View of the Wilder Kaiser – Brünnstein Summit loop from Wald-Wild-Schongebiet Kleiner Brünnberg

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View of the Wilder Kaiser – Brünnstein Summit loop from Wald-Wild-Schongebiet Kleiner Brünnberg

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View of the Wilder Kaiser – Brünnstein Summit loop from Wald-Wild-Schongebiet Kleiner Brünnberg

05:05

11.0km

790m

Mountaineering

Hard mountaineering route. Very good fitness required. Sure-footedness, sturdy shoes and alpine experience required. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: August 6, 2026

Tips

Includes segments that may be dangerous

Parts of this route comprise highly technical, difficult, or hazardous terrain. Specialist equipment and prior experience is required.

After 5.25 km for 299 m

After 5.60 km for 64 m

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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4.91 km

Rock Passageway

Highlight • Gorge

Great, barely man-wide passage through the rock.

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5.10 km

Zwergenloch Cave

Highlight • Cave

The Dwarf Hole is a small, 6-meter-deep cave. It can be reached via a small path.

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5.17 km

View of the Wilder Kaiser

Highlight • Viewpoint

The Dr. Julius Mayr Trail offers a magnificent view of the Wilder Kaiser—one of the most striking mountain ranges in the Alps. Between mountain pines, rocks, and forest, the rugged …

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5.41 km

Brünnstein Summit

Highlight • Summit

You can also descend via a small path on the other side so that you no longer have to pass Brünnstein.

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7.07 km

Himmelmoos Alm

Highlight • Mountain Hut

Nice snacks on the alpine meadows on the way to the Brünnsteinhaus.

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11.0 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

5.38 km

4.75 km

739 m

123 m

Surfaces

6.41 km

4.55 km

< 100 m

Elevation

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Weather

Tuesday 6 October

23°C

8°C

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Max wind speed: 7.0 km/h

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Comments

September 29, 2024,Kapelle am Brünnstein, Brünnstein Gipfel

Sunny hours at Brünnstein. The tour starts at the free Gießenbach car park. It was a really quiet tour to the Brünnsteinhaus, initially a forest path, until just before the Naturfreundehaus Gießenbachhütte, where the path leads into the forest on the right, uphill via a few switchbacks. From the forest you can already see the Brünnstein summit. But first it …

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July 17, 2022,🌞Sonnen - Sonntagstour 🥾🥾🎒 zum Brünnstein ⛰️

What a super nice and varied tour 😍🌞⛰️ with very nice company. Thanks for that @Ivonneproppen 🚶‍♀️🚶🏼‍♀️. After the first horses 🐎🐎🐎 crossed our path on the way up, the catchy tune 👂🏼🪱 was born for today 🤷🏻‍♀️😅. "Come get out the lasso 🐴🤠, we'll play cowboys and Indians..."🎵🎶🎵🎶... 🙈😅. The summit cross could have been used as a torment …

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