Seekarlsee - Caribbean feeling guaranteed

Accessible by public transport

Hiking bus (within 15 minutes walking distance from starting point)

Characteristics

Skill

Fitness

The tour in numbers

Level of difficulty medium

Route 12,1 km

Time 6:00 h

Uphill 1015 hm

Downhill 1015 hm

Highest point 2140 m

Caribbean feeling at 2,140m above sea level at the turquoise Seekarlsee. The lake began to discolour about 15 years ago due to the erosion of silt.

Dear hikers, enjoy the uniqueness of this landscape and please be careful with it! Take garbage back to the valley. No pollution in the lake. Please do not go into the water and bathe! Otherwise, the lake bottom will be clearly dark discoloured as a result of turbulence.

Thanks to your common sense, the uniqueness and beauty will be preserved for everyone. Thank you very much! The Nature Park Team and the Alm Community

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More information

Von der Ennstalbundesstraße B320 bei Pruggern (vom Westen) bzw. Espang (Osten) zu den Sölktälern abzweigen. In Stein a.d. Enns in das Kleinsölktal. Beim Kesslerkreuz links abbiegen und weiter bis zum Parkplatz Tuchmoar (WGS84: O 13,940455, N 47,329039).

Tuchmoar parking lot at the barrier.

From the Tuchmoar car park (WGS84: O 13,940455, N 47,329039) take path no. 790 along the forest road towards Tuchmoaralm, past the huts and then left following the signs for Seekarlscharte. Follow the path through a high forest. In serpentines the path leads over a steep step. In the area of the forest line the terrain becomes somewhat flatter and leads directly to the turquoise Seekarlsee at 2,140m above sea level.

In the area of the Tuchmoaralm you can meet free-roaming grazing cattle. Caution is required, especially with dogs.

Weather changes, rapid drop in temperature, thunderstorms, wind, fog and snow fields are objective dangers and require the right behavior on the way. Hut keepers are experienced mountain connoisseurs, they can give good tips on the weather and the course of the trail. Lack of equipment, overestimation of one's own abilities, carelessness, poor physical condition and a wrong assessment can lead to critical situations. During thunderstorms: avoid peaks, ridges and rope belays at all costs.

GPS data and orientation aids: Available GPS data - as well as hiking maps - are only an orientation aid, since they can never represent an exact image or the richness of detail of a path in reality. Especially in the case of danger spots, it must therefore always be decided in the end on the basis of the conditions on site whether and how the further course of the path looks like.

In case of emergency, please dial the following emergency numbers:
No. 140 - for alpine emergencies - Austria-wide
No. 112 - Euro emergency call GSM emergency call service

Take rainproof and warm clothes and enough water, possibly also a snack, wear shoes with non-slip profile soles. A first aid kit should also be in your backpack.

Visit to the Tuchmoaralm, Blasenhütte or Köckhütte.

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Arrival at Stein/Enns train station with ÖBB.
Cab Stefan Mayer: +43 676 54 09 858

Valley bus from July 11 to September 13, 2026 - this makes crossings in the Sölktäler Nature Park possible. You can also travel comfortably by train and the valley bus will take you to the starting point of your hike. Click here for the timetable.

Mountain guides from the region: www.schladming-dachstein.at/mountainguides

For more information, please contact the Schladming Dachstein Tourist Office - Sölktäler Nature Park Information Center:

Phone: +43 3687 23310 501

mailto:info@schladming-dachstein.at

Stein an der Enns 107

8961 Sölk

The brochure “Schladming-Dachstein Hiking” is available in all information offices in the region.