Silent Waters - Hike to Untersee Lake
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Short hike through forest with Larch and Swiss Pine trees to Untersee Lake at Reiteralm. Wooden benches invite to stay for a while and to enjoy the scenery.
The trail to Untersee Lake is a beautiful easy hike for families. Starting at Reiteralmsee Lake the hike leads through a clear forest to Untersee Lake. On the way to the Lake you pass by two tarns, where wooden benches invite you to sit down and to enjoy the scenery for a bit. At Untersee Lake you can cross the lake on a wooden float and enjoy the scenery from a viewing platform. Around the lake, several wooden benches invite for a break at the lake. A couple of opportunites to play with the water are waiting for the kids as well.
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Take Reiteralmstraße toll road to Gasselhöh'-Hütte on top of Reiteralm.
Trail head for this easy hike is the mountain terminal of Preunegg-Jet cable-car. From here you follow trail n° 66 passing by the lake. Walk across the alpine meadow into the clear forest and you will soon reach the turnoff (trail n° 66) for Untersee Lake.
Via a couple of switchbacks you hike downhill through the forest and reach a first small tarn which is called "Glackerch" by the locals. Further on through the clear forest you soon reach the next small tarn - the "Waldsee" Lake. An idyllic wooden bench invites for a short rest here.
After some minutes walk more you finally reach the Untersee Lake. For the way back take the same way. If you want to take an alternative route for the way back there is a trail that takes you from the lake up to the Reiteralm Alpine Loop. To reach this trail you follow the banks of the lake to the lakes' West end and from there continue uphill until the trail joins the trail n° 66.
We recommend to combine this hike with a tour on the Reiteralm Alpine Loop or the shorter tour to the Spiegelsee Lake.
Take the bus of Ramsauer Verkehrsbetriebe (Tuesday, Friday and Sunday) from Ramsau and Pichl-Vorberg to the valley terminal of Preunegg-Jet cable-car. From here continue by cable-car to Reiteralm (operating times at www.reiteralm.at).
- Bus schedule of Ramsauer Verkehrsbetriebe: www.rvb.at
Parking lots are available at:
- Eiskarhütte Inn, Reiteralm
- Reiteralmhütte chalet, Reiteralm
- Gasselhöh'-Hütte chalet, Reiteralm
- valley terminal of Preunegg-Jet cable-car
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Reiteralm Lake and mountain terminal of Preunegg Jet | © Ski Reiteralm | Ski Reiteralm
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Kids at Reiteralmsee Lake | © Ski Reiteralm | Ski Reiteralm
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Silent Waters: wooden Hollywood swing | © Gerhard Pilz - www.gpic.at | Gerhard Pilz
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Silent Waters: resting area along the trail | © Erlebnisregion Schladming-Dachstein | Gerhard Pilz
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Silent Waters: resting place at Glakerch tarn | © Sigrid Hutegger | Gerhard Pilz
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Silent Waters: plaque with proverb at Glakerch tarn | © Gerhard Pilz - www.gpic.at | Gerhard Pilz
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Silent Waters: viewing platform at Glakerch tarn | © Gerhard Pilz - www.gpic.at | Gerhard Pilz
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Silent Waters: bridge over small creek | © Gerhard Pilz - www.gpic.at | Gerhard Pilz
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Silent waters: wooden bridge at Waldsee Lake | © Gerhard Pilz | Gerhard Pilz
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Silent Waters: seesaw at Waldsee lake | © Gerhard Pilz - www.gpic.at | Gerhard Pilz
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Silent Waters: plaque with proverb at Waldsee lake | © Gerhard Pilz - www.gpic.at | Gerhard Pilz
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Waldsee Lake near Untersee Lake | © Andy Kocher | Andy Kocher
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Silent Waters: Waldsee Lake in autumn | © Gerhard Pilz - www.gpic.at | Gerhard Pilz
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Silent Waters: family on the float at Untersee lake | © Reiteralm Bergbahnen - Lorenz Masser | Gerhard Pilz
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Wooden float at Untersee Lake | © Ski Reiteralm | Ski Reiteralm
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Taking a break at Untersee Lake | © Ski Reiteralm | Ski Reiteralm
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Silent Waters: resting area at Untersee Lake | © Sigrid Hutegger | Gerhard Pilz
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View to Untersee Lake from the trail connecting to Reiteralm High Trail | © Gerhard Pilz | Gerhard Pilz
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Reiteralmsee reservoir at Reiteralm | © Gerhard Pilz | Gerhard Pilz
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View over Reiteralmsee reservoir towards the mountain terminal of Preunegg Jet cable-car | © Gerhard Pilz | Gerhard Pilz
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Reiteralmhütte | © Erlebnisregion Schladming-Dachstein | Schladming Dachstein
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Gasselhöh Hütte | © Erlebnisregion Schladming-Dachstein | Schladming Dachstein
What the weather will be like
Schladming (740m)
Light morning rain, then a dry period around noon, and finally more rain.
The day will be dry, but mostly cloudy with occasional sunny spells.
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