Hallstatt - Echern Theme Trail to the waterfalls

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Starting place: 4830 Hallstatt
Destination: 4830 Hallstatt

duration: 2h 30m
length: 5,7 km
Altitude difference (uphill): 558m
Altitude difference (downhill): 558m

Lowest point: 515m
Highest point: 758m
difficulty: medium
condition: medium
panoramic view: No view

Paths covering:
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Austria's best known Romantics and artists all set up their easels in the Echerntal Valley. In the 1900s, this valley was known as "The Place for Romantics".



Admire your unspoilt natural surroundings, look out for rushing mountain streams and waterfalls along the way. You will also be able to marvel at the natural beauty of the "Gletscheröfen" - natural pools created by glaciers. You can also discover how people first came to the Echerntal Valley. Emperors and kings, hikers and mountain climbers, Romantic artists, poets. literary figures, cave explorers, hunters and gamekeepers all made this a favourite spot.

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Mountain rescue: 140

Starting point: parking area P2
Destination: parking area P2

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Details - hiking
  • themed path

The theme trail is open all season; in case of high snow or ice the trail could be closed.

Accessibility / arrival

The trail starts on parking number 2

By car:
* Salzburg - Highway A1 – Exit Thalgau – Bad Ischl – 20 km to Hallstatt
* Vienna - Highway A1 – Exit Regau – Bad Ischl – Hallstatt
* Villach - exit Golling or St. Martin - Richtung Gosau - Hallstatt
* Graz - Liezen - Bad Aussee - Obertraun - Hallstatt

By train: www.oebb.at and westbahn.at
* Vienna: Railway station Vienna West – Attnang Puchheim – Hallstatt – ferry
* Salzburg: Salzburg – Attnang Puchheim – Bad Ischl – Hallstatt – ferry


By bus from Salzburg:
*Salzburg – Bad Ischl – Hallstatt
www.postbus.at

Parking fees

From € 3,00 per hour

Travelling by public transport
Route planner for independent travellers
  • Suitable for groups
  • Suitable for schools
  • Pets allowed
  • Suitable for single travelers
Most economical season
  • Spring

Please get in touch for more information.


Hallstatt - Echern Theme Trail to the waterfalls
Tourismusverband Inneres Salzkammergut - Ortsstelle Hallstatt
Seestraße 114
4830 Hallstatt

Phone +43 5 95095 - 30
Fax machine +43 5 95095 - 74
E-Mail hallstatt@dachstein-salzkammergut.at
Web www.dachstein-salzkammergut.at
http://www.dachstein-salzkammergut.at

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Tour-Details

Starting place: 4830 Hallstatt
Destination: 4830 Hallstatt

duration: 2h 30m
length: 5,7 km
Altitude difference (uphill): 558m
Altitude difference (downhill): 558m

Lowest point: 515m
Highest point: 758m
difficulty: medium
condition: medium
panoramic view: No view

Paths covering:
Hiking trail

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