Some hiking destinations

A short mountain walk near the picturesque Hintersteiner See mountain lake. At the start of the route, an average-difficult woodland path takes you through a remote and romantic mixed forest to a forest track that leads to the Walleralm alpine pasture.
Just before the mountain hut, you have the opportunity to take a short diversion (max. 15 mins) to climb up to the Kreuzbichl and so enjoy the satisfaction of reaching a summit and a stunning panorama. On the way down, you follow a different route and arrive at the far end of the lake, before walking along its southern shore back to your starting point.

The saddle above the vast and unmistakeable scree-covered cirque directly behind Ellmau is called the Ellmauer Tor. Here a "normal" mountain path takes you to the other side of the Wilder Kaiser.
This enormous hollow, filled with scree and boulders, is bordered by the vertical cliff faces of the Karlsspitze and the Törlspitze, giving you the sense of a true alpine experience even as you ascend.

The starting and finishing point for this tour is the Wochenbrunner Alm pasture at 1085 m.
First of all, a wide forest track takes you up to the Gaudeamus hut before a mountain path winds its way in countless twists and turns up through a pine forest. From about 1600 m, the going becomes rather more difficult, on rocks and scree. As you pass through a rocky channel, there is a short section (about 100 m) which is secured with a cable.
However, after the difficult climb up on the rubble and boulders, the experienced climber is rewarded with perfect rubble-filled channels which they can enjoy walking down.

You need to be fit and very sure-footed for this hike, and wear good walking boots (preferably high-cut). You also need to be sure to take sufficient water, because there are no water sources after the Gaudeamus hut.