WaiWi Stage 1: Waidring - St. Jakob in Haus

Stage 1: Waidring - Hausberg / Schaflberg / Kirchberg - St. Jakob in Haus

The first stage starts in Waidring. The historic “traffic juncton” was an important nodal point for many carters and stagecoach travellers. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and even emperor Franz Josef stopped at the Gasthof Post in Waidring.
First the trail leads through a traditional mixed forest up to the Hausberg. Once the summit is reached the view wanders from Fellhorn to the Steinplatte. The red gondolas of the Bergbahnen Steinplatte will transport hikers from the valley up to the primeval coral reef which is today a great hiking plateau. Not only young visitors can playfully explore the prehistoric times at Triassic Park.

From there, the trail leads through the wild and romantic Weißbachschlucht gorge to Oberweißbach, where the Alpengasthof with its magnificent view of the Steinplatte invites you to stop for a bite to eat. Passing the Rechensau chapel, you hike across wide alpine pastures and mountain pine fields to the Schafelberg and Kirchberg. Again and again, you can catch marvellous panoramic views from the mountain pines in all directions and enjoy the tranquillity of the mountain world. The trail leads past the Winterstelleralm and continues down the forest path to the Lindtalalm. Here the path branches off to the left in the right-hand bend towards St. Ulrich am Pillersee. Across a mountain slope, the hiking trail joins an old forest road. Follow this to the tarmac road and turn left here. After approx. 100 m, turn right and follow the meadow path towards the centre. Passing the church, you reach the finish point of the first stage of the WaiWi in front of the information office.