"Mountain lake tour" form the Ursprung Alp to lake Duisitzkarsee
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Attractive scenic highland path - maybe one of the most beautiful tours in the region!
Beautiful alpine hike along creeks and lakes of the Schladminger Tauern range, passing through alps and partially walking along historic trade routes. From Ursprungalm to Giglachseen you follow the historic Roman trade route. From Murspitzsattel mountain saddle you enjoy the marvellous view to Landauersee Lake, from Ferchtlhöhe ridge the breathtaking view to Duisitzkarsee Lake.
Characteristics
The tour in numbers
medium
Level of difficulty
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We recommend to take the bus from Schladming or Rohrmoos to Ursprungalm. The end point of the tour is in the Obertal Valley from where you take the bus back to Schaldming and Rohrmoos.
Ursprungalm is the starting point for this hike. From here you take trail #771 which takes you to the Giglachseen Lakes, lying in a breathtaking mountain scenery. On the way to the Lakes you walk along a historic trade route, that was already used 2,000 years ago, in the time of the Roman empire. The path back then was a trade route and alpine pass.
Once you reach the Giglachkar cirque you pass by Giglachsee Hütte chalet and walk along the Giglachseen Lakes on trail #702. You pass by Ignaz-Mattis-Hütte chalet and soon after you reach the trail junction with trail #776 at the lower end of the bigger of the two Giglachseen Lakes. You walk along trail #776 until you reach the trail crossing with trail #775 a couple of minutes later. Walking along trail #775 now you hike up along the slopes of Murspitzen, finally reaching Murspitzsattel mountain saddle at Ferchtlhöhe ridge. From there you get a first glimpse of Duisitzkarsee Lake.
The steep descent takes you down to the lake. Through a larch forest you reach Duisitzkarseehütte and Fahrlechhütte chalets at the lake. The last part of the tour takes you downhill from the lake to Eschachalm and Eschachhütt'n inn.
With the Planai buses from Schladming (Planai stadion, Lendplatz) or Rohrmoos (Rohrmoos-Zentrum) to Preuneggtal valley - bus stop Ursprungalm. From Eschachalm in Obertal valley you take the bus back to Schladming and Rohrmoos.
Parking is available near several bus stops where you can hop-on the bus to Ursprungalm and hop-off the bus from Eschachalm:
- valley terminal of Planai cable-car
- valley terminal of Hochwurzen cable-car
- Rohrmoos village center
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Starting point at Ursprungalm chalets | © Herbert Raffalt | Herbert Raffalt
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Ursprungalm chalets in autumn | © Gerhard Pilz - www.gpic.at | Gerhard Pilz
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View towards Preuneggsattel mountain saddle, the historic Roman trail on the right | © Gerhard Pilz - www.gpic.at | Gerhard Pilz
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Stone pile waypoint at Preuneggsattel mountain saddle in Preuneggtal valley | © Gerhard Pilz | Gerhard Pilz
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Giglachsee Hütte chalet, Preuneggtal valley | © Herbert Raffalt | Herbert Raffalt
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Upper and Lower Giglachsee Lakes | © Erlebnisregion Schladming-Dachstein | Herbert Raffalt
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Beautiful autumn scenery in the Giglachkar cirque | © Gerhard Pilz - www.gpic.at | Gerhard Pilz
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Ignaz-Mattis-Hütte, Giglachsee Lake and Lungauer Kalkspitze | © Tourismusverband Schladming - Gerhard Pilz | Gerhard Pilz
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View from trail #775 into Giglachkar cirque | © Gerhard Pilz - www.gpic.at | Gerhard Pilz
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Auf dem Weg Richtung Murspitzsattel - Blick zurück ins Giglachkar | © Gerhard Pilz - www.gpic.at | Gerhard Pilz
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View from trail #775 into Giglachkar cirque - Kampspitze summit to the right, Engelkarspitze summit to the left | © Gerhard Pilz - www.gpic.at | Gerhard Pilz
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Auf dem Weg zum Murspitzsattel genießt man die Aussicht - unter anderem auf den Landauersee | © Gerhard Pilz - www.gpic.at | Gerhard Pilz
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View from high above to Lackneralm alp in the Obertal valley | © Gerhard Pilz - www.gpic.at | Gerhard Pilz
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Steel rope at Murspitzsattel mountain saddle | © Erlebnisregion Schladming-Dachstein | Gerhard Pilz
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Difficult trail section below Murspitzsattel ridge, secured with a steel rope | © Gerhard Pilz | Gerhard Pilz
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View from Ferchtlhöhe ridge to Duisitzkarsee Lake | © Herbert Raffalt | Herbert Raffalt
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Golden fall around Duisitzkarsee lake in Obertal | © Gerhard Pilz - www.gpic.at | Gerhard Pilz
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Duisitzkarsee lake, Obertal valley, Rohrmoos, Schladming | © Tourismusverband Schladming - Herbert Raffalt | Herbert Raffalt
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Fahrlechhütte, Obertal valley, Rohrmoos, Schladming | © Tourismusverband Schladming - Herbert Raffalt | Herbert Raffalt
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Duisitzkarseehütte chalet and Eiskar cirque in the backdrop | © Tourismusverband Schladming - Herbert Raffalt | Herbert Raffalt
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Seebach creek (effluent of Duisitzkarsee Lake) just before reaching Eschachalm | © Gerhard Pilz - www.gpic.at | Gerhard Pilz
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Eschachhütt'n, Obertal valley, Rohrmoos, Schladming | © Erlebnisregion Schladming-Dachstein | Eiblhof-Eschachhüttn
What the weather will be like
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Thick clouds with widespread snowfall and rain for all of the day.
Thick clouds with rain and snowfall starting in the morning.
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