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View of Unterer Giglachsee – Lakes Giglach loop from Ursprungalm

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View of Unterer Giglachsee – Lakes Giglach loop from Ursprungalm

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View of Unterer Giglachsee – Lakes Giglach loop from Ursprungalm

03:10

8.36km

420m

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 23, 2026

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ESG Niedere Tauern

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2.43 km

View of the Upper Giglachsee

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We start our hike from the Ursprungalm, a small alpine village, which is picturesquely situated at the foot of the Steirische Kalkspitze in a green basin. After about an hour …

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3.40 km

Ignaz-Mattis Hut at Giglachsee

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The Ignaz Mattis Hut is located in a secluded location high up in the Schladminger Tauern. Directly below the hut are the Giglach lakes in a barren high mountain valley …

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3.56 km

View of Unterer Giglachsee

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Very nice lake to walk around.

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3.97 km

View of the Giglach Lakes

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Simply wonderful: Have a snack and enjoy the peace and quiet on the banks of the Giglach lakes with a wonderful view.

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4.08 km

Lakes Giglach

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The Giglachseen, consisting of the upper and lower Giglachsee, are a popular hiking destination in the heart of the western Schladminger Tauern. You can circle both on a nice path.

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4.87 km

View of the Upper Giglachsee

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Walk around the lake and stop at the Ignaz Mattis Hut

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5.86 km

Giglachsee Hut

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The Giglachseehütte is, as the name suggests, right next to the idyllic Giglachsee and at the foot of the Styrian Kalkspitze (2,459 m) in the Schladminger Tauern. The hut can …

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8.36 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

5.54 km

2.74 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

3.41 km

2.66 km

1.66 km

618 m

Elevation

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Weather

Thursday 6 August

22°C

13°C

98 %

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Comments

August 25, 2021,🇦🇹 herrlichste Natur an den Giglachseen 🗻

Although we started the day again today with rain (I actually like the sound of the rain at night 😃) and the mountain peaks were even more cloudy than on the previous days, the sun fought its way bit by bit through the cloud cover. While we made a stop in Saalfelden and then drove towards Dachstein, the clouds released …

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July 17, 2023,🇦🇹Preuneggtal: Ursprungalm - Giglachseen

The clouds were very low today🌫 and rain and thunderstorms were reported for this afternoon. Nevertheless, we implemented our plan and took the bus🚍 up the seemingly endless serpentines🤢 up to the Quellealm (1604 m). The toll road costs €19.00 for cars and €5.00 for bicycles.
Once we got to the top, we had to decide whether we wanted to …

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July 15, 2023,Giglachseen

The Giglachseen are surrounded by a magnificent mountain backdrop and can be reached from all sides. The fastest ascent is from the end of the toll road on the Ursprungalm. The two lakes, consisting of the upper and lower Giglachsee, form the heart of the western Schladminger Tauern and are a popular hiking destination.

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August 28, 2025,Von der Ursprungalm zu den Giglachseen und zurück.

Sometimes things just don't go as planned. ✨
From the Ursprungalm up to the Giglachsee Lakes – a tour I'd been looking forward to for a long time. But the climb felt endless and rather dull. While the lakes were beautiful at the top, I couldn't truly enjoy them until after a break at the Ignaz Mattis Hut. 🏔️

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September 21, 2021,Von der Ursprungalm einmal um die Giglachseen 21.09.2021

From the Ursprungalm via the new Ursprungquellweg and the Historischen Römerweg it goes up to the Preuneggsattel.
From there, turn right or left around the Giglachseen.
With the new original source path, you save yourself the steep ascent via the forest road.

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July 22, 2022,🇦🇹 Pichl Ursprungtal & Giglachseen 😍🐮

A fantastically beautiful hike to the Giglach lakes 😍 Even the ascent to the Ursprungalm by bus on a gravel path was exciting...

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August 29, 2024,Ursprungsalm - Giglachseen Runde

The Giglachsee are beautifully embedded in the landscape. For us, the upper Giglachsee is the most beautiful so far. The path is worth it, even though it goes up from the Ursprungalm, steep, rocky and in the blazing sun.
The Ignaz-Mattis-Hütte is also beautifully situated above the lake. Good food!

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June 14, 2022,von der Ursprungalm (Schladming) um den Giglachsee

Beautiful tour with great views. Unfortunately, the first 1.5 km are not recorded because my cell phone was on strike.

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View of Unterer Giglachsee – Lakes Giglach loop from Ursprungalm

View of the Upper Giglachsee

Ignaz-Mattis Hut at Giglachsee

View of Unterer Giglachsee

View of the Giglach Lakes

Lakes Giglach

Giglach Lake

View of the Upper Giglachsee

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