Fairy Lake – View of the Steirersee loop from Krallersee

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Fairy Lake – View of the Steirersee loop from Krallersee

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Fairy Lake – View of the Steirersee loop from Krallersee

07:18

22.0km

1,000m

Hiking

Hard hike. Very good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 20, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through protected areas

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Naturschutzgebiet - Ostteil des Toten Gebirges

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

Get Directions

930 m

Krallersee

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The Krallersee glitters quietly and quietly in the sunlamp and awaits you on your 6-lake hike. The water meadows invite you to take a break to enjoy the view of the water and the surrounding mountain landscape.

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2.25 km

View of Großsee

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On the 6-lake hike you will visit the Krallersee, Großsee, Märchensee, Steirersee, Schwarzsee and the small Tauplitzsee. Hard to believe that so many unique mountain lakes can be found in …

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2.62 km

Fairy Lake

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An idyllic, quiet place! You can look down from the hill on the turquoise, small lake or circle it and make a stop on the shore.

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2.95 km

Großsee Lakeside Trail

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Here you hike directly along the idyllic Großsee. You can reach it and the species-rich, alpine high karst flora that surrounds it in the course of several beautiful hikes. You …

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4.98 km

Tauplitzalm

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Just a few more meters downhill to two nice huts with good snacks

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5.74 km

View of the Steirersee

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Lake Steirer really seems to have sprung from a picture book: the lake lies in a narrow valley, surrounded by dense forest and the gray peaks of the Dead Mountains. …

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7.51 km

Linzer Tauplitz-Haus

Alpine Hut

8.16 km

Tauplitzalm and view of Lake Tauplitzsee

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The Tauplitzalm lies at an altitude of 1,600 to 2,000 meters. There are six lakes on the high plateau, making the Tauplitzalm the largest high plateau in Central Europe. A paradise for hikers.

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14.3 km

Tauplitz Village

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Pure idyll - you can find it in the small village of Tauplitz. Summer and winter. If you want to go to the Tauplitzalm, you can take the chair lift here: dietauplitz.com/de/sommer.

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22.0 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

14.6 km

4.01 km

1.64 km

932 m

842 m

Surfaces

7.93 km

5.71 km

3.20 km

2.14 km

1.71 km

730 m

582 m

Elevation

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Highest point (1,650 m)

Lowest point (910 m)

Weather

Saturday 10 October

8°C

0°C

26 %

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Max wind speed: 8.0 km/h

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Comments

July 2, 2022,Tauplitz (Österreich)

Today start Tauplitz Alm (Austria) on the Großsee over the Alm, Steirersee past via ferrata Gamblick, Almrausch Hütte small break, then further past the fairytale lake, then steep rocky exit, Kirchenwirt parish church further, steep rocky descent and over lush meadows to the hotel.

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