ing; 1 hr. 10 min.) follows the wooded valley of the Alt-Ausseer Traun to
Alt-Ausseo, (Seewrt, on the lake, R. from. 3 K.), on the charming Alt-
Aussee Lake (2320 ft.; overshadowed by the precipitous Triesselwand on
the E., the Tressenstein on the S., and the Loser and Sandling on the N.
The lake is skirted all the way round by the Erzherzog Franz Carl Pro-
menade, 4 ½ M. long. The Seewiese (on foot ¾ hr., by boat ½ hr.), at
the N.E. end, commands a good view of the Dachstein.
To the grundl-see (4 M.), a beautiful drive of 1 1/3 hr. (as far as
Schramml's Inn; carriages, see above; omnibus four times daily, fare 1 K.,
from the station 1 K. 60h.). The road leads for the most part through wood,
skirting the Grundlsee Traun, which it crosses at the (3 M.) Seeklause (to
the right, the Hôtel Bellevue, with fine view), and then along the lake to the
(1 M.) Hôtel Schramml (generally crowded in summer), a charming point
of view. The Grundl-See (2325 ft.), 3 ¾ M. long and ½ M. wide, is enclosed
by wooded mountains and abounds in fish. The E. background is formed
by the bare precipices of the Tote Gebirge. The road next leads past the
(2 M.) Inn zum Ladner, to (1 ½ M.) Gössl (Veit), at the upper end of the
lake. From the Seeklause a small screw-steamer plies six times daily in
summer to the Schramml, Ladner, and Gössl. From Gössl a path leads
to (1 M.) the beautiful Toplitz-See (2350 ft.), 1 ¼ M. long (boat across in
25 min., boatman to be brought from Gössl). About ¼ M. farther on lies
the sequestered Kammer-See (2360 ft.), in a grand situation at the base of
the Tote Gebirge. This 'Drei-Seen-Tour', or tour of the three lakes, makes
a very charming excursion (fare from Schramml's Inn to Gössl and back,
including the ferry across the Toplitz-See, 2 K.).
Railway from Aussee to Steinach and Selztal, see p. 183.
8. From Ischl to Hallstatt, and to Abtenau and
Golling viâ Gosau.
Railway to (12 ½ M.) Hallstalt station in 40-50 minutes. Steamboat
between the station and town of Hallstatt in ¼ hr., in connection with
each train (fare 50, return 80h). Railway-tickets may be obtained includ-
ing the ferry to the town of Hallstatt (railway and steamboat tickets are
issued at the post-office in the Hôtel Kainz). — Omnibus (9 seats) between
Hallstatt (Seeauer) and Gosau-Schmied every morning in summer in 2 ½ hrs.,
returning in the afternoon; fare 3, there and back 4 K. — Carriage from.
Hallstatt to Gosan-Schmied and back, 16, with two horses 24 K., from
Gosaumühl 12 or 20 K., from Steeg (Goldnes Schift) 14 or 22 K. (fee in-
cluded). — One-horse carr. from. Ischl to Hallstalt in 2 ½ hrs., 12 K. 20h.,
two-horse carr. 21 K. ; to Gosau (Brandwirt) in 3 ½ hrs., 14 K. 30 or 24 K.
60h.; to Gosau-Schmied in 4 hrs., 16 K. 30 or 28 K. 60 h. and driver's fee
of 2 K. — Diligence from Gosau to Abtenau daily in 4 hrs. (3 K. 40h.);
from Abtenau to Golling twice daily in 2 ¼ hrs. (2 K. 60h.).
Railway from Ischl to (12 ½ M.) Hallstatt Station, see p. 109.
The Hallstätter See or Lake of Hallstatt (1620 ft.), which is
5 M. long and ½-2 M. broad, is bounded on three sides by lofty
mountains (E. the Sarstein; S. the Krippenstein, Zwölferkogel, and
Hirlatz; W. the Plassen, Gosauhals, and Ramsauer Gebirge).
Hallstatt (Hôtel Kainz with terrace on the lake, R. 2-7 K.;
Grüner Baum; Zur Simonyhütte, well spoken of; Adler, plain), a
long village (740 inhab., ½ Prot.), lies within very narrow limits
between the hillside and the lake. In the middle of the village the
Mühlbach forms a waterfall. The old Parish Church contains an altar
in carved wood of the 15th cent.; numerous skulls are preserved in
the ossuary. In the former 'Gefängnishaus', or prison, is a small