hour of ascent through the forest

Photo 5: Wooden alpine hut at Schafbergalm with a view of the snow-capped Alpine peaks

Photo 6: Gasthof Schafberg-Alpe mountain inn - a place for refreshments during the ascent or descent

Photo 7: Christmas rose (Helleborus niger), also known as winter rose - growing abundantly in the meadows and open areas below Schafberg

Photo 8: Schafbergalm middle station of the Schafbergbahn cogwheel railway with the mountain inn and view of the Alpine peaks

Photo 9: Aerial view of the Schafberg massif with the cogwheel railway track ascending to the summit

Photo 10: The ascent trail met the cogwheel railway tracks on the ridge - view of Lake Wolfgangsee and the surrounding mountains

Photo 11: View of the Schafberg summit with Hotel Schafbergspitze during the final ascent

Photo 12: View from the Schafberg summit of Lake Mondsee and the surrounding landscape

Photo 13: View from the Schafberg summit of Lake Wolfgangsee and the snow-capped Alpine peaks in the background

Photo 14: Gaststätte Himmelspforte hut with an observation deck on the Schafberg summit

Photo 15: View from the Schafberg summit of the Schafbergbahn cogwheel railway upper station with Lake Wolfgangsee in the background

Photo 16: View from the cogwheel railway station of Hotel and Restaurant Schafbergspitze and the Gaststätte Himmelspforte hut

Photo 17: Cogwheel railway tracks leading to the upper station with Hotel Schafbergspitze in the background

Photo 18: Schafberg summit with Hotel Schafbergspitze and the upper railway station perched on the steep rocky cliff

Photo 19: The neighbouring Spinnerin cliff next to Schafberg with a view of the surrounding mountain ranges

Photo 20: Aerial view of the steep rocky cliffs of Schafberg with the observation deck and hotel

Photo 21: Alpine chough (Pyrrhocorax graculus) on a rock with a view of the Alpine lakes and valleys

Photo 22: View of the Schafberg summit, the Schafbergalm below, Lake Wolfgangsee and the village of St. Gilgen further down

Photo 23: Aerial view of the Spinnerin cliff with Lake Schwarzensee in the valley below

Photo 24: Aerial view of the Schafberg summit plateau with Hotel Schafbergspitze, the upper cogwheel railway station and the Himmelspforte hut

Video from the hiking ascent of Schafberg