Etrachsee - Oberer Wildenkarsee

Access to starting point:
From highway Beljak / Villach - Salzburg we go to the exit St. Michael and follow the road ahead to the settlement Tamsweg, where we turn left in the direction of the settlement Sauerfeld. We follow this road to the village Seebach (to here possible also from town Murau), where signs for Krakaudorf point us to the left. Ahead we follow the signs towards the lake Etrachsee, in front of which we park on a parking lot. The road is in the winter time closed.

Path description:
From the parking lot at Etrachsee we continue on the road in the direction of the summit Bauleiteck and mountain hut Rudolf Schober Hütte. The path ahead leads us past the mentioned lake after which we come to some private cottages. We still continue on the road which after few minutes of walking, it brings us to a marked crossing. We continue right upward on a cart track which starts ascending steeper. After a short ascent, the path again brings us on the road which we follow to the next crossing. Here we have two options to continue: to the hut we can ascend on the road (straight) or on a pleasant footpath which turns left. If we decided for 5 minutes shorter footpath we continue left and then after few steps right by the stream upwards. Nice path which leads us over pastures, higher through numerous bridges crosses the mentioned stream. The path which meanwhile already passed into the forest ascends steeper and in few minutes brings us to the mountain hut.
From the mountain hut, we continue in the direction of Bauleiteck on the path which is slightly ascending and it quickly brings us to the next crossing. Here we continue slightly left and steeper path, which is ascending over thinner, mostly conifer forest we follow to the next crossing, where we continue left (right Bauleiteck). After additional few minutes of easy walking path brings us to the lake Unterer Wildenkarsee.
The path then descends to the lake, which on its end with the help of stones, which is in water we also cross. On the other side of the lake path relatively steeply ascends through a lane of dwarf pines. The steepness then decreases a little and the path with a nice view towards the lake and blooming meadows brings us level higher. Here the path flattens and after few ten strides it brings us to one of the most beautiful high mountain lakes.

On the way: Rudolf Schober Hütte (1667m), Unterer Wildenkarsee (1891m)