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BIOS National Park Centre MallnitzVisitor centre
Kaiser-Franz-Josefs-Höhe visitor centreVisitor centre
Matrei National Park HouseVisitor centre
Mittersill National Park CentreVisitor centre
Mountains & rock · Summit
At 3,798 metres (12,461 ft), the highest mountain in Austria.
The scenic road across the main Alpine ridge: a toll road, open only in the summer half of the year.
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47.07455, 12.69388
Arrival · Visitor centre
Viewpoint above the Pasterze glacier with the national park information centre; the exhibition is free. The park authority puts visitor numbers at about 1.5 million a year, the road operator about one million for the whole High Alpine Road.
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48 kilometres (30 mi), 36 hairpin bends and a view of Austria's highest mountain: the road runs along the national park, not through it.
| Day ticket | €46.50 |
|---|---|
| Day ticket, electric vehicle | €40.00 |
| Day ticket after 18:00 | €36.50 |
How to get there: vignette, tolls and tunnel
According to the operator, there are many free car parks within the toll section of the Grossglockner High Alpine Road. At the Kaiser-Franz-Josefs-Höhe you may also leave your car for multi-day hikes, with a note behind the windscreen. Vehicles over 3.5 t are not allowed up to the Edelweiss-Spitze; they park below the Fuscher Törl, about 30 minutes' walk away.
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47.07592, 12.75086
Mountains & rock · Glacier
At about 16 square kilometres (6.2 sq mi), the largest glacier in the Eastern Alps. Between 2006 and 2016 its tongue shrank by about 40 metres (131 ft) a year.
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48 kilometres (30 mi), 36 hairpin bends and a view of Austria's highest mountain: the road runs along the national park, not through it.
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47.08479, 12.72156
Mountains & rock · Pass
At 2,504 metres (8,215 ft), the pass of the Grossglockner High Alpine Road; a short tunnel here links Salzburg and Carinthia. Only the Edelweiss-Spitze, at the end of a spur road, is higher.
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48 kilometres (30 mi), 36 hairpin bends and a view of Austria's highest mountain: the road runs along the national park, not through it.
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47.08472, 12.84209
Viewpoint · Viewpoint
At 2,571 metres (8,435 ft), the highest point you can drive to on the Grossglockner High Alpine Road, reached by a spur road partly paved with old cobblestones.
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48 kilometres (30 mi), 36 hairpin bends and a view of Austria's highest mountain: the road runs along the national park, not through it.
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47.12377, 12.83142
Arrival · Toll station
Northern toll station of the Grossglockner High Alpine Road. The car park costs €4 for four hours, €10 for the day.
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48 kilometres (30 mi), 36 hairpin bends and a view of Austria's highest mountain: the road runs along the national park, not through it.
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47.16822, 12.81388
Water · Waterfall
Waterfall near Heiligenblut on the “Natura Mystica” themed trail.
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47.04209, 12.81155
Water · Waterfall
380 metres (1,247 ft) in three tiers. The waterfall trail is open, with a fee, from 1 May to the end of October.
Three tiers, 380 metres (1,247 ft), and more water in the evening than in the morning.
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380 metres (1,247 ft) in three tiers: Austria's highest waterfalls lie in Hohe Tauern National Park, and a zigzag trail from 1900 passes all three.
| Waterfall trail (trail fee) | €9.00 |
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| Combination ticket WasserWelten + waterfall trail + parking P4/P5 | €15.90 |
| Combination ticket, family | €33.00 |
How to get there: vignette, tolls and tunnel
According to the operator, there are enough paid car parks for cars and coaches near the Krimml Waterfalls. A combination ticket for the WasserWelten, the waterfall trail and the parking fee at the WasserWelten car park (P4) is only sold at the Krimml WasserWelten ticket office. Without a car, take the Pinzgau local railway.
Krimml Waterfalls (Austrian Alpine Club, Warnsdorf-Krimml section): tickets ↗
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47.20838, 12.17022
Arrival · Visitor centre
The “Nationalparkwelten” exhibition in the Salzburg part, open daily. Reachable on the Pinzgau local railway.
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47.27866, 12.47651
Mountains & rock · Summit
The park's second great summit, between Salzburg and East Tyrol.
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47.10927, 12.34534
Trails · Trailhead
Car park on the Felbertauern Road. From here on foot or by shuttle into the Gschlöss Valley.
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47.11905, 12.49653
Surroundings · Alpine hamlet
Alpine hamlet at the head of the Gschlöss Valley; the glacier trail to the Schlatenkees starts here.
An alpine hamlet at the head of the valley and a glacier trail into the heart of the core zone.
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47.12394, 12.45123
Mountains & rock · Glacier
Glacier on the Grossvenediger, the goal of the Innergschlöss glacier trail.
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47.10462, 12.35817
Trails · Road tunnel
5.3 kilometres (3.3 mi) long, with a toll. Links Mittersill with Matrei in East Tyrol.
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47.13915, 12.51927
Arrival · Visitor centre
The “Tauernblicke” exhibition in the East Tyrol part; admission is free.
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47.00045, 12.54080
Water · Waterfalls
Cascades of the Isel at the head of the Virgen Valley, reached on a water trail from Ströden.
The Isel tumbles over smoothly polished greenstone: a glacier stream at full force.
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47.00958, 12.30002
Trails · Trailhead
Paid car park in Kals and trailhead into the Ködnitz Valley below the Grossglockner.
