Route 1: Ascent via the former ski slope
Hiking trail: very steep
Walking time: approx. 2 hours
From the valley station, always climb up the trail along the former ski slope (trail no. 895). Halfway up, you have the option of either turning left onto a forest road through the Windengraben (trail no. 897, 30 minutes longer) or continuing the ascent via the former ski slope (trail. no. 895).
Route 2: Ascent via Bilderweg and Windengraben
Walking time: approx. 2.5 hours
From the valley station, climb a few metres up the former ski slope and follow a forest road to the right below the ruins, past a waterworks. After a few minutes, the Bilderweg trail branches off to the left (follow the signposts). At the end of the Bilderweg - approx. halfway along the trail - you have the option of either continuing left onto a forest road through the Windengraben and the Feuerkögerl (trail no. 897) or choosing the steeper ascent via the former ski slope (trail no. 895).
Hiking trail: No. 898 from Lauffen, No. 899 from Weissenbach / Bad Goisern
Walking time: approx. 2 hours
Coming from the south, there are two beautiful paths to Katrin alp . It is possible to start the ascent from the shooting range in Lauffen (trail no. 898) or from Weissenbach/Bad Goisern (trail no. 899).
Ascent from the "south side"
Ascent from the Gasthof "zur Wacht" to the mountain station
Hiking trail: No. 894, very steep
Walking time: approx. 5 hours
Requirements: Long and strenuous, in parts also demanding mountain tour with magnificent views at the transition from Roßkopf to Katrinalm. Surefootedness important!
From the "zur Wacht" inn, right on the Salzburg/Upper Austria border, trail 894 leads over the Ahornfeld up to the Rosskopf. From there there is another trail over the Hainzen, followed by the Elferkogel on to Katrin alp .