Ebner Joch, Mountain peak in Brandenberg Alps, Austria

Ebner Joch is a 1,957 m mountain in the Rofan range in Tyrol, above the village of Maurach. The summit is reached from Maurach via the Astenau-Alpe on a mountain hike of about 2:30 hours and roughly 1,000 metres of ascent, with two steep steps to overcome. A wooden summit cross stands on the top.

The wooden summit cross on the Ebner Joch was first erected in 1979. After it had rotted, two families from Jenbach had it replaced in May 2016 by a new cross about three metres high, oiled six times against the weather, with an opening in the upright beam to reduce wind load. In 2018 the new cross was entered in the Tyrolean art register.

The summit cross is the focus of local custom: the original wooden cross, put up in 1979, was replaced in May 2016 on the initiative of two families from Jenbach. The new cross, about three metres tall, was oiled six times to protect it from the weather, and its upright beam has a central opening that gives the wind less surface to catch. It was entered in the Tyrolean Art Cadastre in 2018.

The ascent from Maurach via the Astenau-Alpe takes about 2:30 hours and covers roughly 1000 metres of elevation gain, with two steep sections to negotiate. The descent takes about 1:45 hours. The route is rated as an easy mountain hike for sure-footed walkers.

The wooden summit cross was replaced in May 2016 after the 1979 original had rotted; two Jenbach families funded the new three-metre cross, which was oiled six times and has a central opening in its upright beam to reduce wind resistance. It was added to the Tyrolean Art Cadastre in 2018.