Suspension bridge loop

A tour that was pleasant to walk in today's rainy weather. I wouldn't want to run the route between Kolsassberg and the ruins of Rettenberg if it was very hot, so I would plan the lap differently.

🐶 Princess Ally reports: My second day of hiking (or something like that) Well, to be honest… it's actually day three of our hiking vacation 😅 – but yesterday it was just constant rain 🌧️! No adventures for us, just the bare minimum of walks. But today, finally: backpack, leash, let's go! 🐾 Right at the start, my human faces the first major challenge: finding a parking spot 🅿️. I would have just parked on the grass, but no – apparently, that would result in an €80 fine. 💸 We're not allowed to park at the sports field either (only during games ⚽️ – ugh!). Luckily, my human remembers a tip: parking at the cemetery. We finally find a spot – and how convenient that the Lourdes Chapel ⛪️ is right next door, our first stop. ... The meditation trail leads us through tranquil nature, everything smells intriguing – damp earth, wet moss, animal tracks! 🐾 At the chapel, I sniff my way through the meadow while my human takes photos. Then on to the Neu-Rettenberg castle ruins – the path there is a dream! And mud everywhere! 😍 I try my best to take at least one bite of every clump (almost always works). The ruins are beautifully situated in the landscape 🏔️, but they're private property – so we move on. Then I hear it from afar: the sound of rushing water 💦! A suspension bridge! And – hooray! – with wooden planks instead of metal grating. So I cross without hesitation. My human is already waiting for me on the other side, laughing. On the way back, we discover that there's even a second suspension bridge – of course, we turn around! 😅 This makes the hike twice as long, but I have boundless energy. In Hög, we encounter roadworks 🚧, and the detour actually leads through a private garden – you hardly ever see that where I'm from! A real adventure. The second bridge is even more spectacular 🌉 – the hike there was so worth it! The return journey follows the road, as it's already getting dark in the forest 🌄🌳. I'm content, muddy, and happy – this is how I love hiking days! 🐾❤️

super tour, unfortunately it's really bad with patk grounds. we were lucky that the hotel rescue mountain had company holidays and we could use this parking lot. the next/only official car park is at the train station, about 2km away from the start.... :(

Finally vacation in Austria ... 🇦🇹 On the first day we went on a nice little hike ...

Today we did a short but very nice walk. The very well-marked suspension bridge walk.