Schönfeld/Dr. J-Mehrl-Hütte
Height Climbing height
1750m 270m (Innerkrems); 798m (Kremsbrücke)
682m (start above Pichlern); 719m (Pichlern)
Difficulty Beauty
2-3 (5) 3-4 (5)
How to get there The climb from the west starts in Innerkrems (1480m) if coming down from the wonderful Nockalmstrasse (Eisentalhöhe (2049m) and Schiestelscharte/Glockenhütte (2027m)) or else from Kremsbrücke (952m) on the Katschberghöhe (1641m) road. It is slightly steep for a short while a little before the pass, but it otherwise a rather easy pass. The northern climb is on a very narow road (that is not marked as asphalted on any map I know of, despite that it has been paved for many years now). This climb starts in Pichlern (1091m) or at 1128m, which is just where the passroad starts (considering you may not arrive from Pichlern). The road descends after around 2-3 km around 60m before it starts to climb again. The gradients are moderate.
Other comments The pass is very nice on the north side even though wooded and there is very little traffic there. Schönfeld is just above some ski resort on the west side and the top section is an open and nice farming area. No good views from the pass. I do not have a photo from the nice north side, unfortunately, but the photo I took here is taken just at the start of the northern climb in the north direction away from the pass.