Grüner See – St. Pölten Hut loop from Matreier Tauernhaus

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Grüner See – St. Pölten Hut loop from Matreier Tauernhaus

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Grüner See – St. Pölten Hut loop from Matreier Tauernhaus

07:20

15.6km

1,080m

Mountaineering

Hard mountaineering route. Very 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 11, 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 5.61 km for 63 m

After 7.22 km for 60 m

After 8.54 km for 21 m

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

Get Directions

210 m

Matreier Tauernhaus

Highlight • Mountain Hut

In the Matreier Tauernhaus you can eat well and also spend the night. From here you can make a number of day trips.

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479 m

Lower Drei-Seen-Weg: Scenic Mountain Trail Between Tauernbachtal and Grünsee

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

750 meters of altitude must be overcome on this path between the Tauernbachtal (1500 m) and the Grünsee (2243 m). With a multitude of bends, the path winds along the …

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3.85 km

Grüner See

Highlight • Lake

The Green Lake is at 2243 m and is the first lake on the lake hike that you pass. Embedded in a beautiful landscape, the lake reflects the green of the landscape.

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4.48 km

Schwarzer See

Highlight • Lake

Here you will pass the 3-lake hike.
Take your time to look at the landscape

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5.22 km

Grausee

Highlight • Lake

The Grausee is the smallest of the 3 lakes hike and takes its color from the surrounding rocky landscape

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6.92 km

Old Tauern Ridge

Highlight (Segment) • Mountain Pass

At the "Alten Tauern" at an altitude of 2,513 m, there are beautiful views of the surrounding mountain ranges and to the north down to Lake Tauern. To the northwest …

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7.67 km

Steep Path at St. Pöltner Hut

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

The St. Pöltener Hut is prominently located in a gap between the Tauernkogel (2,988 m) to the west and the nearby Weinbichl (2,556 m) to the southeast (behind it rises …

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7.96 km

St. Pölten Hut

Highlight • Mountain Hut

Alpine club hut at 2,481 meters above sea level, which has 15 beds and 50 camp sites available from mid-June to the end of September. Delicious food is also served …

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15.6 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

11.6 km

3.69 km

166 m

162 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

10.4 km

3.22 km

1.35 km

494 m

194 m

Elevation

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Weather

Thursday 8 October

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Comments

September 5, 2022,3-Seenwanderung und St.Pöltner Alpenvereinshütte

With breaks 9 hours total time
From the Matrei Tauernhaus car park we hike to the 3 lakes - Grünsee, Schwarzsee and Grausee. They are nestled in a beautiful alpine landscape, and again and again you get the wonderful view of the Venice Glacier and the Venice Group.
It was actually planned to climb the summit of the Messelingkogel, but …

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August 13, 2022,St. Pöltner Hütte über die drei Seen - vom Matreier Tauernhaus

Today's round had a great nostalgia factor ... 40 years ago and - with a detour to the Hochgasser - 30 years ago, at that time accompanied by my family and the ascent was much shorter: at that time there was still the "Venedigerblick" chairlift to the three lakes before it fell victim to an avalanche. Instead of its wire …

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