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View of the Mountain Peaks – Karlsbader Hut loop from Amlach

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Austria
Lienz
Bezirk Lienz
Tristach

View of the Mountain Peaks – Karlsbader Hut loop from Amlach

Moderate

4.9

(415)

2,289

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View of the Mountain Peaks – Karlsbader Hut loop from Amlach

04:31

10.6km

760m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: July 22, 2026

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2.84 km

View of the Mountain Peaks

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After a few meters of elevation, you can turn around and enjoy a magnificent panorama of some mountain peaks in the distance!

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3.20 km

View of the Dolomites

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In the Lienz Dolomites, every view, no matter which direction, is an experience for the senses!

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4.49 km

Karlsbader Hut

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The Karlsbader Hütte is located in the middle of the Lienz Dolomites on a sparkling mountain lake. The highest peaks of the mountain range rise ruggedly around the hut and you can start numerous mountain tours from here. Persistent and experienced mountaineers can climb the Großer Sandspitze, the highest mountain in the Lienz Dolomites, on the panorama via ferrata.

The hut offers sleeping places for a total of 100 people in the dormitory and various rooms. More information at karlsbaderhuette.at/de.

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5.35 km

View of Karlsbader Hütte

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There it is, the Karlsbader Hut, with mighty mountains behind it. If you choose the forest path, you walk in a semicircle to the hut, enjoying the panoramic view on all sides, like you're in a stadium.

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5.73 km

View of the Gamswiesenspitzen

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breathtakingly beautiful - Gamswiesenspitzen in beautiful weather

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6.27 km

View of Karlsbader Hütte

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great place to start climbing tours and via ferrata

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7.21 km

View of Laserz

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great hike along the forest path from the Dolomitenhütte - path suitable for families

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7.90 km

View of the Hohe Tauern

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10.6 km

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Way Types & Surfaces

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7.42 km

2.76 km

411 m

Surfaces

7.45 km

1.65 km

1.07 km

411 m

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Highest point (2,250 m)

Lowest point (1,580 m)

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Tuesday 21 July

23°C

11°C

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Comments

August 14, 2022,Dolomitenhütte, Karlsbaderhütte (Lienz)
Excursion to the Lienz Dolomites. Take the Dolomitenstrasse, the last part of the road is subject to a fee (€ 8). The car park at the top was already full so we parked a few hundred meters earlier. The trail starts from the Dolomitenhütte. There are three options, the white dirt road (green path), the red path, steeper, which cuts …

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Today, at the end, from the Dolomiten Hütte up to the Karlsbader Hütte and the Laserzsee. We are up over the path and down over the access road Karlsbader Hütte. However, this is only accessible for the employees of the hut. I wouldn't want to drive it either, the horror 🙈, just gravel, mega steep, not only down / up …

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The climb itself is decidedly more interesting.
However, when you come out of the woods and start to glimpse the refuge, the landscape changes significantly.
At the lake the view is a paradise.

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Tour had to be recreated manually due to an error with Komoot ☹️

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July 10, 2023,Wandeling
I don't walk fast, it was also very hot this day. so think others do this walk a lot faster. the walking booklet said 2.5 hours. this is really calculated with rest times.

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I finally wanted to climb a hut this vacation.

Since the weather forecast for Lienz was much better, I decided on the Karlsbader Hut.

The lower section of the trail was closed due to forestry work – I was expecting to turn back, but the work was suspended at the time, and walking through was no problem.

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A beautiful hike with breathtaking views!
The hike to the Karlsbader Hut is a real highlight in the Lienz Dolomites. The trail is well-marked and varied – first through idyllic forest, later over alpine terrain with impressive rock formations. The hut itself is beautifully situated directly on Lake Laserz – ideal for a break with a view of the water …

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An incredible hike! Unfortunately, Lake Laserz has 1.5 to 2 meters less water, and the small lake next to it no longer exists!

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