Steirersee lake, Schwarzensee lake and Gnanitz alp from Gretl-Hütte

Accessible by public transport

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

Characteristics

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The tour in numbers

Level of difficulty medium

Route 19,2 km

Time 6:50 h

Uphill 940 hm

Downhill 940 hm

Highest point 1705 m

Beautiful circular hike to Steirersee and Schwarzensee lakes and via Interhüttenalm and Gnanitzalm.

This diverse hike offers you mountain lakes, alpine experiences and beautiful hiking trails. From the Gnanitz valley you go to the Tauplitz lakes Steirersee and Schwarzensee. On the way there, the Tauplitz waterfall is the first highlight. A beautiful alpine experience awaits you on the Leistalm, the Interhüttenalm and the Gnanitzalm, where the culinary delights are not neglected with numerous refreshment stops! Beautiful circular hike for long summer days with cozy huts to rest in.

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More information

From the B145 Salzkammergut Bundesstraße, exit in Klachau and continue towards Tauplitz. Turn right on the Tauplitzer bypass around the village and at the upper end of the village onto Gnanitzweg. Follow this to the Gretlhütte car park.

You start from the Gnanitztal hiking portal at the Gretlhütte car park. Shortly follow the road out of the valley and then left on the T6 hiking trail to the Tauplitz waterfall, which you will reach after about 25 minutes. From the waterfall we now go up to the crossroads on the Gnanitzweg directly below the karst spring of the "Sagtümpel" ponds. Here you briefly take the road to the left out of the valley towards Tauplitz until you come to the intersection with the Salzkammergut Trail (path #215), which you follow uphill to the right. You go up through the Sagtümpelbach ditch and the Niederblas until the path finally winds up the left side of the ditch and you meet path #275 south of Steirersee lake. You can take a detour to the left to the Almrauschhütte west of Steirersee lake.

You continue eastwards on path #218, along the southern shore of the picturesque Steirersee and over a small saddle over to the somewhat smaller Schwarzensee lake. Shortly after the lake, path #216 joins path #218 from the south and soon after you reach the Leistalm. Here you can stop at the “Wie Dahoam Hittn”. From the Leistalm you continue on path #218 to the Interhütte (refreshments available) and from there down into the Grimmingtal, where you meet path #2. You now follow this out of the valley to the Gnanitzalm, where you can stop at the Johnsleitner Hut and the Hechl Hut. From there you head west out of the valley to the starting point of your tour. On the way you will also pass the Böhmhütte, where you can also stop off.

From Leistalm, mountain enthusiasts can also take a detour to the Rosskogel (1,870 m).

The starting point is not directly accessible to the public by train or bus. However, you can get to the starting point with the Salzkammergut Shuttle Service: