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Austria

Tyrol

Kufstein

Scheffau am Wilden Kaiser

View of Hintersteiner See – View of Hintersteiner See loop from Scheffau am Wilden Kaiser

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Austria

Tyrol

Kufstein

Scheffau am Wilden Kaiser

View of Hintersteiner See – View of Hintersteiner See loop from Scheffau am Wilden Kaiser

Hard

4.8

(242)

891

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View of Hintersteiner See – View of Hintersteiner See loop from Scheffau am Wilden Kaiser

05:06

17.7km

430m

Hiking

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

Last updated: July 17, 2026

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Bus stop

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3.21 km

End of Rehbachklamm Gorge

Highlight • Gorge

On the way, stamp pliers for the stamp book

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6.67 km

An enchanting mountain lake, 56 ha in size and up to 36 m deep, lies at 883 m above sea level high above Scheffau in the midst of the Wilder Kaiser nature reserve. A hike around Lake Hintersteiner offers a deep view. A bike ride here is always worthwhile. Wonderful mountain lake with wonderful photo opportunities. The food here in the restaurant is also of the highest quality.

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7.18 km

Hintersteiner See

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The Hintersteiner See is a fantastically beautiful bathing lake in the middle of the Wilder Kaiser nature reserve with crystal-clear water and a lido. The lake is 56 hectares in size and up to 36 meters deep.

A beautiful path leads around the lake, which is asphalted from the car park to the Goingstätthof snack station to the west and is therefore also suitable for pushchairs. The south bank, on the other hand, rises slightly and offers fantastic views of the Wilder Kaiser reflected in the water. A popular photo motif!

A large parking lot is available for a fee. The circular route is also a wonderful hike in winter!

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8.16 km

View of Hintersteiner See

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A nice circular hike around the lake with good refreshment stops also leads you to this vantage point. Sometimes only the cars that you come across on Seestrasse are annoying.

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9.08 km

Bench With a View of Hintersee

Highlight • Viewpoint

Great place for a break

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9.56 km

View of Hintersteiner See

Highlight • Viewpoint

Beautiful, not too crowded lake. There are two huts on the circular route where you can stop off

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9.79 km

Seespitz Trail at Hintersteiner Lake

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A magical mountain lake: 56 hectares in size and up to 36 meters deep, it lies at 883 meters above sea level high above Scheffau in the middle of the Wilder Kaiser nature reserve. A hike around Hintersteiner See provides a deep insight.

On the south bank, the path climbs slightly and offers wonderful views of the turquoise water of the crystal-clear mountain lake. The north shore of the lake is accessible to everyone thanks to a road.

There is also a bathing beach here, the appeal of which lies in its naturalness. Being the most beautiful and cleanest natural swimming lake in Tyrol is honor enough for the Hintersteinersee in Scheffau.

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15.7 km

View of the Wilder Kaiser

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At this point you can sit in the shade under a large tree and have a beautiful view of the Wilder Kaiser. When he's not in the clouds 😉

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17.7 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

7.65 km

5.59 km

3.58 km

697 m

126 m

Surfaces

10.8 km

5.19 km

837 m

542 m

249 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (930 m)

Lowest point (680 m)

Weather

Sunday 9 August

28°C

16°C

41 %

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Comments

August 20, 2021,Scheffau Dorf / Hintersteiner See/ Scheffau Dorf

Very nice, recommended hike! I also recommend the path through the gorge. Then it goes past beautiful alpine meadows and pretty houses. The lap around the lake offers many places to stop for a break. For the way back we took the forest road because the path through the forest towards Scheffau is closed.

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June 24, 2025,Besen-Hex 🧹 beim Wilden Kaiser 🇦🇹

Today we were out with the Besenhex in Schönau near the Wilder Kaiser.
A fantastic hike along beautiful paths, trails, gorges, etc.

We started in Schönau.

Through the Rehbach Gorge.
Over the Bernstter Panorama Trail, what amazing panoramas.
Along the Seeweg to Hintersteiner See.
What a wonderful, vibrant, light turquoise water.
We took a break there at the Jausemaier.
We …

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January 10, 2024,Wilder Kaiser: Hintersteiner See-Runde und Rehbachklamm

Today we went from the center of the village of Scheffau (church) along the winter hiking trail to Lake Hinterstein. You can walk around the lake, which is always very nice. There are three options for stopping at the lake - one is actually always open. And so we first walked around the lake and then stopped at the Seestüberl. …

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June 12, 2025,Tirol: Scheffau – Rehbachklamm – Hintersteiner See – Hochegg

An absolute must-see when vacationing in the area: Lake Hinterstein, set against the unique backdrop of the rugged Kaiser Mountains! Today, we walked from Scheffau through the Rehbach Gorge to the lake, then continued to the Kafma Alm for a stop – the Kaiserschmarrn there is sensational – and to the Hochegg summit cross. The snake that slithered across the …

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View of Hintersteiner See – View of Hintersteiner See loop from Scheffau am Wilden Kaiser

End of Rehbachklamm Gorge

Hintersteiner Lake

Hintersteiner See

View of Hintersteiner See

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View of Hintersteiner See

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