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title: Place of Happiness Löckenmoos
url: "https://dachstein.salzkammergut.at/en/oesterreich-poi/detail/430002173/place-of-happiness-loeckenmoos.html"
description: "The whole high moor \"Löckenmoos\" with the Löckersee and the Gritstone Quarries is a place of happiness, which is reachable by foot or by Gosau Land Train."
date: 2012-06-19
modified: 2026-03-06
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# Place of Happiness Löckenmoos
Place of Happiness Löckenmoos
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Gosau, Oberösterreich, Österreich
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Gosauseestraße 5
4824 Gosau
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**Exactly half way round the "Löckenmoos Circular Trail" is the "Wildfrauenloch" - a fortune-bringing place to visit, high above the Gosau Gritstone Quarries.**
**Lucky place Löckenmoos**
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The **Löckensee** in Gosau was voted the **most beautiful place in Upper Austria** - and it is!
But watch out! You really have to earn this view with a **strenuous hike** !
**Hiking trails to Löckenmoos**
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The **Löckenmoos** can be reached **on foot** from Gosau **in 2 hours**. There are various ascent options:
**Mittertal**: On the opposite side of the Hotel Sommerhof, Schäffergasse leads uphill. At the end of the road, at the edge of the forest, **hiking trail 511** to Löckenmoos begins.
**IMPORTANT:** Parking spaces can be found right next to the main road (Hornspitz lift parking lot)
**Hintertal**: Start at the Hintertal forest road. Then change to **hiking trail 644**, which will take you to Löckenmoos after a 2-hour walk.
The hiking trails lead beautifully through the forest on well-marked paths. Appropriate **hiking equipment**, such as good, **sturdy footwear** , is required.
**With the Gosau slow train to Löckenmoos**
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The [**Gosau tourist office** ](https://dachstein.salzkammergut.at/oesterreich/poi/101461/tourismus-information-gosau.html) will be happy to help you organize a shuttle bus or the [**Gosau slow train**](https://dachstein.salzkammergut.at/oesterreich/poi/202700/gosauer-bummelzug.html) to the [**grinding stone quarries** ](https://dachstein.salzkammergut.at/oesterreich/poi/430009495/gluecksplatz-schleifsteinbrueche.html). You can also book a **guided hike** on the **Löckensee circuit**.
Please note that even the lifts offered cannot take you all the way to Löckensee. There is still an uphill walk of half an hour.
**Information and registration under**: +43 5 95095-20
**The 10,000 year old Löckenmoos**
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Absolute solitude and **silence** characterize this **meditation spot**. Lie down, open your eyes and watch the clouds in the sky. You will hear the birds, the gentle wind and feel the power of the **millennia-old moss** beneath you. Sink deep into the cushion of moss and absorb nature. The **Löckensee power place** is located on the **10,000-year-old Löckenmoos,** above the [**grinding stone quarries** ](https://dachstein.salzkammergut.at/oesterreich/tour/430001506/weg-zu-den-schleifsteinbruechen.html)in **Gosau**, in the midst of **mountain pines** and **heather bushes**.
**The virgins in the Löckenmoos**
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The small Löckensee, home to shy sandpipers and shy damsels. The former leave small concentric circles on the smooth, almost black surface of the lake. According to **legend** , the women once lived in a crevice on the **Grubenalm** not far from the lake, in the [**Wildfrauenloch**](https://dachstein.salzkammergut.at/oesterreich/poi/430003127/gluecksplatz-wildfrauenloch.html). The shy creatures helped the farmers to cut the grain.
[**Experience a 360° panoramic tour through the Gosau valley...**](https://dachstein-panorama.at/?startscene=27&startactions=lookat(19.49,5.61,100.3,0,0);)
[ Contact ](#ttgCollapseKontakt)
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**Place of Happiness Löckenmoos**
Gosauseestraße 5
4824 Gosau
Phone +43 6132 26909 - 400Show no.
E-Mail [gosau@salzkammergut.at](#mailto)
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**Contact person**
Toursimusbüro Dachstein Salzkammergut
Gosauseestraße 5
4824 Gosau
Phone +43 6132 26909 - 400Show no.
