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Herzsee (Heart Lake) – Melköde Alp loop from Mittelberg

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Herzsee (Heart Lake) – Melköde Alp loop from Mittelberg

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Herzsee (Heart Lake) – Melköde Alp loop from Mittelberg

01:56

6.94km

130m

Hiking

Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: May 22, 2026

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Your route passes through a protected area

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Europaschutzgebiet Ifen

Waypoints

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Start point

Parking

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1

211 m

Ifenbahn valley station

Highlight • Rest Area

Send new cable car. The Ifenbahn has three stops. However, it does not drive to the summit. From the last station to the summit, it takes about 2 hours to …

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2

842 m

Herzsee (Heart Lake)

Highlight • Lake

Invites you to take a little rest. The water has great colors. Even if it is a landscaped reservoir, it is very beautiful.

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3

1.93 km

Schwarzwasser Waterfall

Highlight (Segment) • Waterfall

The sound of the waterfall can be heard from afar. At the end of the plateau lies the Melköde alpine pasture; from there, the trail continues uphill to the Schwarzwasserhütte mountain hut. This path leads directly past the waterfall.

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4

2.09 km

View of Ifenwand

Highlight • Viewpoint

a beautiful view of the Ifen

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5

2.50 km

Alpe Melköde

Highlight • Mountain Hut

Paths to Alpe Melköde
You can reach the Melköde on different hiking routes - in all levels of difficulty!

The hiking trail from the Auenhütte (feeder bus line 5) via …

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6

3.01 km

Melköde Alp

Highlight • Mountain Hut

At the end of the flat Zwischental section of the Schwarzwassertal there is Alpe Melköde and behind it a waterfall.

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7

5.74 km

Small Waterfall by the Trail

Highlight • Waterfall

8

6.67 km

Schwarzwasser Valley

Highlight • Gorge

A beautiful hiking trail runs from the Auenhütte to Alpe Melköde. From the Melköde it goes up to the Schwarzwasserhütte

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6.94 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

6.61 km

223 m

109 m

Surfaces

6.29 km

648 m

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Highest point (1,350 m)

Lowest point (1,240 m)

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Thursday 2 July

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11°C

83 %

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