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Austria
Salzburg
Bad Gastein

From the Kötschental to the Reedsee

Routes
Hiking trails & Routes
Austria
Salzburg
Bad Gastein

From the Kötschental to the Reedsee

Hard

4.8

(90)

544

hikers

From the Kötschental to the Reedsee

05:12

11.4km

780m

Hiking

This is a wonderful hike to one of the most beautiful mountain lakes in the Salzburger Land: The Reedsee lies surrounded by trees high up between mighty rocky peaks. It starts in the Kötschachtal, which you can also reach by bus (bus stop Grüner Baum).

The first section runs leisurely…

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Last updated: September 17, 2024

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Nationalpark Hohe Tauern

Waypoints

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Start point

Bus stop

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1.20 km

Cold air tubes on the Windschiefer educational trail

Highlight • Natural Monument

Cold air pours out of holes in a slope, cooling everything around. After rain, even "fog" forms at this point. Especially impressive on hot summer days.

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1.35 km

Himmelwand Hut

Highlight • Mountain Hut

It's worth stopping off at the Himmelwandhütte just because of the heavenly strudel in the most diverse variations. Unfortunately, these creations tend to be detrimental to the character.

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4.81 km

Steep Ascent to Reedsee

Highlight • Trail

Through a beautiful fairytale forest, it goes quite steeply up to the Reedsee.

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5.59 km

Reedsee

Highlight • Lake

One of the most beautiful lakes in the Gastein Valley. Fantastic nature!

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11.4 km

End point

Bus stop

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

5.90 km

2.76 km

2.69 km

Surfaces

5.90 km

4.29 km

1.16 km

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Highest point (1,820 m)

Lowest point (1,060 m)

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Monday 25 May

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Comments

August 26, 2023

This is a wonderful hike to one of the most beautiful mountain lakes in the Salzburger Land: The Reedsee lies surrounded by trees high up between mighty rocky peaks. It starts in the Kötschachtal, which you can also reach by bus (bus stop Grüner Baum).



The first section runs leisurely through the valley

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Trail Reviews

Martina
October 20, 2024, Reedsee

First, from the Green Tree, a leisurely 30-minute walk along the farm track to the Reedsee junction. Then a steep 2.5-hour climb to the beautiful Reedsee. Unfortunately, the larches have already lost many of their needles.

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Martina
June 13, 2025, Reedsee

From the Grüner Baum, it's a 30-minute drive along the road, followed by a 2-hour steep climb to Reedsee. The lake was a wonderful place to cool off on today's hot day. The Reedseehütte is a self-catering hut and is not open to the public.

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A dazzling tour with approximately 800 meters of steep ascent without any flatter recovery phases. The reward is the unique natural surroundings of Lake Reedsee, part of the Hohentauern National Park. The tour pushed us to our physical limits. And our cell phone batteries, too. That's why we're missing the last kilometer of the return trip.

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Unfortunately we had to turn back due to time constraints. It's a shame, but we could have done it. Leave earlier next time. Very difficult hike. Just a riverbed. But the lake makes up for it all

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