{"id":1004,"date":"2026-06-07T18:52:47","date_gmt":"2026-06-07T16:52:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alpentreff.de\/item\/nationalpark-gesaeuse\/"},"modified":"2026-06-08T11:04:10","modified_gmt":"2026-06-08T09:04:10","slug":"nationalpark-gesaeuse","status":"publish","type":"citadela-item","link":"https:\/\/alpentreff.de\/en\/item\/nationalpark-gesaeuse\/","title":{"rendered":"Ges\u00e4use National Park"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"font-size:1.15em;line-height:1.6;color:#3a352f;\">Founded in 2002, the Ges\u00e4use National Park in Upper Styria protects one of Austria's wildest mountain landscapes, where the Enns cuts deep into the steep limestone walls of the Ges\u00e4use mountains. Golden eagles, chamois and rare plants live here. White water, via ferratas and scenic trails make the park a destination for nature lovers.<\/p>\n<h2>Highlights<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Deeply cut Enns valley with steep limestone walls<\/li>\n<li>Golden eagles, chamois and rare flora<\/li>\n<li>White-water sections on the Enns<\/li>\n<li>Via ferratas and mountain trails<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Good to know<\/h2>\n<table class=\"at-vergleich\" style=\"width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;font-size:14px;\">\n<tr style=\"background:#ffffff;\">\n<td style=\"padding:8px;border:1px solid #e3e0d8;width:34%;font-weight:600;\">Founded<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:8px;border:1px solid #e3e0d8;\">2002<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"background:#fafaf8;\">\n<td style=\"padding:8px;border:1px solid #e3e0d8;width:34%;font-weight:600;\">River<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:8px;border:1px solid #e3e0d8;\">Enns (white water)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"background:#ffffff;\">\n<td style=\"padding:8px;border:1px solid #e3e0d8;width:34%;font-weight:600;\">Wildlife<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:8px;border:1px solid #e3e0d8;\">Golden eagle, chamois<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"background:#fafaf8;\">\n<td style=\"padding:8px;border:1px solid #e3e0d8;width:34%;font-weight:600;\">Mountain range<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:8px;border:1px solid #e3e0d8;\">Ges\u00e4use mountains (Ennstal Alps)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<h2>Practical info<\/h2>\n<div style=\"background:#f3f1ec;border:1px solid #e3e0d8;border-radius:10px;padding:18px 20px;\">\n<p style=\"margin:6px 0;line-height:1.55;\"><strong style=\"color:#f25353;\">Getting there:<\/strong> By train into the Ges\u00e4use (Gstatterboden station); by car via the Ges\u00e4use road.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:6px 0;line-height:1.55;\"><strong style=\"color:#f25353;\">Best time:<\/strong> Hiking and white water May to October.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:6px 0;line-height:1.55;\"><strong style=\"color:#f25353;\">Cost:<\/strong> Nature access free; guided tours and white water payable (please verify).<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:6px 0;line-height:1.55;\"><strong style=\"color:#f25353;\">Safety:<\/strong> Steep terrain and cold white water; via ferratas only with equipment.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:12px 0 4px;\"><strong style=\"color:#f25353;\">Tips:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"margin-top:0;\">\n<li>Bring binoculars, golden eagles often circle above the valley<\/li>\n<li>Get current tour tips at the national-park pavilion<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<h2>Background &amp; History<\/h2>\n<p>The Ges\u00e4use National Park in northern Styria owes its sonorous name to the roaring of the Enns, which forces its way here through the rock of the Ennstal Alps in a wild gorge. The old word ges\u00e4use derives from the rushing and roaring of the water, for over a few kilometres the river plunges between vertical rock faces and remains to this day one of the most demanding white-water stretches of the Eastern Alps. Above the waters rise limestone massifs such as the Hochtor, whose rugged faces became early on a cradle of Styrian mountaineering.<\/p>\n<p>In 2002 the area was declared a national park, one of the younger ones in Austria, dedicated to the protection of a wilderness shaped by water and rock. Steep mountain forest, flower-rich alpine pastures and rugged rock regions lie here layered above one another in the closest space, a habitat for chamois, golden eagles and rare plants. The leitmotif of the park sums up the character of the landscape: where water meets rock, that primeval dynamic arises which has always made the Ges\u00e4use a place of longing for hikers, climbers and nature lovers.