BergeSeen Trail 19: Tauplitzalm - Gößl

The small, already quite silted-up Tauplitzsee lies in a shallow meadow hollow in the middle of the Tauplitzalm mountain station. You can reach it from the saddle near the Linzer Tauplitzhaus via the Grazer Hütte or from the Naturfreundehaus Tauplitzalm. From its northern side, path no. 272 leads northwest to the nearby Großsee. Above its northern shore, the path climbs right to the tiny Märchensee and the nearby Öderntörl (1,588 m). Beyond, it goes in switchbacks through the forest slope next to the Krautries down to the scree fields below the Schneiderkogel. Between larches and dwarf pines, you reach the lonely Ödernalm (1,225 m) on the right, located in a high valley at the foot of the Traweng. In summer, the Steinbrecherhütte there invites you to stop for refreshments (Wed – Sun).

Now you hike on the gravel road through the Öderntal outwards. Above the Flecklmoos the avalanche stone (Lowean, 1,965 m) rises on the left, while the central plateau of the Totes Gebirge slopes on the right. After about 3.5 km, you reach the small wooden hut called Rechenplatz (1,008 m), where the Öderntal widens a bit. 1:45 h

At the junction there, you stay left in the valley. After 250 m, you reach another fork, where you turn right (signpost “Schneckenalm, Gößl”, no. 272). From the end of the gently ascending forest road after 1 km, turn right onto the signed path to the Schneckenalm (1,152 m).

From the uppermost alpine hut, a rough track leads through the flat, treeless area “Auf dem Berg” to a crosswise forest road. On this, you walk a few steps to the right, then follow an old track into the forest to the left (observe markings and cairns). Soon you descend until the path leads after a hut into a forest road. Shortly right and then left on a path further downhill to the Gößlwiesen. From there you come down a road to the Grundlsee and then to the right – past a bathing meadow and the Rostiger Anker guesthouse – to Gößl (720 m). Additional inns and accommodations can be found to the right in the village. 2:45 h

For all stages, you need hiking or mountain boots with profiled rubber soles as well as wind- and waterproof clothing.

Reserve clothes to change and a small first aid kit should also be in your backpack. How much food you pack depends on the number of places to stop. In any case, you should take enough drinks with you. Telescopic poles are especially helpful when going downhill.

With kind courtesy of the text by KOMPASS publisher and Wolfgang Heitzmann.

Further information at trail.salzkammergut.at

Note: Bus connection (line 956) from Bad Aussee to Gößl.