{"id":991,"date":"2026-06-07T18:52:47","date_gmt":"2026-06-07T16:52:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alpentreff.de\/item\/krimmler-wasserfaelle\/"},"modified":"2026-06-08T11:04:10","modified_gmt":"2026-06-08T09:04:10","slug":"krimmler-wasserfaelle","status":"publish","type":"citadela-item","link":"https:\/\/alpentreff.de\/en\/item\/krimmler-wasserfaelle\/","title":{"rendered":"Krimml Waterfalls"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"font-size:1.15em;line-height:1.6;color:#3a352f;\">The Krimml Waterfalls in the Hohe Tauern National Park are, at around 380 m total height, the highest waterfalls in Austria and among the highest in Europe. A well-made path leads up in serpentines past three cascades. The fine spray is considered especially good for the airways.<\/p>\n<h2>Highlights<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Highest waterfalls in Austria (around 380 m)<\/li>\n<li>Waterfall path past three cascades<\/li>\n<li>Location in the Hohe Tauern National Park<\/li>\n<li>Healing climate from fine water mist<\/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;\">Elevation<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:8px;border:1px solid #e3e0d8;\">around 380 m total height<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"background:#fafaf8;\">\n<td style=\"padding:8px;border:1px solid #e3e0d8;width:34%;font-weight:600;\">National park<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:8px;border:1px solid #e3e0d8;\">Hohe Tauern<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"background:#ffffff;\">\n<td style=\"padding:8px;border:1px solid #e3e0d8;width:34%;font-weight:600;\">Path<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:8px;border:1px solid #e3e0d8;\">Waterfall path, several viewing platforms<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"background:#fafaf8;\">\n<td style=\"padding:8px;border:1px solid #e3e0d8;width:34%;font-weight:600;\">Location<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:8px;border:1px solid #e3e0d8;\">Krimml<\/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 car to Krimml; by public transport the Pinzgau local railway and bus.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:6px 0;line-height:1.55;\"><strong style=\"color:#f25353;\">Best time:<\/strong> May to October; in early summer the falls carry the most water.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:6px 0;line-height:1.55;\"><strong style=\"color:#f25353;\">Cost:<\/strong> Waterfall-path admission payable in season (please verify).<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:6px 0;line-height:1.55;\"><strong style=\"color:#f25353;\">Safety:<\/strong> The walkways are wet and slippery; sturdy footwear and rain protection.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:12px 0 4px;\"><strong style=\"color:#f25353;\">Tips:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"margin-top:0;\">\n<li>Start early, the way up takes around 1.5 hours<\/li>\n<li>Pack a rain jacket, the spray soaks through<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<h2>Background &amp; History<\/h2>\n<p>The Krimml Waterfalls belong to the highest waterfalls in Europe and plunge in three mighty stages over a rock step at the entrance of the Krimml Achental in the Salzburg Pinzgau. They are fed by the meltwater of the glaciated peaks of the Hohe Tauern, and above all in the early-summer snowmelt they unfold a thundering force, whose fine spray mist enwraps the surrounding forests in perpetual moist green and creates a lush habitat of its own.<\/p>\n<p>As early as the 19th century the Austrian Alpine Club opened up an artfully laid-out path, which leads visitors up the falls in serpentines and again and again reveals new viewpoints of the roaring masses of water, an early testimony of the rising Alpine tourism. The healing spray mist, to which a beneficial effect on the respiratory tract is attributed, has earned the place the reputation of a natural health resort, and the water has long been regarded as exceptionally pure. Krimml was for a long time reachable via the narrow-gauge Pinzgau railway through the Salzach valley, and the valley beyond is today part of the Hohe Tauern National Park. In total the masses of water overcome, over several stages, a height difference of around 380 metres, which makes them one of the most tremendous natural spectacles of the Eastern Alps. Thus at the falls the raw power of the high-mountain water and the refined culture of the summer retreat combine.<\/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\/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><a href=\"\/en\/schichtenprinzip-bekleidung\/\" style=\"display:inline-block;background:#f25353;color:#fff;padding:9px 16px;border-radius:6px;text-decoration:none;font-weight:600;font-size:14px;\">Layering guide for clothing \u2192<\/a><a href=\"\/en\/packliste-tages-bergwanderung\/\" style=\"display:inline-block;background:#f25353;color:#fff;padding:9px 16px;border-radius:6px;text-decoration:none;font-weight:600;font-size:14px;\">Day-tour packing list \u2192<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Die Krimmler Wasserf\u00e4lle im Nationalpark Hohe Tauern sind mit rund 380 m Gesamth\u00f6he die h\u00f6chsten Wasserf\u00e4lle \u00d6sterreichs und z\u00e4hlen zu den h\u00f6chsten Europas. \u00dcber den Wasserfallweg f\u00fchrt ein gut angelegter Steig in Serpentinen an drei Fallstufen vorbei nach oben. Die feine Gischt gilt als besonders gesund f\u00fcr die Atemwege. Highlights H\u00f6chste Wasserf\u00e4lle \u00d6sterreichs (rund 380 [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":1028,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","citadela-item-category":[39,30],"citadela-item-location":[44],"class_list":["post-991","citadela-item","type-citadela-item","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","citadela-item-category-ausflugsziele-sehenswuerdigkeiten","citadela-item-category-wandern-bergtouren","citadela-item-location-salzburger-land"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/alpentreff.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/citadela-item\/991","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=991"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/alpentreff.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/citadela-item\/991\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1521,"href":"https:\/\/alpentreff.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/citadela-item\/991\/revisions\/1521"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alpentreff.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1028"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/alpentreff.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=991"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"citadela-item-category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alpentreff.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/citadela-item-category?post=991"},{"taxonomy":"citadela-item-location","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alpentreff.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/citadela-item-location?post=991"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}