Ruine Scharnstein

Name: Scharnstein Castle Ruin Description: A ruin tells its story: What you, dear hiker, see of me today is a meager remnant of my former, proud splendor. The remains of my walls were used as a quarry, and houses in the valley below were built from them. Yes, it was truly terrible that I burned down completely in January 1538. I have never truly recovered since. Only during the time of the Peasants' Wars around 1626 and then later, when the Turks threatened our land, I believe that was around 1683, did I regain hope. But unfortunately, the peasants did not occupy me, but rather the new castle on the Schäferleithen, and so only various war equipment was stored with me in case of emergency. Well, at least there were three heavy "Bäck" (cannons) among them, and 17 guns, 10 muskets, 14 halberds, and even 500 stone cannonballs. For the commander, there was even a gilded rapier in my armory and 55 helmets. Audioguide history of Scharnstein Castle via the project "Xplore Energy Traunsteinregion" - erlebniswege.klima.energie Also available via the XIBIT App. We recommend arriving by public transport! By train: from Wels train station with the Almtalbahn (line 153) in the direction of Grünau im Almtal to the Scharnstein-Mühldorf stop; numerous connections from Wels train station to the main express trains on the Westbahn line (line 101). From there, walk over the footbridge up to the ruin, following the signs. By bus: OÖVV bus line 533 Gmunden - Scharnstein - Grünau - Almsee; Scharnstein Kirchenplatz stop. From there, walk down to the Alm, over the footbridge up to the ruin, following the signs. OÖVV bus line 480 Kirchdorf/Kr. (- Schlierbach) - Pettenbach - Scharnstein - Viechtwang; Scharnstein B120/Almbrücke stop. From there, walk up to the ruin, following the signs. With the Salzkammergut Shuttle Service Route 52 from Laakirchen to the Scharnstein-Mühldorf train station stop, or from Vorchdorf with the Salzkammergut Shuttle Service Route 70 to the Scharnstein Almbrücke stop; please call and order at the Taxi Zentrale at 050-422 422 at least 1 hour in advance. Bike & Hike, arrival by bicycle: Coming from Wels or Linz on the R 4 Traunradweg or R6 Römerradweg, or from Gmunden R 4 Traunradweg or from Passau via Vöcklabruck and Schwanenstadt on the R 6 Römerradweg to Lambach, over the Traun power station Lambach and to Bad Wimsbach-Neydharting in the direction of Vorchdorf Einsiedling. Continue via the cycle connection briefly onto the R 13 Traunviertlerradweg to the R 11 Almtalradweg via Pettenbach to Viechtwang. Also the cycle connection on the Traunvierteltour from Gmunden via St. Konrad and Scharnstein to Viechtwang. By car: Westautobahn A1: Vienna - Voralpenkreuz-A9 - Inntalautobahn A8 Passau - Wels - Voralpenkreuz A9 - exit Ried/Tr. - Voitsdorf - Pettenbach - Scharnstein Westautobahn A1: Munich - Salzburg - Regau - B145 to Gmunden - B 120 to Scharnstein - turn left after Almbrücke to the parking lot at the Geyerhammer Museum. From there, please continue on foot! Please only use the designated parking spaces and respect private property! Thank you for your fairness!