Hike around Lake Gosau with Dachstein view

pets allowed
Suitable for groups
Flatly
Possible accommodation

Interactive elevation profile

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Tour-Details

Starting place: 4824 Gosau

Destination: 4824 Gosau

duration: 1h 0m

length: 4,2 km

Lowest point: 940m

Highest point: 940m

difficulty: very easy

condition: very easy

panoramic view: Great panorama

Paths covering:

Asphalt, Gravel, Other

The path around the lake Gosau is a beautiful walk which can be enjoyed with the view to the Dachstein.

Due to the danger of avalanches the path is closed during the winter season.

A stroll along the "lake Gosau", with its world famous rocky back-drop is an opportunity to enjoy natural beauty at its best. The water is crystal clear and is drinking quality.

We begin our walk with a view of the Dachstein mountain range and make our way along the left side of the lake: on the sunny side steep wooded sections alternate with vertical rock faces . These are covered in places by heather and in the spring there are wonderful displays of yellow alpine primroses.

Enjoy the freshness and tranquility of the woodland and take a rest on the soft cushoning of the mosses.

We return along the shaded side of the lake and pass by uprooted tree trunks. In 1987 an avalanche tore down a wide expanse of the woodland here as it reached the valley bottom.

Experience a 360° panorama tour through Gosau valley...

Mountain rescue: 140

Tour and route information

Starting point: Guesthouse Gosausee

Destination: Guesthouse Gosausee

further information:

Flatly
Possible accommodation
Board possible

Details - hiking

themed path

Opening hours

This way is, depending on the weather, accessible from May till October.

Arrival

Accessibility / arrival

by car
from Salzburg:
motorway exit Golling – Abtenau, Russbach, Gosau
Gosau: after the “Pass Gschütt” junction turn right onto the “Gosausee Landstraße”, after approx. 7 km you will reach the car park at the Lake Gosau.

from Linz:
motorway exit Regau – Gmunden, Bad Ischl, Bad Goisern, Gosau
Gosau: at the “Pass Gschütt” junction drive straight ahead onto the “Gosausee Landstraße”, then after approx. 7 km you will reach the parking lot at the Lake Gosau.

by bus (irregular on Sundays):
from Bad Ischl: bus in direction to “Gosausee” (Lake Gosau)

from Rußbach: bus in direction to Gosau, at the terminus change to bus in direction to “Gosausee” (Lake Gosau)

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