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<h1>Augstbach valley and villages</h1>

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<h1>N &amp; NE shore of Altausseer See</h1>

<p>Altausseer See is a 2 km long glacier-carved lake south of the Loser
plateau. Its north shore lies on a significant fault which marks the
SE boundary of the block of limestone of which Loser is made. A number
of small resurgences feed the lake, but in dry weather none of those
above the surface carry anything other than very local drainage.</p>

<p>Within the lake are a number of <a href="resurge.html">underwater
resurgences</a>. These appear to lie on the fault itself, and explain
why the deepest points of certain caves coincide with the level of
Altausseer See at 712m above sea level.</p>

<p>In much wetter weather, water emerges from flood risings on the north shore
or much higher on the hillside. The closest to the lake, <a id="id2"
href="/1623/2.htm">Wasserl&ouml;cher</a>, is associated with a
significant cave, <a id="id1"
href="/1623/1.htm">Li&auml;gerh&ouml;hle</a>. Another major stream
course enters the lake further west, near some boat houses and places of
refreshment at the end of the motorable road. This is normally dry, but
apparently carries huge volumes of flood water from risings at about 1080m in
<b>Kiler Lahn</b>, a steep gully. We know of no documented caves in this gully,
which is in a rather inaccessible position.</p>

<p>To the northeast of the lake, ("behind" it, as seen from the village of
Altaussee) a glacier-carved valley rises to the pass of Hochklapf Sattel. A
steep path can be followed up through woodland to join the <a
href="via201.htm">St&ouml;gerweg path</a> from the <a
href="smkridge.html">Stellerwegh&ouml;hle area</a>, which continues NE
to <a href="wilden.html">Wildensee</a>. There are <a id="id51" 
href="/1623/51.htm">a few caves</a> west of this
path, <a id="id68" 
href="/1623/68.htm">below the cliffs of Wei&szlig;e Wand</a>.</p>

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<li><a href="vianip.htm">"Nipple"</a> path;</li>
<li><a href="via201.htm">Stellerweg</a> area;</li>
<li><a href="br-alm.html">Br&auml;uning Alm</a>  description
<li><a href="walkin.htm">Walk-in</a></li>
<li><a href="plateau.html">Plateau</a> description</li>
<li><a href="areas.htm">Area descriptions</a></li>
<li><a href="kratzer.html">Kratzer</a>.</li>
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