Löckenmoos and Grubenalmmoor

Gosau, Oberösterreich, Österreich

pets allowed
All weather
Suitable for groups
Suitable for kids (all ages)

Ceiling bogs lie over the ground like a blanket and adapt to the terrain. This special type of raised bog is extremely rare and occurs only five times in all of Austria. Two of these five bogs are the big and small Löckermoos in Gosau.

Unique flora and dreamlike surroundings

Only perfectly adapted plants can survive in such extreme locations. The big Löckenmoos on the crest of the "Löckenmoosberg" and its smaller twin on a lower-lying ridge are largely covered by mountain pines.

In the middle of the big Löckenmoos, like an eye, lies the Löckensee. As a moor water, the lake is brown in colour, the bottom is not visible, and so the Löckensee is said to be shallow, even though it is only 1.5 to 2 metres deep.

The moor and the lake are accessible via a hiking trail on wooden footbridges and offer a magnificent view on the Gosaukamm.

Experience a 360° panorama tour through Gosau valley…

Opening hours

The Löckermoos is accessible from the middle fo may to October.

open to the public
Can only be viewed from outside

Arrival

Elevation

1300 m

Accessibility / arrival

On beautiful and good market hiking trails you reach the huts in about 1,5 hours. Than you reach the lake "Löckensee" in another 20 minutes on a boardwalk.

by car
from Salzburg:
Motorway exit Golling via B162 Abtenau and B166 to Gosau

from Linz:
Motorway exit Regau on Salzkammergut street B145 towards Gmunden and Bad Ischl to Bad Goisern, in Bad Goisern turn right onto B166, at the Gosaumühle junction turn right towards Gosau

from Vienna/Graz:
Motorway exit Liezen on the B320, in Trautenfels turn on Salzkammergut street B145 to Bad Aussee, turn on Koppen street through Obertraun and Hallstatt, at the Gosaumühle junction turn left towards Gosau

from Villach:
Tauern motorway to exit “Eben im Pongau”, via the B166 Pass Gschütt federal road to Gosau

by train
Attnang-Puchheim - Steinach-Irdning lines
Arrival by train in "Steeg / Gosau" then continue with bus 542 in the direction Gosausee

By bus
Bus 470 (Abtenau - Gosau) direction Gosau, stop Gosau Abzw. Pass Gschütt
Bus 542 (Bad Ischl - Gosausee) direction Gosausee, stops Haltestelle: Gosau Klaushof, Gosau Bärnausiedlung, Gosau Ressenbachweg, Gosau Vordertal B166, Gosau Ramsau B166, Gosau, Gemeindeamt, Abzw. Pass Gschütt, Hauptstraße, Gosau Wirtsweg, Gosau Leitenweg, Gosau Schüttmannweg, Mittertal b. Gosau Ort, Mittertal, Hornspitzlift, Hintertal b. Gosau Falmbach, Hintertal b. Gosau Mühlradl, Hintertal b. Gosau Ort, Hintertal b. Gosau Madlgasse, Hintertal b. Gosau Schmiedweg, Hintertal b. Gosau Freilichtmuseum,Hintertal b. Gosau Zwieselalmbahn (Panoramajet), Hintertal b. Gosau Gosaukammbahn

Detailed information on the respective train and bus times can be found at https://www.oebb.at/en/ (train) and https://www.postbus.at/en(bus).