6. From Salzburg to Ischl. Aber-See. Schafberg.
40 M. Salzkammergut-Lokalbahn (narrow-gauge railway) in 3-3 ½ hrs.
(first class 8 K. 50, third class 4 K. 30 h.). This is an attractive excursion,
with which the charming visit to St. Wolfgang and the Schafberg may be
combined (4-5 hrs. more; the steamer should in that case be joined at
Lueg, p. 103).
Salzburg, see p. 96. The station of the Salzkammergut line is
opposite the State Railway Station (p. 96). For a time the line
runs parallel to the Linz railway, with the Untersberg, Hohe Göll,
Gaisberg, and Nockstein to the right. Beyond (1 ¼ M.) Itzling we
ascend gradually amid wood-clad hills to (6 M.) Eugendorf-Kalham
(1830 ft.). The train then crosses the upland plain, with its mead-
ows and farms. 8 M. Kraiwiesen. Beyond (10 M.) Enzersberg (2040 ft.)
we descend in windings, crossing the Fischbach. — 13 M. Thalgau
(1785 ft.), a prettily situated little town on the Fuschler Ach. To the
E. rise the Schober, Drachenstein, Sehafberg, and Höllen-Gebirge.
— 17 ½ M. St. Lorenz ( 1600 ft.; Rail. Restaurant) is the junction.
of the branch-line (2 ½ M., in 10 min.) to Mondsee (see p. 95 ).
Near (19 M.) Plomberg the train reaches the lovely Mondsee
(p. 95), into which the Schafberg descends abruptly on the right.
We ascend gradually (tunnel), first on the open hill-side and then
through wood, and turn to the right through a tunnel 105 yds. long.
— 20 M. Scharfling ( 1770 ft.); the village (p. 95) lies below to the
left (½ M.). — Farther on the line is carried along the slopes by
rock-cuttings and two tunnels, one of which, the Eibenberg Tunnel
( 1900 ft.), is ¼ M. long. Beyond the wood-girt Krotensee we reach
(22 M.) Hüttenstein, with a château to the left (ascent of the Sehaf-
berg, see p. 105 ). We descend through meadows and wood (to the
left, above, the Schafberg Hotel) and then along the steep face of
the hill (gradient 1:4), with a fine view of the Aber-See. Beyond
(23 M.) Billroth the line sweeps round and reaches —
23 ½ M. St. Gilgen ( 1825 ft.; See-Hotel, on the lake, R. 2-4 K.;
Post), an attractive village at the N.W. end of the Aber-See.
Excursions. Falkenateinwand, 1-1 ¼ hr. We proceed to Fürberg
(Ebner), either by steamer (10 min.) or on foot round the N. end of the
lake viâ Brunnwinkel (½ hr.). Thence, passing (10 min.) the Scheffel Mon-
ument (a pyramid, 13 ft. high), we ascend to the (½ hr.) pilgrimage-chapel
and hermitage of St. Wolfgang. (The path leads on, passing the Villa
Frauenstein, to St. Wolfgang; 1 ½ hr.) A marked path, starting at the
precipice at the beginning of the ascent, leads to the right to (1 ½ hr.) the
Aber-See Panorma and (2 min.) the Scheffel-Blick, on the top of the Fal-
kensteinwand.
From Sr. Gilgen To Salzburg, 18 ½ M. The road passes (4½ M.)
Fuschl (2170 ft.; Brunnenwirt), at the E. end of the small Fuschl-See, ascends
gradually to (9 ½ M.) Hof (2120 ft.; Post), and then descends, passing the
Nockstein, to Guggenthal (1995 ft.; Bräuhaus) and (18 ½ M.) Salzburg (p. 96).
The Aber-See or St. Wolfgang-See, a greenish-blue lake
( 1800 ft.), 7 ½ M. long, 1 ¼ M. broad, and 370 ft. deep, is bounded
on the N. by the Schafberg, while on the S., beyond the wooded
banks, rise the Sparber, Hohe Zinken, Königsberghorn, and other
picturesquely shaped mountains. A Steamboat (preferable to the