Sonntagberg crossing

We start on the cycle path behind the VOESTALPINE Precision Strip hall (where a high-voltage power line comes down from the mountain at the back).

After a few metres we pass a chapel. The route climbs eastwards in hairpin bends.

At an altitude of 660 metres, we come to the Steinernes Kreuz rest area, where the marked ascent from Böhlerwerk joins from the right. Continue eastwards (follow the markings uphill) to the basilica on the Sonntagberg.

A church worth seeing and a very beautiful vantage point.

We start the descent on the east side of the church and walk along the ridge past the cemetery, come to a children's playground and continue to Höhenstraße. Continue briefly, then turn sharp left on the other side of the road and down to Türkenbründl.

From Türkenbründl, head westwards, initially ascending briefly, then first follow the path signposted to Rosenau. Where this leads out onto an alpine meadow, we stay in the forest and descend further in the Stiftwald (the path is only signposted in the opposite direction). Steeper at first, then flatter through the forest. We pass the "Weißes Kreuz" chapel and shortly afterwards leave the forest at a chapel just before the first houses in Baichberg.

From here it is possible to cycle, otherwise continue downhill to the main road. In Baichberg, either continue in the same direction to Hilm-Kematen railway station or take the main road down to Gleiß and before crossing the railway, turn left along the cycle path to Rosenau railway station.