{"id":7872,"date":"2026-06-24T19:53:54","date_gmt":"2026-06-24T17:53:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bernies-journeys.at\/?p=7872"},"modified":"2026-06-24T19:53:54","modified_gmt":"2026-06-24T17:53:54","slug":"end-lech-zum-formarinsee","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bernies-journeys.at\/en\/2026\/06\/24\/end-lech-zum-formarinsee\/","title":{"rendered":"Lech, or: Finally Lake Formarin!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Lake Formarin was actually already on my wish list during my <a  href=\"https:\/\/bernies-journeys.at\/en\/2021\/09\/15\/lech-zend-nach-mehr-profit\/\">last stay in <span  xml:lang=\"de\" lang=\"de\">Lech<\/span><\/a>. 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 <a class=\"www\" href=\"https:\/\/www.lechzuers.com\/en\/summer\/lech-card\"><span  xml:lang=\"de\" lang=\"de\">Lech<\/span> Card<\/a>, which includes all hiking buses and mountain lifts. Therefore, with brilliant sunshine, nothing stood in the way of a hike.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>In the end, I did not only visit Lake Formarin and the <span  xml:lang=\"de\" lang=\"de\">Steinernes Meer<\/span> (as originally planned), but I also hiked a large part of the first leg of <a class=\"www\" href=\"https:\/\/www.lechweg.com\/\" xml:lang=\"de\" lang=\"de\">Lechweg<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-7872  gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"lightbox-link\" href='https:\/\/bernies-journeys.at\/en\/2026\/06\/24\/end-lech-zum-formarinsee\/20260624_090721\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/bernies-journeys.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/20260624_090721-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"[Picture]\" title=\"Lake Formarin\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"lightbox-link\" href='https:\/\/bernies-journeys.at\/en\/2026\/06\/24\/end-lech-zum-formarinsee\/20260624_093944\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/bernies-journeys.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/20260624_093944-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"[Picture]\" title=\"Lake Formarin and Rote Wand\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"lightbox-link\" href='https:\/\/bernies-journeys.at\/en\/2026\/06\/24\/end-lech-zum-formarinsee\/20260624_100345\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/bernies-journeys.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/20260624_100345-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"[Picture]\" title=\"Ascent from Lake Formarin\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"lightbox-link\" href='https:\/\/bernies-journeys.at\/en\/2026\/06\/24\/end-lech-zum-formarinsee\/20260624_101047\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/bernies-journeys.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/20260624_101047-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"[Picture]\" title=\"Rote Wand\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"lightbox-link\" href='https:\/\/bernies-journeys.at\/en\/2026\/06\/24\/end-lech-zum-formarinsee\/20260624_102854\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/bernies-journeys.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/20260624_102854-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"[Picture]\" title=\"Steinernes Meer\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"lightbox-link\" href='https:\/\/bernies-journeys.at\/en\/2026\/06\/24\/end-lech-zum-formarinsee\/20260624_103327\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/bernies-journeys.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/20260624_103327-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"[Picture]\" title=\"Steinernes Meer\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"lightbox-link\" href='https:\/\/bernies-journeys.at\/en\/2026\/06\/24\/end-lech-zum-formarinsee\/20260624_104502\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/bernies-journeys.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/20260624_104502-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"[Picture]\" title=\"Steinernes Meer\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"lightbox-link\" href='https:\/\/bernies-journeys.at\/en\/2026\/06\/24\/end-lech-zum-formarinsee\/20260624_111533\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/bernies-journeys.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/20260624_111533-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"[Picture]\" title=\"Radonatobel\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"lightbox-link\" href='https:\/\/bernies-journeys.at\/en\/2026\/06\/24\/end-lech-zum-formarinsee\/20260624_115425\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/bernies-journeys.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/20260624_115425-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"[Picture]\" title=\"Descent to Formarinalpe\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"lightbox-link\" href='https:\/\/bernies-journeys.at\/en\/2026\/06\/24\/end-lech-zum-formarinsee\/20260624_124502\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/bernies-journeys.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/20260624_124502-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"[Picture]\" title=\"Start of Lechweg\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"lightbox-link\" href='https:\/\/bernies-journeys.at\/en\/2026\/06\/24\/end-lech-zum-formarinsee\/20260624_130831\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/bernies-journeys.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/20260624_130831-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"[Picture]\" title=\"Lech river\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"lightbox-link\" href='https:\/\/bernies-journeys.at\/en\/2026\/06\/24\/end-lech-zum-formarinsee\/20260624_132259\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/bernies-journeys.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/20260624_132259-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"[Picture]\" title=\"Lechweg\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"lightbox-link\" href='https:\/\/bernies-journeys.at\/en\/2026\/06\/24\/end-lech-zum-formarinsee\/20260624_134011\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/bernies-journeys.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/20260624_134011-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"[Picture]\" title=\"Lechweg\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"lightbox-link\" href='https:\/\/bernies-journeys.at\/en\/2026\/06\/24\/end-lech-zum-formarinsee\/20260624_135456\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/bernies-journeys.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/20260624_135456-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"[Picture]\" title=\"Lechweg\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"lightbox-link\" href='https:\/\/bernies-journeys.at\/en\/2026\/06\/24\/end-lech-zum-formarinsee\/20260624_142649\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/bernies-journeys.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/20260624_142649-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"[Picture]\" title=\"Lech river\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"lightbox-link\" href='https:\/\/bernies-journeys.at\/en\/2026\/06\/24\/end-lech-zum-formarinsee\/20260624_145323\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/bernies-journeys.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/20260624_145323-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"[Picture]\" title=\"Lech river\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>[abridge]<\/p>\n<hr class=\"footnote-separator\" \/>\n<div class=\"footnote\">\n<p>\n<a name=\"footnt1\">(*)<\/a>&nbsp;Hallo, liebe G.s!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sorry, this entry is only available in Deutsch. 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