--- title: Circular hiking trail in Attergau Hipping - Hag url: "https://presseservice.salzkammergut.at/en/oesterreich-tour/detail/430001900/1d-circular-hiking-trail-hipping-hag.html" description: This circular route takes you very quickly from Hipping to the Attergau observation tower on Lichtenberg. With a few places to stop for a break, this will be a great day of hiking. date: 2023-12-06 modified: 2025-12-03 --- # Circular hiking trail in Attergau Hipping - Hag 1d Circular hiking trail "Hipping - Hag" ========================================== **Starting place:** 4880 Berg im Attergau **Destination:** 4880 Berg im Attergau ![](https://assets.tourdata.at/260x195/199055/0653E09A1790E575A209644ECBB9F4B7E5ABDF34A7109AB4EA1EC7EFC3E837F1/2020-06-wandern-in-der-region-tvb-attersee-attergau.jpg) ![](https://assets.tourdata.at/260x195/206275/AF0B9277BC53AA87E7C9C35B3AB6EBA6033ED69112FFD517F6F181B293A4A6DB/aussichtsturm-lichtenberg.jpg) ![](https://assets.tourdata.at/260x195/242006/C71B9E4EBFB5C684C0381795303AA394ECB84C0F83ED1D5241DFBD8FF3E68389/thalham-kogl-attersee-attergau.jpg) © Open copyright © TVB Attersee-Attergau/Moritz Ablinger Close copyright [ ![Tourismusverband Attersee-Attergau administrative office & company headquarters in St. Georgen im Attergau: The picture shows two hikers walking along a narrow path through a mountainous landscape. High mountain ranges and green fields can be seen in the background. A large wooden cross protrudes from the grass, which could indicate a religious context.](https://assets.tourdata.at/x550/199055/0653E09A1790E575A209644ECBB9F4B7E5ABDF34A7109AB4EA1EC7EFC3E837F1/2020-06-wandern-in-der-region-tvb-attersee-attergau.jpg "© TVB Attersee-Attergau/Moritz Ablinger") ](https://assets.tourdata.at/1920x/199055/0653E09A1790E575A209644ECBB9F4B7E5ABDF34A7109AB4EA1EC7EFC3E837F1/2020-06-wandern-in-der-region-tvb-attersee-attergau.jpg) © Open copyright © TVB Attersee-Attergau/Moritz Ablinger Close copyright [ ![Aerial view of the Attergau lookout tower.](https://assets.tourdata.at/x550/206275/AF0B9277BC53AA87E7C9C35B3AB6EBA6033ED69112FFD517F6F181B293A4A6DB/aussichtsturm-lichtenberg.jpg "© TVB Attersee-Attergau/Moritz Ablinger") ](https://assets.tourdata.at/1920x/206275/AF0B9277BC53AA87E7C9C35B3AB6EBA6033ED69112FFD517F6F181B293A4A6DB/aussichtsturm-lichtenberg.jpg) © Open copyright © TVB Attersee-Attergau/Moritz Ablinger Close copyright [ ![Meadow with yellow flowers in the foreground and farmhouses in the background.](https://assets.tourdata.at/x550/242006/C71B9E4EBFB5C684C0381795303AA394ECB84C0F83ED1D5241DFBD8FF3E68389/thalham-kogl-attersee-attergau.jpg "© TVB Attersee-Attergau/Moritz Ablinger") ](https://assets.tourdata.at/1920x/242006/C71B9E4EBFB5C684C0381795303AA394ECB84C0F83ED1D5241DFBD8FF3E68389/thalham-kogl-attersee-attergau.jpg) © Open copyright © TVB Attersee-Attergau/Moritz Ablinger Close copyright [ ![Couple goes up the stairs to the Attergau lookout tower.](https://assets.tourdata.at/x550/206277/2886351DBB85E04CFC439B71A9BD464881B27CC3829DD3E8650C0BFFA3864EF1/aussichtsturm-lichtenberg.jpg "© TVB Attersee-Attergau/Moritz Ablinger") ](https://assets.tourdata.at/1920x/206277/2886351DBB85E04CFC439B71A9BD464881B27CC3829DD3E8650C0BFFA3864EF1/aussichtsturm-lichtenberg.jpg) © Open copyright © TVB Attersee-Attergau / Alexander Kogler Close copyright [ ![Attergau