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Sonntagskarseen Lakes

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The Sonntagskarseen Lakes - a rewarding tour to a unique landscape amidst the Schaldminger Tauern mountain range.
A tour with medium difficulty to the Sonntagskarseen Lakes. From the valley head of Untertal at Almgasthaus Riesachfall you hike up the alpine trail Höll to Gfölleralm. Passing by Kaltenbachalm at Riesachsee Lake you continue along the Riesachtal valley and walk past Berallerhütte at Kotalm alp. Continuing past Waldhornalm and Preintalerhütte chalets you eventually reach the Sonntagskarseen Lakes.

Highlights of the tour:

  • Riesach waterfalls and alpine trail through "Höll" gorge
  • Mountain lakes Riesachsee and Sonntagskarseen Lakes

Please note: The Alpinsteig is NOT suitable for dogs - tip: bypassing on the forest road to Riesachsee

Characteristics

Skill
Fitness
Experience
Scenery

Best season

January
February
March
April
May
November
December

The tour in numbers

medium
Level of difficulty
17,8 km
Route
6:57 h
Time
1067 hm
Uphill
1067 hm
Downhill
2075 m
Highest point
1076 m
Lowest point

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From Schladming take provincial highway L722 (Rohrmoosstraße road) to Rohrmoos and at the roundabout continue on provincial highway L723 (Tälerstraße road) towards Untertal. Once you reach the village of Untertal keep on going towards Untertal valley and Seeleiten car park at its valley head.

From Seeleiten car park follow trail n° 777 up to Riesach waterfall. From there follow the alpine trail through "Höll" gorge to Gfölleralm chalet. From there walk past Riesachsee Lake and pass by Kaltenbachalm and Berallerhütte chalets on the way to Preintalerhütte and Waldhornalm chalets. From the Preintalerhütte the route leads along the flat valley floor to the steep steps, and then ascends to the lower Sonntagskarsee Lake. Along the lake follow route no. 784; then gently uphill to the upper Sonntagskarsee Lake. The mighty summits of Waldhorn and Kieseck of the Sonntagskar, with its high flanks make certain that even in mid-summer there is a layer of ice on the lakes, giving it an arctic character. Return on the same path.

The tour can be well combined with a multiple day hike along the Schladminger Tauern High Trail.
With the Planai buses from Schladming (Planet-Planai, Lendplatz) or Rohrmoos (Rohrmoos-Zentrum) to Untertal valley - bus stop "Riesachwasserfall" at Seeleiten car park.
Seeleiten car park at the valley head of Untertal.

Tourist information: www.schladming.com

Information about bus schedules: www.planaibus.at

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What the weather will be like

Mariazell (860m)

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