From the Gamsjäger Inn in St. Nikolai, follow path 702 along the natural meanders at the Bräualm, past the Dürrmooswasserfall to Hohensee. Here path 790 branches off to the right in the direction of Seekarlscharte. A steep step leads to a small plateau with the Schwarzensee (not to be confused with the Schwarzensee in the Kleinsölker Obertal). A little off the beaten track, the Grünsee emerges. In Melk the terrain becomes steeper again, over stony terrain it goes towards Seekarlscharte. At the last meters to the saddle, sure-footedness is required. On the Seekarlscharte (2.302m) the highest point of the tour is reached and the view to the turquoise Seekarlsee becomes clear.
Soon the Seekarlsee is reached. The extreme turquoise colour of the lake conveys a Caribbean feeling at 2,140m above sea level. After the Seekarlsee it goes over Almwiesen downhill. From 1.900m above sea level the terrain becomes steeper. In serpentines it goes to the Tuchmoaralm (1.509m). The Köck hut and the Blasenalm invite you to stop for a bite to eat.
From the Tuchmoaralm the trail 790 follows the forest road to the car park and to the valley bus stop at the barrier near the road into the Strieglertal.