lookout tower on the Lichtenberg with a view of Lake Attersee and the Höllengebirge.](https://assets.tourdata.at/x550/206278/BFE3B00126887CC8506A2FE083D9680AD60952EA293411BF5D03285186F655D8/attergauer-aussichtsturm.jpg "© TVB Attersee-Attergau / Alexander Kogler") ](https://assets.tourdata.at/1920x/206278/BFE3B00126887CC8506A2FE083D9680AD60952EA293411BF5D03285186F655D8/attergauer-aussichtsturm.jpg) © Open copyright © Schmoller Christine Close copyright [ ![Observation tower, winter, St. Georgen im Attergau](https://assets.tourdata.at/x550/206274/383615C0ED65DE404AD5C792A093B059331B762985F9C82F14A7DF47DEEB791F/attergauer-aussichtsturm.jpg "© Schmoller Christine") ](https://assets.tourdata.at/1920x/206274/383615C0ED65DE404AD5C792A093B059331B762985F9C82F14A7DF47DEEB791F/attergauer-aussichtsturm.jpg) 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. pets allowed Circular route Attergaustraße 55 4880 St. Georgen im Attergau [ open in Google Maps ](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=Attergaustra%C3%9Fe%2055%2C%204880%20St.%20Georgen%20im%20Attergau "Link will open in a new window") [ Open in Apple Maps ](https://maps.apple.com/place?address=Attergaustra%C3%9Fe%2055%2C%204880%20St.%20Georgen%20im%20Attergau "Link will open in a new window") ![](https://static.ecmaps.de/staticmap.jpg?experience=webarchitektur-meta&width=991&height=450&project=ttg-basemap&path=enc:{vscHgleqAcNfPsGrNuC~EqDkHiJ|LaIvQtXbWnJnIrEvFuAlEkD~Mk@nBfHfDlA|ExGnD~GjBvAxAd@fBC`FzAj@zBBtCXnD{@|@~DX~CrBrHhBtDe@|Cu@IwBe@s@vBIjDd@vF|@tDrAlB~@hEIfDvA}A`@uD~@mEbD}CdCa@l@|AvBcCJcA`BbAhCo@fGmCmAvGwBbEuGvPuC~Ko@bJhB?hHiEbGeEjDx@ZoGfAcLzAoHtDaHtCuInAiGbCcDjDkAr@aN[uTgGgIeFoCuEc@E~Pa@jHcAcAkJaNg@qCiAeFoAeTeHiYgIcHc]kd@nBeKuIoZmDvAkDdB&server=meta.tourdata.at) *Every step uphill is rewarded: feel the adventure on the ascent to the Lichtenberg and enjoy a panoramic view at the Attergau viewing tower that will take your breath away and invite you to linger. Let yourself be enchanted by the beauty of the landscape around Hipping!* ### Hike from Hipping up the Lichtenberg and to the [Attergau viewing tower](https://attersee-attergau.salzkammergut.at/oesterreich-poi/detail/402142/attergauer-aussichtsturm.html). Once you reach your destination, a breathtaking panoramic view awaits you, rewarding the effort of the climb and inviting you to linger. You start at the parking lot at the Voralpenhotel Schmoller. Follow the road in the direction of Kogl Castle, but turn right before you reach the castle park and continue along the avenue of trees. Continue along the tree-lined avenue until you reach the road, follow it for about 30 meters to the right and keep left in front of the Spitzerwirt country inn. Now continue along the road until you reach the rehabilitation center at Kogl and about 20 meters after the rehabilitation center, turn right onto the Lichtenberg. After one has now uphill, you will come to a fork in the road, where you reach the Attergau lookout tower. But here you follow the follow the signs and hike a short distance on the Lichtenberg circular trail. After about 1 km you come to a crossroads, from where you can reach the from where you can reach the Attergau lookout tower in 10 minutes. At this point you return to Hipping. You follow the the signs to the village of Hag until you reach the federal road