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The Top 20 Waterfalls in the Dachstein Mountains

However you get there, waterfalls are breathtaking places, and you have 20

beautiful waterfalls to choose from in the Dachstein Mountains. So you can better figure out which one to visit on your next trip outdoors, see photos and tips of each waterfall below — and easily plan your next adventure!

Last updated: October 28, 2025

Silberkarklamm Gorge

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The Silberkar Gorge is impressive due to its roaring water and the wide cirque that opens up after it. The Silberkar Loop is an ideal hiking trail for the whole family.

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Panta Rhei Waterfalls at the Vorderer Gosausee

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Beautiful lake tour for everyone (woman) feasible

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Waldbachstrub Waterfall

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Not the only waterfall you can see on the way down to Hallstatt. It splashes and splashes again and again, sometimes inconspicuously, but sometimes really spectacular. This is one of the more impressive representatives - it's worth a break!

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Trail to Ahornsee

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For the scenery: 5 stars! The varied trail runs beneath a rock face, through a steep mountain forest that rises gently higher up, crosses streams that are sometimes only audible …

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Schleier Waterfall

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After the many rain showers, the waterfall looks good

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Salza Waterfall

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Idyllic place. The short walk from the parking lot is worthwhile even in the rain...

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Gradenbach Waterfall

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The short detour from the main path to the Gradenbach Falls is worth it. The water rushes down the valley with a roar, a wonderful natural spectacle that has been …

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Strumern Karst Spring

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The karst spring - also known as "Strumern" - bubbles up most in spring. Because that's when the snow from the Dachstein melts. But the natural spectacle is beautiful to look at all year round.

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Waldbachfall

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The roaring forest stream here has cut an impressive swathe in the rock and rushes downhill in several waterfalls.

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Waldbach-Schnellen Waterfalls

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Path through the forest, with many steps, up to the waterfall. You're almost alone up there.

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Happy to travel a little further afield? Then browse these guides for the best waterfalls in the Dachstein Mountains:

Obertraun Hallstatt Gosau Grünau im Almtal Bad Goisern am Hallstättersee Ebensee Bad Ischl St. Wolfgang im Salzkammergut Altmünster

The Top 20 Waterfalls in the Dachstein Mountains

Silberkarklamm Gorge

Panta Rhei Waterfalls at the Vorderer Gosausee

Waldbachstrub Waterfall

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Schleier Waterfall

Salza Waterfall

Gradenbach Waterfall

Strumern Karst Spring

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