Hiking route "Mountain lake tour" form the Ursprung Alp to lake Duisitzkarsee - Touren-Impression #1 | © Herbert Raffalt Hiking route "Mountain lake tour" form the Ursprung Alp to lake Duisitzkarsee - Touren-Impression #1 | © Herbert Raffalt

"Mountain lake tour" form the Ursprung Alp to lake Duisitzkarsee

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

Skill
Fitness

Best season

January
February
March
April
November
December

The tour in numbers

easy
Level of difficulty
9,4 km
Route
5:00 h
Time
574 hm
Uphill
983 hm
Downhill
2045 m
Highest point

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More information

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.

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

From the valley head at Eschachalm further into Obertal the landowners do not allow to bring along dogs.

Tourist information: www.schladming.com

Information about bus schedules: www.planaibus.at

360° drone images

Get yourself an overview with our 360° drone images:

  • Hiking map ‘Hiking WEST’ available at the information offices in the region.
  • Schladming hiking map, 1:25,000, available at the Schladming information office.
  • Hiking map Schladming-Dachstein, 1:50,000, available at the information offices in the region.
  • Hiking guide Schladming-Dachstein by Herbert Raffalt, available at the information offices in the region.

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