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Flavor of the High Country Fabulous Hikes to Alpine Tarns
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Gralatisee (elev. 1,816 m)
The Golden Hen
In the secluded Gralatikar –
at the foot of the Hochgolling
– lies a small mountain tarn,
one of many that adorn the
crossing from the Lessachtal
to the Schladminger Tauern.
For many an hour during the
day, the tall rocky crags of the
Hochgolling are reflected in its
dark green waters, giving the
abandoned alpine hut there
an almost fairytale appearance.
Upper Lessach Valley
It has been a long time since the gold miners of the Lessachtal dug
for silver, copper, and sulfur, with their greatest bounty discovered on
the steep slopes of the Hochgolling itself. At dizzying elevations, they
drove their mine galleries deep into the mountainside. Many entrances
and steps hewn out of the rock are visible to this day. With the arrival
of winter, the miners would abandon the mines and return again in
the springtime. One area of snow, located above the Gralatikar, would
always remain, taking on the silhouette of a hen, a sign to the miners
that the ore mines were once again free of ice and snow. The ore of the
Hochgolling petered out many, many years ago and mining ceased, but
the Golden Hen above the Gralatisee is still there for everyone to see.
Leaving from the Lasshoferalm (elev. 1,270 m) in the Upper Lessach
Valley (toll road/fee: € 4,50), you will initially hike out in a northerly
direction to the point where the valley forks. Hike to the left (west) along
trail RW 8, which will take you on a steady climb directly to the eastern
slopes of the Hochgolling and the Gollinganger. From there you will
continue southwards to the Gralatisee (elev. 1,816 m).
• intermediate to • difficult
Elevation Change: ca. 550 m
Difficulty:
Time on Trail: about 2.5 hours to the Gralatisee
Parking:
Lasshoferalm
Refreshments: Lenznalm, Lasshoferalm
Landschitzseen (elev. 1,778 m, 1.937 m)
Of the mysterious Kasmandl
Upper Lessachtal
The dwarf-like, half-savage
Kasmandl is an alpine spirit
who, in the summer months,
inhabits the highest peaks,
darkest forests and most
inaccessible areas, feeding
upon roots and wild herbs. At
Martinmas, in late autumn,
the little rascal leaves his
hiding place and sneaks into
the abandoned alpine huts,
where he spends his time snacking on remnants of butter and cheese,
left there by the hill farmers as a friendly gesture toward him. But in
late spring, when up in the mountains the very first grasses and herbs
are beginning to peek out of the ground, the Kasmandl must leave the
huts and head back up toward the high, lonely mountaintops. Just
before the cattle are driven up to the alpine pastures for summer grazing
and the dairymaids and cowherds settle in for the summer, the farmer
would generally hike up to his hut alone and check that everything was
as it should be. Upon his return home, he would then tell his eagerly
attentive children how he had, once again, driven away the Kasmandl.
The lowest of the three Landschitzseen (elev. 1,778 m) can be reached
from the Lasshoferalm (elev. 1,270 m) in the Upper Lessachtal (toll road/
fee: € 4,50) via a marked trail (No. 784). The hike takes about 2 hours.
We would recommend continuing your hike to the middle and then the
upper Landschitzsee (elev. 1,937 m). The hike from one lake to the next
takes about 45 minutes.
Elevation Change: ca. 510 to 810 m (depending on tour variant)
Difficulty:
• intermediate
Time on Trail: approximately 3.5 hours to the upper Landschitzsee
Parking:
Lasshoferalm
Refreshments: Lenznalm, Lasshoferalm
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