Krippenstein Spirale Live Cam

Dachstein-Krippenstein-Bahn

Dachstein-Krippenstein cable car Krippenstein hiking trail With the Dachstein cable cars you can easily reach the wonderful, wild and romantic Dachstein high plateau. The first section (to the Schönbergalm) leads to the world-famous giant ice cave and to the mammoth cave (each 15 minutes walk to the entrance). You can visit the cave museum there for free. The newly designed Schönberg panoramic restaurant invites you to eat and drink. The second section takes you to the Krippenstein. The comfortable and safe "Heilbronner Rundwanderweg" (approx. 3 hours) leads you to the imposing Dachstein plateau.

Jeder Finger ein neuer Blickwinkel

"Five Fingers" is the name of the absolute attraction on the Krippenstein, which protrudes like a hand over the valley and can be seen from everywhere. Every single finger is accessible. The first ends with a picture frame that frames the view of Hallstatt, while the second finger has a telescope through which the Dachstein and the World Heritage region can be viewed. The third finger is a stepping stone and the fourth has a hole in the floor that reveals Krippenbrunn. The most spectacular is of course the fifth finger, which consists of a glass plate and is accessible for the most daring. The world heritage view and the world heritage view along and at the end of the pioneer cross hiking trail will delight the guests of the Dachstein hiking world with sensational views.

Dachstein Rieseneishöhle

The Dachstein giant ice cave is located high above the Traun Valley and can be reached on foot in a few minutes from the Schönbergalm. The ice is formed by seepage water that enters the cave from the Dachstein plateau through joints and crevices in the rock. If the outside temperature is above freezing point, but cold air is still stored in the cave rooms, the water that penetrates freezes and forms the wonderful ice objects that make up the magic of the giant ice cave. Even if the ice melts slightly in summer due to the penetration of warmer water, the growth balance is positive - the winter-spring increase is greater than the summer-autumn loss of ice and thus continues to guarantee a great experience of nature.

Reise ins Eis

In 50-minute tours, visitors can immerse themselves in this natural wonderland and experience the magic of the ice landscape up close. Experienced guides lead you through ice-free corridors and a stalactite hall down to the "King Arthur's Cathedral". Here in this hall dominated by mighty boulders, bones of cave bears were found at the time, which show human traces of processing. Stairs through the narrow Keyeschluf facilitate the ascent to the upper one Floor of the cave, the fantastic ice shapes of which are the highlight of the cave visit.

Experience the ice landscape up close From the "Ice Palace" the path leads to the "Parsifaldom" and the "Great Iceberg" - an ice cone over nine meters high. The route continues to the mighty ice bell of the "Grail Castle", which, depending on the lighting, comes in various colors of white shimmers to dark blue. A connecting corridor leads to the 25 meter thick ground ice of the adjoining "Tristandom" and the descent into the "Great Ice Chapel" at the base of the cave ice gives a lasting impression of subterranean beauty. Passing the ice abyss, the overcoming of which was the biggest obstacle when exploring the cave, visitors reach the exit with its beautiful view of the Krippenstein and Lake Hallstatt.