Walking

ONE of the more-interesting walks in the Bischofsgrün area starts at the venue-hotel Kaiseralm.

For the best part of an hour the route follows the White Main, occasionally crisscrossing it

Near the source, the river is more of a stream, but overnight rain helped make it run fuller

Hanging on

The route stops running directly beside the White Main on reaching Karches Lake

Beside the lake is a restaurant with a biergarten, which is handy as this is at the foot of the 1,024-metre (3,360-foot) Ochenskopf (Oxhead) Mountain

Interesting rock formations are passed on the ascent

But the path is easy underfoot, although most of it is much steeper than this picturesque section

About 20 minutes from Karches I reached the source of the White Main, which is also regarded as the source of the Main proper

A quick stop for lunch, and then on to the summit

Some waymarks are more elaborate than others

Restaurant and lookout tower at the peak

It was just as well I was happy to walk down, as the cable cars were not running

Nice views near the bottom

Soon back to civilisation