After climbing about 200 vertical meters, you reach Salzburger Hochthron at 1,852 meters in around 45 minutes. Sweeping views stretch across the Austrian and Bavarian mountains, and this panorama stays with you as you continue across the Untersberg. Soon you return to the German side of the mountain, reaching Mittagsscharte after a 30-minute descent. From here, follow the familiar Alpine Club Trail 417 south toward the Berchtesgaden mountains. After 1.5 hours, turn right onto Alpine Club Trail 466a. As you make your way up and down across the rugged Untersberg high plateau, keep a close eye on the trail markers. Passing Mitterberg—with the option of a 10-minute detour to the summit cross at 1,840 meters—and Ochsenkopf, you reach the spring at the ruins of Vierkaseralm below Hirschangerkopf after about 2.5 hours.
Here, turn left and follow Alpine Club Trail 466 south. After a short climb across alpine meadows, a quick detour to the right up Hirschangerkopf rewards you with beautiful views. The route includes a short rocky section through mountain pine. Back on Alpine Club Trail 466, you cross a grassy saddle, pass one of the rare spring-fed wetlands on Untersberg, and continue through mountain pine to Weißwandboden. Alpine shamans have discovered this spot as a place of power and erected mystical wooden pillars here. At Weißwandboden, turn right onto Jägersteig, continuing on Alpine Club Trail 466 along the western edge of the Untersberg high plateau to the idyllic lower Zehnkaseralm. Allow about two hours for this section.
From Zehnkaseralm, gently rising alpine meadows lead you to Alpine Club Trail 464/465, which comes up from Bischofswiesen, in about 30 minutes. Shortly before the junction, Lusabethkaser—the last staffed alpine hut on Untersberg—offers a welcome place to stop and rest just below the trail on your right. Continue uphill to the left and you’ll soon reach Gatterl. From there, follow Alpine Club Trail 417 back to Stöhrhaus, which you reach after about 1 hour and 15 minutes. The long route requires stamina and concentration. In return, you’ll experience a varied landscape and a true sense of remoteness—well worth the effort.
