Salzburg from above
The whole city on the plain below, with the Alps around you in every direction.
Salzburger Nockerl — CC BY-SA 4.0 · Kiwi63 — CC BY 4.0 · Japleenpasricha — CC BY-SA 4.0 · CC BY-SA 3.0
Most alpine cable cars run live webcams at the upper station and publish conditions on their sites. Check on the morning itself before setting out: going up into cloud means paying a full ticket for white fog.
Layers and a windproof jacket even in summer. The difference between Salzburg and the summit can exceed ten degrees, and the wind up there is strong. Walking shoes if you intend any trail, as the ground is rocky and uneven.
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A cable car rising from the village of St. Leonhard south of Salzburg to the summit of the Untersberg at about seventeen hundred metres, in a ride of some ten minutes. The view from the top is the reason: the whole of Salzburg on the plain below you, the Bavarian and Austrian Alps around, and on clear days a wide sweep taking in lakes and peaks at considerable distance. The mountain sits on the Austrian-German border, so the view covers both countries. From the summit, mountain walking routes begin at various levels, some short loops near the upper station and some long and serious, needing equipment and fitness. Anyone not walking can settle for the terraces and the restaurant at the station. Decisive practical points: the weather up there is entirely unlike Salzburg and changes fast, and the summit can be in cloud while the city is sunny — check the webcam before buying a ticket. The cable car closes for maintenance periods each year and can shut in strong wind.
The whole city on the plain below, with the Alps around you in every direction.
Short loops near the station and serious mountain routes needing equipment.
Cloud often builds in the afternoon, and a clear morning gives the widest range.
St. Leonhard, about ten kilometres south of Salzburg