<\/p>\n<div style=\"background:#221c1a;color:#fff;border-radius:10px;padding:18px 22px;margin-top:28px;\"><strong style=\"font-size:1.08em;\">Related<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:6px 0 12px;color:#d8d2cc;font-size:14px;\">To make your trip run smoothly , our guides and gear tips for this destination:<\/p>\n<div style=\"display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:10px;\"><a href=\"\/en\/voegel-der-alpen\/\" style=\"display:inline-block;background:#f25353;color:#fff;padding:9px 16px;border-radius:6px;text-decoration:none;font-weight:600;font-size:14px;\">Bird species in the region \u2192<\/a><a href=\"\/en\/fernglaeser-tierbeobachtung\/\" style=\"display:inline-block;background:#f25353;color:#fff;padding:9px 16px;border-radius:6px;text-decoration:none;font-weight:600;font-size:14px;\">Binoculars &amp; spotting scopes \u2192<\/a><a href=\"\/en\/vogel-ausruestung\/\" style=\"display:inline-block;background:#f25353;color:#fff;padding:9px 16px;border-radius:6px;text-decoration:none;font-weight:600;font-size:14px;\">Birding gear \u2192<\/a><a href=\"\/en\/naturfotografie\/\" style=\"display:inline-block;background:#f25353;color:#fff;padding:9px 16px;border-radius:6px;text-decoration:none;font-weight:600;font-size:14px;\">Nature photography \u2192<\/a><a href=\"\/en\/wildtierbeobachtung-alpen\/\" style=\"display:inline-block;background:#f25353;color:#fff;padding:9px 16px;border-radius:6px;text-decoration:none;font-weight:600;font-size:14px;\">Watch wildlife \u2192<\/a><a href=\"\/en\/wanderschuhe\/\" style=\"display:inline-block;background:#f25353;color:#fff;padding:9px 16px;border-radius:6px;text-decoration:none;font-weight:600;font-size:14px;\">Hiking boots \u2192<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Der 2002 gegr\u00fcndete Nationalpark Ges\u00e4use in der Obersteiermark sch\u00fctzt eine der wildesten Gebirgslandschaften \u00d6sterreichs, wo die Enns sich tief in die steilen Kalkw\u00e4nde der Ges\u00e4useberge gr\u00e4bt. Steinadler, G\u00e4msen und seltene Pflanzen leben hier. Wildwasser, Klettersteige und aussichtsreiche Wanderwege machen den Park zum Ziel f\u00fcr Naturfreunde. Highlights Tief eingeschnittenes Ennstal mit steilen Kalkw\u00e4nden Steinadler, G\u00e4msen und [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":1037,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","citadela-item-category":[39,35,74,30],"citadela-item-location":[63],"class_list":["post-1004","citadela-item","type-citadela-item","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","citadela-item-category-ausflugsziele-sehenswuerdigkeiten","citadela-item-category-tierbeobachtung","citadela-item-category-vogelbeobachtung","citadela-item-category-wandern-bergtouren","citadela-item-location-steiermark"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/alpentreff.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/citadela-item\/1004","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/alpentreff.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/citadela-item"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/alpentreff.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/citadela-item"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alpentreff.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1004"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/alpentreff.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/citadela-item\/1004\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1551,"href":"https:\/\/alpentreff.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/citadela-item\/1004\/revisions\/1551"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alpentreff.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1037"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/alpentreff.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1004"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"citadela-item-category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alpentreff.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/citadela-item-category?post=1004"},{"taxonomy":"citadela-item-location","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alpentreff.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/citadela-item-location?post=1004"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}