The detour over a few steps to the Burgstall vantage point is worthwhile, because the view sweeps far over the wooded hills down to the Danube valley. There are only a few remains of the former castle.

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The Harchheim castle ruins (Struben castle ruins, locally referred to as Burgstall ruins) are a vanished rock castle on a rock above the Kleine-Kösslbach gorge in the middle of a nature reserve in the Tullern district of the municipality of Sankt Aegidi in the Schärding district of Upper Austria.

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1. Vier-Viertel-Blick Viewpoint – Kleines Kößlbachtal loop from Niederranna

13.9km

04:11

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2. Vier-Viertel-Blick Viewpoint – Kleines Kößlbachtal loop from Niederranna

13.9km

04:11

430m

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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3. Engelszell Abbey Church – Engelszell Abbey loop from St. Aegidi

16.3km

04:42

380m

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Elevation 530 m

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Monday 9 February

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Location: Sankt Aegidi, Schärding, Upper Austria, Austria

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Burgstall Castle Ruins

1. Vier-Viertel-Blick Viewpoint – Kleines Kößlbachtal loop from Niederranna

2. Vier-Viertel-Blick Viewpoint – Kleines Kößlbachtal loop from Niederranna

3. Engelszell Abbey Church – Engelszell Abbey loop from St. Aegidi

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