There are probably only a few days a year when there is no one to be found on the Spitzstein. Thanks to its south-facing location, the "ski mountain" soon changes its dress in spring and attracts people and insects as a "flower mountain" in early summer. Like the Kranzhorn, its summit is shared by the states of Tyrol and Bavaria. The view extends as far as the Hohe Tauern and Zillertal Alps, and not just on a clear fall day. The Berchtesgaden, Chiemgau, Kitzbühel and Brandenberg Alps, the Steinberge and Kaiser mountains as well as the Bavarian Pre-Alps surround it. Several places to stop for refreshments add to the interest in the mountain.
From parking lot 1 in Erlerberg, we walk along the small road in just under ten minutes to a bottom where it splits: on the left, a hiking and driving trail to the Goglalm - on the right, an alternative hiking trail through the forest and across mountain pastures. From the fork in the road, we hike up the left-hand road on a pleasant incline, alternating between alpine meadows and forest, to the enclosed parking lot at the Goglalm, which is subject to a fee. From here we continue along the access road in 20 minutes to the Spitzsteinhaus, which is hidden for a long time behind a belt of forest. The route from Erlerberg to the Spitzsteinhaus is usually so well prepared in winter - albeit with a slightly different route - thanks to a snowcat track that it can also be walked to the Spitzsteinhaus without snowshoes and is becoming increasingly popular.Behind this, the alpine pasture terrain rises more steeply over the nearby Altkaser, flattens out temporarily on the following grassy ledge
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