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47.02085, 12.68788
Mountains & rock · Mountain forest
Rockfall forest with about 80 pools, lakes and bogs at around 1,600 metres (5,249 ft).
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47.07530, 12.99167
Water · Lake
Goal of the nature trail through the Seebach Valley near Mallnitz.
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47.01783, 13.19474
Arrival · Visitor centre
Visitor centre in the Carinthian part with the exhibition “univerzoom nationalpark”; reachable by train via Mallnitz station.
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46.99088, 13.16500
Arrival · Visitor centre
At the end of the toll road to the Lucknerhaus in Kals; exhibition on the park's “Big Five”, with rangers in the main season.
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47.02149, 12.68902
Arrival · Trailhead
Car park in Hinterbichl and start of the water trail to the Umbal Falls; in summer the national park hiking bus runs here.
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47.01684, 12.31926
Arrival · Trailhead
Start of the themed trail through the Rauris Primeval Forest. By car on a toll road, by bus 640 to the Kolm Saigurn – Lenzanger car park stop.
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47.08189, 12.98542
Arrival · Railway station
Station of the Pinzgau local railway and the gateway station for the Salzburg part; the national park centre is about ten minutes' walk away.
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47.28366, 12.48108
Arrival · Railway station
The park authority names Mallnitz as the gateway station for the Carinthian part; the BIOS National Park Centre is in the village.
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46.98191, 13.17607
Viewpoint · Viewpoint, 2,428 m
First view of the Grossglockner from the north, with a memorial to the workers who died building the road.
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48 kilometres (30 mi), 36 hairpin bends and a view of Austria's highest mountain: the road runs along the national park, not through it.
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47.11679, 12.82391
Water · Mountain lake, 2,262 m
Small lake you can walk round in about ten minutes; exhibition on building the road in the old road keeper's house.
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48 kilometres (30 mi), 36 hairpin bends and a view of Austria's highest mountain: the road runs along the national park, not through it.
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47.11188, 12.83189
Nature · South toll station
Toll station on the Carinthian side above Heiligenblut.
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48 kilometres (30 mi), 36 hairpin bends and a view of Austria's highest mountain: the road runs along the national park, not through it.
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47.04444, 12.85210
Water · Waterfall, over 140 m
The lowest tier, 10 to 15 minutes from the car park, barrier-free as far as the Kürsingerplatz.
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380 metres (1,247 ft) in three tiers: Austria's highest waterfalls lie in Hohe Tauern National Park, and a zigzag trail from 1900 passes all three.
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47.20763, 12.17123
Water · Waterfall, 100 m
The middle tier after a short level stretch; nearby is the Schönangerl inn, halfway up.
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380 metres (1,247 ft) in three tiers: Austria's highest waterfalls lie in Hohe Tauern National Park, and a zigzag trail from 1900 passes all three.
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47.20499, 12.17308
Water · Waterfall, 140 m
The highest tier at the end of the waterfall trail, about 1 hour 15 minutes from the lower fall; above it begins the Krimml Achen Valley.
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380 metres (1,247 ft) in three tiers: Austria's highest waterfalls lie in Hohe Tauern National Park, and a zigzag trail from 1900 passes all three.
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47.19895, 12.17185
Viewpoint · Viewing area, 1,070 m
First viewing area at the lower fall, named after Ignaz von Kürsinger, who had the first stepped path built around 1835. Access is barrier-free up to here.
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380 metres (1,247 ft) in three tiers: Austria's highest waterfalls lie in Hohe Tauern National Park, and a zigzag trail from 1900 passes all three.
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47.20915, 12.16926
Arrival · Ticket office and information area
This is where you pay the trail fee; boards on the waterfalls and the national park stand in the information area next to it. Lies just outside the park boundary.
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380 metres (1,247 ft) in three tiers: Austria's highest waterfalls lie in Hohe Tauern National Park, and a zigzag trail from 1900 passes all three.
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47.21080, 12.16820
Arrival · Visitor centre
Waterfall Centre, House of Water and water park at the foot of the falls (OpenStreetMap object: the House of Water); this is where you get the combination ticket and validate your ticket for car parks P4 and P5.
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380 metres (1,247 ft) in three tiers: Austria's highest waterfalls lie in Hohe Tauern National Park, and a zigzag trail from 1900 passes all three.
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47.21428, 12.16969
Arrival · Car park for cars and coaches
WasserWelten car park for cars and coaches; free for up to 20 minutes, €5.70 for up to 2 hours, maximum €24 per day. Free with an adult WasserWelten ticket.
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380 metres (1,247 ft) in three tiers: Austria's highest waterfalls lie in Hohe Tauern National Park, and a zigzag trail from 1900 passes all three.
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47.21450, 12.16842
Arrival · Terminus of the Pinzgau local railway
Terminus of the Pinzgau local railway from Zell am See, in Vorderkrimml about three kilometres (1.9 mi) before the falls. In 2026 replacement buses run between Mittersill and Krimml.
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380 metres (1,247 ft) in three tiers: Austria's highest waterfalls lie in Hohe Tauern National Park, and a zigzag trail from 1900 passes all three.
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47.23446, 12.19630
Nature · Inn in the Achen Valley
Goal for many who hike on beyond the upper fall into the Krimml Achen Valley; lies within the national park.
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380 metres (1,247 ft) in three tiers: Austria's highest waterfalls lie in Hohe Tauern National Park, and a zigzag trail from 1900 passes all three.
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47.13896, 12.19089
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