E-Mail [gosau@salzkammergut.at](#mailto)
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**Legal contact information**
Gemeinde Gosau
Markus Schmaranzer
Vordertalstraße 30
AT-4824 Gosau
gemeinde@gosau.ooe.gv.at
https://www.gosau.ooe.gv.at/
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**We speak the following languages**
German
English
[ Opening hours ](#ttgCollapseOeffnungszeiten)
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The natural "gem" Löckenmoos is accessible from May to October.
- open to the public
[ Arrival ](#ttgCollapseAnreise)
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**Elevation**1300 m
**Accessibility / arrival****Parking: at the Lake Gosau
On beautiful and good market hiking trails you reach the huts in about 1,5 hours. Than you reach the lake "Löckensee" in another 20 minutes on a boardwalk.**
**by car**
**from Salzburg:**
Motorway exit Golling via B162 Abtenau and B166 to Gosau
**from Linz:**
Motorway exit Regau on Salzkammergut street B145 towards Gmunden and Bad Ischl to Bad Goisern, in Bad Goisern turn right onto B166, at the Gosaumühle junction turn right towards Gosau
**from Vienna/Graz:**
Motorway exit Liezen on the B320, in Trautenfels turn on Salzkammergut street B145 to Bad Aussee, turn on Koppen street through Obertraun and Hallstatt, at the Gosaumühle junction turn left towards Gosau
**from Villach:**
Tauern motorway to exit “Eben im Pongau”, via the B166 Pass Gschütt federal road to Gosau
**by train**
Attnang-Puchheim - Steinach-Irdning lines
Arrival by train in "Steeg / Gosau" then continue with bus 542 in the direction Gosausee
**By bus**
Bus 470 (Abtenau - Gosau) direction Gosau, stop Gosau Abzw. Pass Gschütt
Bus 542 (Bad Ischl - Gosausee) direction Gosausee, stops Haltestelle: Gosau Klaushof, Gosau Bärnausiedlung, Gosau Ressenbachweg, Gosau Vordertal B166, Gosau Ramsau B166, Gosau, Gemeindeamt, Abzw. Pass Gschütt, Hauptstraße, Gosau Wirtsweg, Gosau Leitenweg, Gosau Schüttmannweg, Mittertal b. Gosau Ort, Mittertal, Hornspitzlift, Hintertal b. Gosau Falmbach, Hintertal b. Gosau Mühlradl, Hintertal b. Gosau Ort, Hintertal b. Gosau Madlgasse, Hintertal b. Gosau Schmiedweg, Hintertal b. Gosau Freilichtmuseum,Hintertal b. Gosau Zwieselalmbahn (Panoramajet), Hintertal b. Gosau Gosaukammbahn
Detailed information on the respective train and bus times can be found at (train) and (bus).
**Parking**- Parking space: 50
- Parking area for disabled: 5
- Bus parking space: 5
**Parking fees**P1 at the Vorderen Gosausee: Monday - Sunday, 04:00-23:00 2 hours = 4 € 4 hours = 7 € 24 hours = 10 €
[ Equipment ](#ttgCollapseAusstattung)
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**Food and drink available**Badstuben hut
**Service**
**Guided tour**Guided tours take place regularly. (Tuesday and Sunday)
Registration for guided hikes is required at the tourist office on +43 5 95095-0.
[ Prices ](#ttgCollapsePreise)
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**General price information**All informations and prices for guided walks can be found at **[Hiking with Betty](https://betty-jehle.at/107/wandern-mit-betty?&wslanguage=en)**.
- Price on request
**Payment methods** Cash payment
[ Suitability ](#ttgCollapseEignung)
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- Suitable for groups
- Suitable for schools
- Suitable for kids (all ages)
- Pets allowed
- Suitable for teenagers
- Suitable for seniors
- Suitable for single travelers
- Suitable for friends
- Suitable for couples
- Suitable for children
**Season**- Spring
- Summer
- Autumn
[ Accessibility ](#ttgCollapseBarrierefreiheit)
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Place of Happiness Gritstone Quarries
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