North Shore of Lake Schwarzensee – Schwarzensee (Black Lake) loop from Strobl

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North Shore of Lake Schwarzensee – Schwarzensee (Black Lake) loop from Strobl

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North Shore of Lake Schwarzensee – Schwarzensee (Black Lake) loop from Strobl

04:46

16.3km

440m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily walkable paths. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: November 6, 2026

Tips

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Schwarzensee in St.Wolfgang

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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2.33 km

Viewpoint

5.26 km

East Shore of Schwarzensee

Highlight • Lake

Beautiful and easy circular hike.

There is a paid parking lot right by the lake (car €3.- / day)

The nicer path runs along the left bank, i.e. if you …

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6.57 km

Schwarzenbach

Highlight • River

Super beautiful

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6.77 km

North Shore of Lake Schwarzensee

Highlight • Lake

The Schwarzensee is 716 meters high and is a perfect destination for a hike. Sit on the banks of the picturesque mountain lake and let the sun shine in your …

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7.82 km

Schwarzensee

Lake

8.04 km

Schwarzensee (Black Lake)

Highlight • Lake

A nice destination for a short 4 km round or the larger with 10 km. Two nice restaurants right on the lake. In summer, there are also Kuschfahrten around the lake.

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9.36 km

Beautiful forest trail

Highlight • Trail

Beautiful, family-friendly path through the forest, which remains nice and cool even in the bright sunshine through the trees.

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13.0 km

View of Bleckwand (1541 m)

Highlight • Viewpoint

Fantastic view over Lake Wolfgang to the Bleckwand [1541m] - The viewpoint looks framed by the stone arch of the wall at St. Wolfgang Church 🖼️

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13.2 km

Markt boat dock

Highlight • Rest Area

At the entrance to the town there is a boat dock where you can buy tickets and access the regularly scheduled boats across Lake Wolfgang.

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15.1 km

Lake Trail Between St. Wolfgang and Strobl

Highlight • Trail

It's along the street, but with a nice view of the lake

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16.3 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

12.6 km

2.89 km

757 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

7.47 km

7.01 km

757 m

582 m

462 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (800 m)

Lowest point (540 m)

Weather

Wednesday 11 November

11°C

6°C

54 %

Additional weather tips

There’s a fairly high chance of rain. Consider packing a waterproof jacket.

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Comments

February 21, 2025,Schwarzensee Runde ☀️🇦🇹

A leisurely hike to the Schwarzensee above the Wolfgangsee. On the way back we went to St Wolfgang, known for the Weißes Rössl, among other things.

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July 30, 2023,Ausblick auf den Wolfgangsee – Am Schwarzensee Runde von St. Wolfgang Schafbergbf

Good shoes are absolutely necessary for the Wirersteig.

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July 7, 2022,Wanderung Schwarzensee

Tour of Strobl am Wolfgangsee to Schwarzensee. We started along the Bürglstein panorama trail along the lake. Then followed the Wirersteig with countless stairs to the Schwarzensee. Due to construction work, the circumnavigation is still closed for about 14 days. So we could only do half a lap in the beginning rain. The descent required another 100 meters of ascent …

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January 25, 2025,Strobl - Schwarzensee - St. Wolfgang

from Strobl around the Bürgelstein (the north side is extremely icy) and on the beautiful alpine path through the beech forest up to the Schwarzensee.
The circular route is not worth it. The first half is asphalt and the second half is very icy.
On path no. 28 you first climb a little to the highest point. This is followed …

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