Summer Hike to Sonnstein🌄 & Swim/Boat Trip Traunsee 🌅 [Publ]

Hi, everyone!

We are going on a summer hike to Sonnstein/Traunsee. The length of the hike is approximately 8 km with 600 meters of elevation gain. It's forecasted to be sunny with up to 25°C in the area. After the hike we will go for a swim/boat trip in/on the lake Traunsee (the deepest lake entirely in Austria).

👋 Meeting:
We will meet at 09:45 AM inside the Linz Main Train Station (Linz Hbf) right next to the ÖBB ticket-vending-machines and the ÖBB Infopoint.

🎫 Train tickets:
As the trip is entirely done in Upper Austria, the Freizeit-Ticket OÖ is usable, and costs 25 EUR for every 2 people for the entire day on all the regional trains and busses. Alternatively there's the Einfach-Raus group ticket at 47 EUR for every 5 people on all the ÖBB regional trains (no busses).

Pro tip: make use of the yearly Klimaticket Österreich valid on all public transportation in Austria (the card costs: 1095 EUR/year, that comes down to 3 EUR/day, or about 91 EUR/month).

🚉 Journey:

• 09:45 Meeting at Linz Hbf
• 10:00 Linz/Donau Hbf => 10:49 Attnang-Puchheim Bahnhof || S2 🚂
• 11:08 Attnang-Puchheim Bahnhof => 11:39 Traunkirchen Ort Bahnhof || R3414🚂

▶ Activities:
The hike is about 8 km long, and involves 600 meters of altitude difference. It should take us about 3-4 hours to complete it.

We will start the hike from Traunkirchen Ort Bahnhof. We will hike to the top of Kleiner Sonnstein (peak height 923 meters), where we will have lunch break.

Afterwards we will walk down to Traunssee, and go for a swim and/or boat trip. Swimming/boat trip are optional, so of course feel free to just hang out with the others on the beach/grass area.

Access to the lake can be done for free via the park. The electric boat can be rented for 20 EUR / 1 hour / 4 persons if available: https://www.wassertaxi.at/bootsvermietung

There are train connections back every 2 hours from Traunkirchen Ort Bahnhof at 16:20, 18:20, 20:20.

💡 Some tips:

• wear sturdy & comfortable shoes;
• wear weather-appropriate clothing;
• bring some snacks & plenty of water for the trip;
• bring sunscreen and a hat for sun protection;
• bring a swimming suit and towel;

⚠ Warning:

• It is highly recommended that you are vaccinated against the tick-borne encephalitis as Austria is considered to be a TBE risk area. Read more here: https://www.ecdc.europa.eu/en/tick-borne-encephalitis/facts/key-messages
• You are entirely responsible for your own safety & well-being during the course of this event.

📝 Notes:

• You might find this event on different groups/platforms, it's enough if you sign-up only in one place.
• In case of extreme weather, this event might be postponed to a later date.

Looking forward to seeing you!

Warmly,
Chris Alex