Route: Gschwandtkopf from Mösern
Area: Austria, Tyrol
Date of walk: 23rd June 2025
Walkers: Andrew and Gilly
Distance: 6.7 miles
Ascent: 1,000 feet
Weather: Sunny and very warm
As with yesterday’s walks to Wildmoos and Seefeld we started today from the village of Mösern, which is proving to be an excellent base for walking, with numerous routes from the village and a host of others from nearby towns and villages which are easily accessed by public transport
We followed a track out of Mösern which took us past several small farmsteads and into the woods. A wide track took us uphill. The climbing was relentless but was at an easy gradient. Eventually we reached the high point of the walk at just under 5,000 feet. Before visiting the viewpoint of Gschwandtkopf we made a short detour to a nearby reservoir which commands wonderful views of the surrounding mountains. We followed a path around the reservoir before resuming our original path and climbing up to Gschwandtkopf. The views from here were superb
We then set off on the long descent towards Seefeld, following a wide track set at a gentle gradient. This brought us down to Wildsee, a beautiful small lake at the edge of Seefeld. We followed a path along the lakeshore and then walked into Seefeld. Our planned route had been a circular one but we were aware that thunderstorms were forecast so we decided to have refreshments before committing ourselves to the walk back, which would have added another 4-5 miles. As we were sipping our drinks a distant boom of thunder made up our minds. A higher authority was dropping a heavy hint. We sought out the bus stop at the nearby Bahnhof and boarded the 434 bus, which leaves every hour. As we did so, the heavens opened and there was a torrential downpour. Pleased to have avoided a drenching, we arrived back in Mösern to end a very enjoyable morning
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Early morning light on Hohe Munde seen from our room at the Inntalerhof
A few minutes later, the start of the walk as we pass by the baroque Church of Maria Heimsuchung, Mösern
Looking back to Mösern
Beyond Mösern, we follow a path through the woods
We walk past some wooden barns in a meadow...
The wide track heads gently but relentlessly uphill...
Looking back to Mösern
A hazy view back over Telfs and the Inn Valley
Hohe Munde appears again
Wildflowers in abundance as we carry on through the woods...
Common spotted orchid...
...knapweed
We pass by a small pond
Approaching the highest point of the walk
Meadows below Gschwandtkopf
We make a short detour to an artificial lake which isn't used for drinking water, but instead supplies water for snow production in winter for the benefit of the nearby ski slopes
We walk round the lake, which has wonderful views...
We leave the lake and walk up to nearby Gschwandtkopf, 4,900 feet above sea level...
View from Gschwandtkopf, which is hard to spell and pronounce but its beautiful view is unmistakeable. Our destination, Seefeld, is below
Start of the descent to Seefeld...
At the end of the easy descent we arrive at the shore of Wildsee
We follow a path along the lakeshore...
Heading into Seefeld
We pass by the Church of St. Oswald in the village centre of Seefeld
Refreshments in Seefeld. We'd planned to walk back to Mösern but thunder and torrential rain caused us to revise our plan
Instead we made a dash for the Bahnhof, also the bus station, and caught the bus to Mösern
Back in Mösern, dramatic skies over the surrounding peaks...
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