The most beautiful gorges of the Alps

The pure power of the water grinds perfectly round balls from coarse marble chunks in Germany's oldest marble ball mill at the entrance to the Almbach Gorge. Behind it opens a wild and romantic gorge with waterfalls, pools and cascades, in which the crystal-clear torrent can let off steam. The complex climb leads safely through the entire gorge.

The water of the Wimbach, which flows underground in the rear Wimbachtal, comes to the surface in this gorge with a loud roar and falls spectacularly over steep waterfalls down into the gorge. Along the steep rocks, bridges and footbridges lead past the impressive natural spectacle through the 200 meter long gorge.

The gorge can only be accessed from below, after the Wimbach Castle you can take a different route back to the starting point.

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When clouds of mist hang over the water in summer and icicles from the walls in winter, the magic of this place is almost tangible. The Partnach cut 80 meters deep into the rock. It's dark, cold and damp below. The path leads 700 meters through tunnels and passages carved into the rock.

The Partnach Gorge is open all year round, a rain jacket and clothing for cooler temperatures as well as good shoes are advisable in every season.

You can find more information here: partnachklamm.de/de.

With the melting ice of the last ice age, the Weißbach dug deep into the limestone rock and is today a unique natural spectacle. In the upper part the gorge is really impressive and very narrow. All information can be found at seisenbergklamm.com.

A gorge worth seeing near Kaprun. As already written by another user, the gorge is relatively short. However, you should not return directly to the parking lot at the end of the gorge, but also circle the turquoise shimmering Klammsee. This takes about an hour. On the way you pass a Kneipp facility, a playground and a hut where you can get drinks and snacks.

The Wasserschaupfad and the via ferrata are part of the water park Galitzenklamm.

The Wasserschaupfad runs on comfortable footbridges and allows everyone to explore the imposing gorge with its roaring waterfalls and the view of the Lienz Dolomites.

The exposed via ferrata with difficulty level C leads along spectacular waterfalls and high cliffs. Equipment can be borrowed for a fee at the cash desk. Difficulty C, duration 40 min, height difference 75m.

opening hours
May weekends: 10am - 5pm
June: daily 10am - 5pm
July & August: 9am - 6pm
September: 10am - 5pm

Admission: adults 4,50 €, children 3,50 €

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The waters of the Breitach rushing through a narrow gorge from some hundred meters high, partly overhanging rock walls, falls over rock ledges further into the depth and sprayed thereby fine water drops, which create a mystical mood. An unforgettable natural spectacle.

The Breitachklamm is the deepest canyon in Europe, which can be hiked to a length of 1.5 km on well-traveled and secured paths. On hot summer days it is refreshingly cool, in winter the gorge is one of the only open ones at all.

opening hours
Summer season: From 9 am - last admission 5 pm - closing 6 pm
Winter season: From 9 o'clock - last admission 16 o'clock - closing 17 o'clock

entry
Adults € 4, children € 1.50

Only at noon does some light penetrate this deep, narrow gorge. It is always damp and cool on the bottom of the up to 70 meter high rock faces. A secured tunnel leads through the rock past the small thermal water fountain to the spring water grotto.

From one of the oldest hydroelectric power plants in the whole country, anyone can now advance through tunnels, paths and bridges into the wild natural beauty up to the 30 meter high waterfall. The operators emphasize the mystical atmosphere that lies over the Zammer Lochputz, at the waterfall you can see a huge stone bull looking at the head of a young water nymph.

Towering, rugged rock faces, idyllic bays, an impressive hermitage and the spectacular bridge make the gorge one of the most beautiful in the Austrian Alps. The hike through the gorge takes about 1.5 hours. It is open daily from Mother's Day (beginning of May) to the end of September.

Before or after the gorge, be sure to eat the Kaiserschmarrn at the Vorderkaser Wirt as a refreshment. A dream! Also great with children, next to the gorge there is a playground (at the snack station) and great bathing lakes with rafts.