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

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Scheffau am Wilden Kaiser

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

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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 walkable paths. Sure-footedness required. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: October 14, 2026

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Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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3.21 km

End of Rehbachklamm Gorge

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On the way, stamp pliers for the stamp book

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6.67 km

Hintersteiner Lake

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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 …

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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 …

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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

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Great place for a break

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9.56 km

View of Hintersteiner See

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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 …

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10.7 km

Forest trail at Hintersteiner See

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From the paid car park, follow the sign for the lake circular path and walk below the Seestüberl on the narrow asphalt road along the northern shore of the lake. …

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17.7 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

7.56 km

5.68 km

3.60 km

706 m

132 m

Surfaces

10.7 km

5.25 km

864 m

575 m

250 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (930 m)

Lowest point (680 m)

Weather

Thursday 29 October

8°C

2°C

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Max wind speed: 6.0 km/h

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Comments

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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September 9, 2026,🇦🇹 Wandern am Wilden Kaiser und den Hintersteiner See

Doreen said that in the area around the Wilder Kaiser it would rain less, so we spontaneously changed terrain and set off from the Rehbachklamm hiking parking lot🤗. My foot isn't even twitching, and that has to be exploited. First, we walk past a few farms with their small access paths and roads to the lake. The latter is a …

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