Walk around lakes Langbathsee at Ebensee

Starting place: 4802 Ebensee

Destination: 4802 Ebensee

Circular route

Hauptstraße 34
4802 Ebensee

Partial lock: Sperre wegen Forstarbeiten

Time period: 07.05.2025 - 20.06.2026

Description: The Austrian Federal Forests would like to inform you that a timber harvesting operation including the construction of a transport cableway is taking place in the area of the south side (left side) of the Vorderer Langbathsee. This section of the route is therefore expected to be closed until early/mid-June 2026.

Start: from 7 or 8 May 2026
Duration: several weeks (depending on weather conditions)
Bypass: All paths are accessible except for the southern connecting section to the hunting lodge; the northern (right-hand) connecting section leads to the Hinterer Langbathsee lake.
The closed section of the trail is marked in red on the attached map.

information: Waldbrandschutz-Verordnung 2026

Time period: 13.04.2026 - 31.10.2026

Description: ORDINANCE of the Gmunden District Authority from April 13, 2026 to October 31, 2026 for protection against forest fires (Forest Fire Protection Ordinance) for the district of Gmunden.

On the basis of § 41 para. 1 Forest Act 1975, Federal Law Gazette No. 440/1975 as amended by Federal Law Gazette I No. 144/2023, is decreed:

§1, para. 1: In the forest areas of all municipalities of the district of Gmunden as well as in their hazard areas, any lighting of fires and smoking is prohibited.

The lakes Vorderer and Hinterer Langbathsee are gloriously located alpine lakes, which invite to an amazing hike.

The laketurn starts at the parking lot of the lake Vorderer Langbathsee. Along the northern shore leads a signposted walk to a forest road. Those who don't want to need so much time, can turn left at the western shore of the lake Vorderer Langbathsee and walk back via the southern shore. During the walk to the lake Hinterer Langbathsee you surmount a terrace via the steadily increasing forest road. Passing a landslide landscape, in which the outflow of the see dries up, you reach the bank of the lake Hinterer Langbathsee where you have some benches to rest. The lake, in which the forest is reflected, and the cliffs of the Höllengebirge are an impressive motif. After a route around the lake you hike back to the lake Vorderer Langbathsee via a forest road. The last part leads back to your point of departure via a broad path.

Hiking-time:
Around both lakes: approximately 1 3/4 hours
Around the lake Vorderer Langbathsee: approximately 3/4 hours

Tour and route information

Starting place: 4802 Ebensee

Destination: 4802 Ebensee

duration: 2h 3m

length: 7,0 km

Altitude difference (uphill): 167m

Altitude difference (downhill): 169m

Lowest point: 668m

Highest point: 768m

difficulty: easy

condition: easy

panoramic view: Great panorama

Paths covering:

Path / trail, Gravel, Street, Hiking trail

Starting point: parking lot of the lake Vorderer Langbathsee

Destination: parking lot of the lake Vorderer Langbathsee

further information:

Circular route
Board possible

Along the trail

Langbathsee Stüberl

Arrival

Accessibility / arrival

departure Regau- B 145 in the direction of Bad Ischl- turn right into the center of Ebensee- in front of the bridge turn right- in the direction of the Feuerkogel-alwayd straight ahaid till the Langbathsee

Parking