Frozen lake
The mountain tour starts as a medium hike to the Ochsenkarhütte and is ideal for families as well as nature lovers. The ascent towards the frozen lake offers a little challenge for anyone who loves nature and variety. Experience the varied nature with its unique flora and fauna with all your senses and enjoy the unique peace and quiet.
Discover vast alpine landscapes, a fascinating mountain world, flora and fauna as well as an unrivalled world of water.
Characteristics
The tour in numbers
medium
Level of difficulty
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More information
Take the B114 to Hohentauern and turn off onto Neue Tauernstraße towards Pfahlbaudorf before entering the village. Continue on Edelrautestraße to the toll station. Follow this road to the Edelrautehütte parking lot
From the parking lot below the Edelrautehütte, follow the signs to Ochsenkarhütte Gefrorener See. The path leads through a short section of forest across a large alpine pasture. Then follows a somewhat steeper ascent to the lake via a clearly visible hiking trail. Return via the same path.
Why is the lake called that? Quite simply because it has at least a small layer of ice for a long time, even in summer. But don't just be impressed by this special feature. From the end of June to mid-July, the Almraus in this area glows in bright shades of pink and pink.
This tour is NOT considered "accessible by train and bus" because there is no regular connection.
Edelrautehütte parking lot
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Gefrorener See | © Erlebnisregion Murtal | Bernd Horn
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Ochsenkar Hütte, nicht Bewirtschaftet | © Erlebnisregion Murtal | Bernd Horn
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Ausblick kurz vorm See | © Erlebnisregion Murtal | Bernd Horn
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Der flache Boden auf dem der See ist | © Erlebnisregion Murtal | Bernd Horn
What the weather will be like
Hohentauern (1272m)
Fairly sunny with scattered clouds. Showers will be possible towards evening.
Early morning sunshine, soon followed by showers and finally thunderstorms.
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