Lower Rotgüldensee – Upper Rotgüldensee loop from P Arsenhaus

Hiking trails & Routes

Lower Rotgüldensee – Upper Rotgüldensee loop from P Arsenhaus

Hard

4.9

(32)

158

hikers

Lower Rotgüldensee – Upper Rotgüldensee loop from P Arsenhaus

04:12

9.62km

660m

Hiking

Hard hike. Good fitness required. Sure-footedness, sturdy shoes and alpine experience required. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: August 9, 2026

Tips

Includes segments that may be dangerous

Parts of this route comprise highly technical, difficult, or hazardous terrain. Specialist equipment and prior experience is required.

After 4.07 km for 331 m

After 4.50 km for 38 m

After 4.65 km for 331 m

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

Get Directions

99 m

Lower Rotgüldensee

Highlight • Lake

Beautiful lake for use by Salzburg AG in terms of power generation

Translated by Google •

Tip by

827 m

Waterfall in the Biosphere Reserve Salzburger Lungau and Kärntner Nockberge

Highlight • Waterfall

A very nice photo opportunity

Translated by Google •

Tip by

1.01 km

View of the valley in the Salzburger Lungau and Kärntner Nockberge Biosphere Reserve

Highlight • Viewpoint

Charming view into the cloud-covered valley

Showing Translation

Tip by

3.16 km

Unterer Rotgüldensee

Lake

4.45 km

Upper Rotgüldensee

Highlight • Lake

The climb to the Upper Rotgüldensee is simply recommended because of the fantastic view. Experienced alpinists take him (the lake) as a stopover to higher peaks (Großer Hafner etc.) ...

Translated by Google •

Tip by

4.89 km

Shrine in the Heights

Highlight • Religious Site

With the blessing of looking down from above

Translated by Google •

Tip by

6.65 km

View of Lower Rotgüldensee and Upper Rotgüldensee

Highlight • Viewpoint

Very nicely situated mountain lake, easy to reach for every performance class... the upper one is a bit more difficult

Translated by Google •

Tip by

9.35 km

Path to Stickler Hut in the Biosphere Reserve Salzburger Lungau and Kärntner Nockberge

Highlight • Trail

7.24 km and 410 m elevation gain from here to the Sticklerhütte. Half on asphalt, half on gravel. You have to be careful going down, because you can easily accelerate …

Translated by Google •

Tip by

9.62 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

4.48 km

3.66 km

749 m

598 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

4.60 km

3.66 km

560 m

341 m

239 m

157 m

Elevation

Nothing selected – click and drag below to see the stats for a specific part of the route.

Weather

Tuesday 6 October

14°C

3°C

0 %

Additional weather tips

Max wind speed: 7.0 km/h

to get more detailed weather forecasts along your route

Comments

June 30, 2023,Zum Rotgüldensee (unterer und oberer)

Should be our bad weather program: To the lower Rotgüldensee. Then we went up... went? - climbed? The path around the lake was still quite overgrown in June, will probably be mowed later. Two lake tributaries have to be crossed. The ascent is strenuous, rope insured in several places, but very beautiful. Descent to the lower lake (20 minutes for …

Showing Translation

September 4, 2023,Unterer Rotgüldensee

The rustic Rotgüldenseehütte is located on the beautiful Rotgüldensee at 1,735 m above sea level.

The Lower Rotgüldensee is a reservoir located within the Ankogel group in the Salzburg municipality of Muhr. The former natural lake was initially transformed into a storage lake by an 18-meter-high rockfill dam completed in 1957.

Showing Translation