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St. Leonhard im Pitztal

Rifflbach Waterfall – Riffelsee Circular Trail loop from Brandkogel

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Pitztal

St. Leonhard im Pitztal

Rifflbach Waterfall – Riffelsee Circular Trail loop from Brandkogel

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Rifflbach Waterfall – Riffelsee Circular Trail loop from Brandkogel

04:23

12.1km

640m

Hiking

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

Last updated: July 22, 2026

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2.28 km

Rifflbach Waterfall

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It goes up to the place where
the water tirelessly plunges into the depths. It is especially worth seeing in spring, when the snowmelt is in full swing.

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4.50 km

Rifflsee Loop Trail

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There is a consistently easy path around the Rifflsee ... everyone can go for a walk here ... accordingly there can be a lot going on around the lake ... …

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5.14 km

Rifflbach Bridge

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beautiful bridge leads over the Rifflbach

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6.19 km

Riffelsee Circular Trail

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Beautiful circular hiking trail along the shore around the Riffelsee. A walk for all abilities and ages

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6.22 km

View of Riffelsee

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Here you have a wonderful view of the frozen Riffelsee

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7.10 km

Rifflsee Hut

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An alpine club hut with high equipment. There is a great cozy sun terrace with a fascinating view, hot showers, spacious rooms and very good food. Everything that the wandering …

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7.49 km

Rifflsee

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The Rifflsee is the largest lake in the Ötztal Alps. The railways take you comfortably and quickly up to the impressive mountain world with its unique flora and fauna. Apart …

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8.49 km

View of the Taschach Valley

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It is very very nice here, great hikes

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12.1 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

8.79 km

1.63 km

1.48 km

173 m

Surfaces

8.35 km

3.00 km

486 m

229 m

Elevation

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Highest point (2,280 m)

Lowest point (1,670 m)

Weather

Sunday 26 July

17°C

4°C

51 %

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Max wind speed: 11.0 km/h

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Comments

June 27, 2023,Um den Riffelsee zur Riffelseehütte - Panoramaweg zur Taschachalm

Today we took the Riffelseebahn up to the Riffelsee.

A beautiful, family-friendly hiking trail leads around the Riffelsee.

After a short detour to the Riffelseehütte, we headed down the valley on a panorama trail.

The first part goes along the raging outflow of the lake and then leads down the valley via serpentines.

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August 24, 2023,Durch das Hirschtal zum Rifflsee und über die Taschachalm zurück 🥾🥵🪨🦯

Today the path went steeply again on the sunny side over the Hirschtal up to the Rifflsee. But it was nice because we were almost alone in the Hirschtal (not so frequented because it goes up very steeply)

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September 11, 2023,Pitztal - Rifflsee ➡️ Mandarfen

In the back part of the Pitztal, in Mandarfen, we use the Rifflseebahn for the climb. We start our hike from the mountain station. We follow the lake circular path along the right side of the lake. Info about the lake in the appendix. At the end of the lake circular path we turn right and follow a path along …

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July 25, 2022,🇦🇹🥾 Pitztal💙 🚡 Rifflsee Umrundung 💙🐴💙🥾Rifflbach Steig Talwanderung👍💙🥾

After we got used to the mountain air with a small hike on the glacier on Sunday, the Rifflsee circumnavigation was announced on Monday❣️
And first of all I have to pull the 🎩 in front of my mom❣️ Mom that was great❣️
First things first😊❣️
In the morning we took the gondola 🚡 up to the Rifflsee 🔝.
The …

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August 31, 2021,Bergwanderung zum Ploder See

With the bus along the Pitztal, then
Ridden with the Rifflesee gondola to 2320 m.
Along the banks of the Rifflsee, continue on the Offenbacher Höhenweg and the mountain hiking trail to the Ploder See.
After a long rest in the Taschachalm along the ski slope back to the starting point.
By bus back to the Hotel Atzlerhof

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September 25, 2024,Pitztal - von der Bergstation am Rifflsee ins Tal nach Mandrafen

We were shocked when, after getting out at the mountain station, thick clouds of fog only allowed us to see the lake and the mountains. After 10 minutes, the sun came out and the snow-covered mountain peaks above the glacier-green lake left us in awe. The comfortable route around the picturesquely situated highest mountain lake in Austria (2,232 m) was …

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August 10, 2021,Nach Mandarfen, mit der Riffelseebahn hoch, rund um den Riffelsee, über die Riffelseehütte und der Taschachalm zurück zur Talstation.

CAUTION!
On Tuesday, August 10th, 2021, the routes from the mountain station to the valley station and the route from the Riffelseehütte to the valley station were closed due to the risk of falling rocks. We had to walk across the Taschach hut.

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August 20, 2024,Mandarfen -> Riffelsee -> Riffelseehütte

From the car park you can either start the tour along the farm track to the lake or go the other way up through the forest. Everything is well signposted and there are lots of people walking around the lake. The tour is also suitable for dogs.

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Rifflbach Waterfall – Riffelsee Circular Trail loop from Brandkogel

Rifflbach Waterfall

Rifflsee Loop Trail

Rifflbach Bridge

Riffelsee Circular Trail

View of Riffelsee

Rifflsee Hut

Rifflsee

View of the Taschach Valley

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