I'm going to Austria for the last two weeks in October. As part of my trip, I'd like to hike in an alpine meadow area and bike along a lake (separately). After reading through a couple of guidebooks, each lake and hiking area sounds more beautiful than the last, and I'm having difficulty narrowing it down to one or two selections for each.
In your experience, what would be your favorite meadow trail to hike through (I'm thinking of taking a cable car up to a trail that is easy to moderate, especially one that has a hut where I could stop for some refreshment)? If the entire trail is too long for me, I'm fine with hiking part of it and then turning around and walking back.
Also, do you know of a pretty, crystal-clear lake where one can rent a bike and bike around all or part of the lake that ranks among your favorites? I'll already be staying a night or two in Hallstatt so I'll be on that lake, but I wanted to see an additional one on my trip.
Thank you for any assistance!