The Vordere (front) and Hintere (back) Langbathsee are beautifully situated alpine lakes that invite you to take a wonderful hike.
The Vordere Langbathsee can be reached by car on Langbathsee Straße (L1297).
Hiking trails:
Circular hiking trail
- 828 Schafluckensteig past the Brunnkogel to the Hochleckenhaus, in the other direction via Lueg to the Gasthof Großalm on the Großalmstraße Altmünster – Steinbach am Attersee
- 832 to the Feuerkogel, in the other direction to the Hochsteinalm, crossing to Traunkirchen am Traunsee or Neukirchen / Altmünster
- Panorama bridle path
The circular hiking trail that we took in autumn is highly recommended!
The lake tour begins in the parking lot at the Vorderen Langbathsee. A signposted promenade leads along the north bank on a forest road in the area of the lake. If the big round takes too long, turn left on the west bank of the Vorderen Langbathsee and go back on the south bank (left side of the lake). On the way to the Hinterer Langbathsee, one overcomes a step in the terrain on the ascending forest road. Passing a landslide landscape in which the outflow of the lake dries up, you reach the shore of the Hinterer Langbathsee, where some benches invite you to relax. The lake, in which mixed forest is reflected, and the cliffs of the Höllengebirge offer an impressive motif. After a lap around the Hinterer Langbathsee you hike on a forest road back to the Vorderen Langbathsee. The last part leads back to the starting point on a wide path.
Walking time:
Around the Vorderen Langbathsee: approx. 3/4 hour
From the Vorderen to the Hinterer Langbathsee and back: approx. 1 1/2 hours
Around both Langbath lakes: approx. 2 hours