The mountain tour starts at the height of the Pötschen pass, on trail no. 693 (other starting points are the Sommersberger See or the parking lot on the Pötschenstraße on the Upper Austrian side above the Pötschenkehre).
Still down in the high forest, the trail meets trail no. 691 leading up from the Sommersberger See. This leads well marked increasingly steeply through the high forest and later through rocky terrain through a ditch steeply up. Rope safety devices and steps carved into the rock help to overcome the worst difficulties. After this steep ascent, it's a rather leisurely walk between large boulders over a saddle to the front Sarsteinalm, where trail no. 691 joins trail no. 690 leading up from the Pötschenkehre.
After overcoming the last 200 meters of altitude, you finally reach the summit cross. The northern side of the Dachstein with the Hallstatt glacier is within reach, Lake Hallstatt lies deep below in the shade and to the east the wide appearing valley of the Ausseerland opens up with Lake Altaussee, Lake Grundlsee, Bad Aussee in the foreground and in the background the chalky white mountains of the Tote Gebirge.
The way back leads via the Sarsteinalm (trail no. 690). After refreshment in the hut, the descent continues via the "Simony-Aussicht" to the Pötschenstraße. The way back to the top of the pass, along the old Pötschen road, about 2.5 km, is to be considered. But this is only the short variant if you want to return to the starting point.
Otherwise, one continues the tour towards Obertraun over the grade of the Sarstein, as already described above.The goal in Obertraun is for the time being after the exertions of the descent a sufficient refreshment. But then the train station, because the return trip to Bad Aussee is by train.