The small and already rather silted-up Lake Tauplitzsee is located in a shallow meadow basin in the middle of the mountain station on the Tauplitzalm. It can be reached from the saddle near the Linzer Tauplitzhaus via the Grazer Hut or from the Naturfreundehaus Tauplitzalm. From its northern side, trail no. 272 heads northwest to nearby
Lake Großsee. Above its northern shore, a path ascends right to the tiny
Lake Märchensee and the nearby
Öderntörl (1588 m). Further on, the route descends in hairpin bends through the forest slope next to the Krautries to the scree fields underneath the
Schneiderkogel. Between larches and mountain pines, you head right to arrive at the lonely Ödernalm Meadow (1225 m), which lies in the high valley at the foot of the Traweng. In summer, the Steinbrecher Hut offers guests food and drink (Wed – Sun).
Now hike along the gravel road out of the Ödern Valley. To the left, the Lawinenstein (Lowean, 1965 m) rises above the Fleckl Moor, while the central plateau of the Totes Gebirge Mountains looms to the right. After approximately 3.5 kilometres, you arrive at the small wooden hut at the so-called Rechenplatz (1088 m), where the Ödern Valley widens a little. 1:45 h
At the fork there, stay left in the valley. After 250 metres, you reach another fork, where you turn right (trail marker “Schneckenalm, Gößl”, no. 272). From the end of the gently ascending forest road, go right after 1 kilometre on the marked path to the Schneckenalm Meadow 04 (1152 m).
From the top alpine hut, a rough road leads through the flat, forest-free area “Auf dem Berg” to a forest road running crosswise. Walk several steps to the right on this road, then follow an old track to the left into the forest (watch for markers and stone mounds). Soon you hike downhill until the path joins a forest road just past a hut. Go briefly right and then left on a path, continuing downhill to the Gößl Meadow. From there you descend along a street to Lake Grundlsee and turn right – passing a swimming area and Gasthaus Rostiger Anker – to Gößl (720 m). Additional inns and accommodations can be found to the right in the village. 2:45 h.