Weissbach Waterfall – Weissbach Falls loop from Max-Aicher-Arena

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Weissbach Waterfall – Weissbach Falls loop from Max-Aicher-Arena

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Weissbach Waterfall – Weissbach Falls loop from Max-Aicher-Arena

02:24

8.18km

200m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: August 9, 2026

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Östliche Chiemgauer Alpen

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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818 m

World's First Pipeline (Brine Pipeline from Bad Reichenhall to Traunstein)

Highlight • Monument

This brought brine from Bad Reichenhall to Traustein 400 years ago. The line was 32 kilometers long, 8,300 hollowed-out tree trunks, as they were called, lay lined up one after the other on the long route over the mountains.

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1.16 km

Brunnhaus Nagling and Himmelsleiter Stairway

Highlight • Historical Site

The Nagling well house is a former well house of the brine pipeline from Bad Reichenhall to Traunstein in Weißbach on the Alpenstrasse.

Right in front of the well house, the Himmelsleiter leads down to the Alpenstrasse.

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5.12 km

Weissbach Gorge

Highlight • Gorge

Parking is free here. The gorge/gorge is always open and there is no entrance fee.

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5.84 km

Picnic Shelter by the Weißbach

Highlight • Rest Area

The SalzAlpenSteig also runs along here. All information about the hiking trail can be found under the following link: salzalpensteig.com/wanderetappen/etappenuebersicht.html (as of July 6, 2024).

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6.93 km

Weissbach Waterfall

Highlight (Segment) • Waterfall

Great trail to the waterfall

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7.82 km

Lettenbach-Klause Monument

Highlight • Monument

It was created to commemorate the location of the Lettenbach-Klause.

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8.00 km

Weissbach Falls

Highlight • Waterfall

This waterfall is a must-see!

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8.10 km

Weissbach Waterfall and Historic Brine Pipeline

Highlight • Waterfall

Although not quite as old as the wooden pipes that can sometimes be found, this pipe also reminds of the past of salt production in the region.

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8.18 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

4.94 km

1.71 km

991 m

514 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

4.07 km

1.35 km

1.21 km

177 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (780 m)

Lowest point (610 m)

Weather

Tuesday 6 October

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Weissbach Waterfall – Weissbach Falls loop from Max-Aicher-Arena

World's First Pipeline (Brine Pipeline from Bad Reichenhall to Traunstein)

Brunnhaus Nagling and Himmelsleiter Stairway

Weissbach Gorge

Picnic Shelter by the Weißbach

Weissbach Waterfall

Lettenbach-Klause Monument

Weissbach Falls

Weissbach Waterfall and Historic Brine Pipeline

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