Zimitzbach Waterfalls – Vorderer Lahngangsee loop from Gößl

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Zimitzbach Waterfalls – Vorderer Lahngangsee loop from Gößl

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Zimitzbach Waterfalls – Vorderer Lahngangsee loop from Gößl

07:08

17.4km

950m

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: August 4, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through a protected area

Please check local regulations for:

Naturschutzgebiet - Westteil des Toten Gebirges

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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1.22 km

Abandoned Mill on the Zimitzbach

Highlight • Structure

2.63 km

Zimitzbach Waterfalls

Highlight • Waterfall

Beautiful hike even on hot days. The path is mostly shady. Unfortunately, you rarely get to the river.

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3.28 km

Zimitzalm

Highlight • Mountain Hut

Nice little tour, with a waterfall in between. Various return routes possible.

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6.25 km

Drausengatterl

Highlight • Mountain Pass

A small rock yoke at 1,380 meters, which gives you a magnificent view of the surrounding peaks of the Dead Mountains.

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7.45 km

Vorderer Lahngangsee

Highlight • Lake

A special place of power

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8.17 km

Vorderer Lahngangsee

Highlight • Lake

In the middle of the Totes Gebirge, on the way from Grundlsee to the Pühringerhütte or the Albert-Appelhaus, you pass the two Lahngang lakes. This one, the one in front, …

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9.07 km

Rear Lahngang Lake

Highlight • Lake

Here you can enjoy a clear view of the Hinterer Lahngangsee. It is much smaller than the Vorderer Lahngangsee and difficult to access for hikers. However, the nature and peaks …

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14.8 km

Lustiges Eck

Viewpoint

17.0 km

Chapel in Gößl

Highlight • Religious Site

The Messkapelle Gößl is the only church in Styria that is not owned by the diocese. It belongs to 14 Gößler farming families, who applied for the building of their …

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17.4 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

10.9 km

4.88 km

633 m

518 m

451 m

Surfaces

8.81 km

3.50 km

3.39 km

1.02 km

628 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (1,550 m)

Lowest point (710 m)

Weather

Sunday 11 October

10°C

0°C

18 %

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Max wind speed: 11.0 km/h

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Comments

June 18, 2022,#484 Lahngangseen (Gößl, Lahngangseen, Elmsee, Pühringerhütte, Zimitzalm)

sorry ... a lot of photos

so beautiful there, you can confidently go there and back the same way.

From Gößl am Grundlsee, the path leads along the Breuersteig and then along path 214, mainly through the forest up to the Drosengatterl at 1390m.
After a short rope insurance, open terrain begins in a gigantic mountain scenery, which is not …

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