On the Soleweg to Bad Goisern and Hallstatt

From the starting point, we walk through the pedestrian zone of Pfarrgasse to the newly designed avenue of the Esplanade. Along the Traun, we now hike uphill to the natural monument Kaltenbachteich by a new road bridge (former local railway bridge). In front of a wooden chapel (bark chapel) at Kaltenbachteich, we turn right and walk through the Kaltenbachau until we finally reach the Soleweg after the ski jumping facility. A short time later, we pass the Emperor's hunting statue (left below the path), which was erected in 1910 on the occasion of the 80th birthday of Emperor Franz Joseph. Following the shaded Sole pipeline path, we reach, last a stretch on the paved Engleithenstraße, the historic Lauffen (bus and train station). Here we return to the Sole pipeline path. Past the "Wild Lauffen," a former obstacle to salt shipping on the Traun, our way continues. Walking through larger meadows, we come to the houses of the village Weißenbach in Bad Goisern. On the asphalt road, the Sole pipeline path disappears until it takes shape again after a few meters of ascent at a guesthouse. Here we follow the signposting for Salzkammergut Soleweg Steeg-Hallstatt. The following three kilometers the Soleweg is very well developed and easy to follow. Afterwards, we walk in Bad Goisern 2.5 km back and forth through a residential area (path excellently signposted) until we reach the actual Soleweg again. Now comes the most beautiful stretch of the path (now closed!). After crossing the Gosauzwang bridge, there is repeatedly a magnificent view of Hallstättersee. At the kilometer marker 1 (blue cubes on the right edge of the path), we leave the Soleweg to the left and descend to Hallstatt.