Weißenkirchen and cross the road in the direction of Pössing. In Pössing you keep right, before you turn left in front of the Genussbackstube Muss turns left in the direction of Hipping to get back to the starting point. to get back to the starting point. REFRESHMENT STOPS: [Landgasthof Spitzer](https://attersee-attergau.salzkammergut.at/en/oesterreich-gastronomie/detail/100669/landgasthof-spitzerwirt.html), Kogl, day off: Monday [Voralpenhotel Schmoller](https://attersee-attergau.salzkammergut.at/en/oesterreich-gastronomie/detail/100090/hoagartl-restaurant-voralpenhotel-schmoller.html), Hipping, day off: Thursday [ Tour and route information ](#ttgCollapseTourdetails) --------------------------------------------------------- **Starting place:** 4880 Berg im Attergau **Destination:** 4880 Berg im Attergau **duration:** 3h 0m **length:** 13,0 km **Altitude difference (uphill):** 150m **difficulty:** medium **condition:** medium **panoramic view:** Great panorama **Paths covering:** Asphalt, Gravel, Hiking trail **Starting point:** Voralpenhotel Schmoller **Destination:** Voralpenhotel Schmoller **further information:** - Circular route - Board possible [ ![Altitude profile 1d Circular hiking trail "Hipping - Hag"](//static.et4.de/ElevationProfileChart/Go.ashx?Experience=hoehenprofil-meta&Server=meta.tourdata.at&AddElevations=true&AddOfftrackWaypoints=false&AddSurfaces=true&AddWaypoints=false&globalid=tourdata_tour_430001900&width=355&height=250&FontSize=12&mkt=en) ![Altitude profile 1d Circular hiking trail "Hipping - Hag"](//static.et4.de/ElevationProfileChart/Go.ashx?Experience=hoehenprofil-meta&Server=meta.tourdata.at&AddElevations=true&AddOfftrackWaypoints=false&AddSurfaces=true&AddWaypoints=false&globalid=tourdata_tour_430001900&width=450&height=350&mkt=en) ](#ttgHoehenprofilModal "1d Circular hiking trail "Hipping - Hag"") [ Variants and stages ](#ttgCollapseVariantenEtappen) ------------------------------------------------------- [ Circular hiking trail Lichtenberg ](https://presseservice.salzkammergut.at/en/oesterreich-tour/detail/430001582/circular-hiking-trail-lichtenberg.html) [ Arrival ](#ttgCollapseAnreise) ---------------------------------- **Accessibility / arrival****By car:** From Salzburg via motorway A1 – Exit St. Georgen im Attergau – right on the Attergaustraße (L540) to the center. From Vienna/Linz via motorway A1 – Exit St. Georgen im Attergau – right on the Attergaustraße (L540) to the center. From Bad Ischl – Weißenbachtal (B153) – follow B152 to Unterach and then B151 to Attersee than left to the Attergaustraße (L540) to St. Georgen. **By train:** From Salzburg or Linz/Vienna with „Austrian Federal Railways“ or „Westbahn“ to Attnang Puchheim - via regional train to Vöcklamarkt and St. Georgen **By plane:** Arrival to Airport Salzburg or Linz – with the car/bus or train to St. Georgen im Attergau. [ Suitability ](#ttgCollapseEignung) -------------------------------------- - Suitable for groups - Pets allowed - Suitable for seniors - Suitable for single travelers - Suitable for families - Suitable for friends - Suitable for couples **Most economical season**- Spring - Summer - Autumn [ Accessibility ](#ttgCollapseBarrierefreiheit) ------------------------------------------------- Please get in touch for more information. 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