Wednesday September 11, 2013

Today we set out with our trekking poles and map just as the last rain of the day fell. We had no plan but ended up heading up Filbling. This small mountain is listed as 1307m but we are starting at Fuschlsee which is at 640m. Our goal was to reach Filblingsee which is a small lake surrounded by hills at about 1100m.


However, we fell in with a nice couple from Hamburg. Since they were even older than us we followed them to reach the cross on the top. It was tough going the last 200m, really steep, just rocks and tree roots. But the views that rewarded us were spectacular. We could probably see 40 km of alpine lakes, valleys and mountains in all directions.





Thankfully the descent down the other side was less steep. After 5h of hiking, ever grateful for those poles, we arrived back to the Finnish sauna and whirlpool.


Fiona & Carl

Location:Near Fuschlsee, Austria