Kernhofer Gscheid Pass

The Kernhofer Gscheid Pass (el. 970 m [3,182 ft]) is a high mountain pass in the Austrian Alps in the Bundesland of Lower Austria.

Kernhofer Gscheid Pass
Kapelle Maria Himmelfahrt (Chapel of the Assumption of Mary)
Elevation970 m (3,182 ft)
LocationAustria
RangeAlps
Coordinates47°49′N 15°28′E
Kernhofer Gscheid Pass
Location of Kernhofer Gscheid Pass

It connects Kernhof in the Traisen River valley with Terz in the Salza River valley near Mariazell. The road has a maximum grade of 13 percent.

At the pass is a small church and the Gschaid Restaurant. To the west, a winding road leads to Annaberg and into the Ötscher Nature Park.

Directly south of the pass lies the Göller (1,766 m [5,794 ft]), and five kilometres (3.1 mi) north the Tirolerkogel (1,377 m [4,518 ft]).

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