Lake Formarin was actually already on my wish list during my last stay in Lech. However, with heavily overcast skies (and the possibility of rain), I deemed the (even then) rather expensive hiking bus not to be worth it. This time, however, I treated myself to the Lech Card, which includes all hiking buses and mountain lifts. Therefore, with brilliant sunshine, nothing stood in the way of a hike.

In the end, I did not only visit Lake Formarin and the Steinernes Meer (as originally planned), but I also hiked a large part of the first leg of Lechweg.

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