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Austria
Upper Austria
Salzkammergut
Bezirk Gmunden
Hallstatt

View towards Hallstatt – Waldbachfall loop from Hirlatzhöhle

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Austria
Upper Austria
Salzkammergut
Bezirk Gmunden
Hallstatt

View towards Hallstatt – Waldbachfall loop from Hirlatzhöhle

Hard

4.8

(41)

378

hikers

View towards Hallstatt – Waldbachfall loop from Hirlatzhöhle

08:08

17.9km

1,480m

Hiking

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

Last updated: July 15, 2026

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152 m

Settlement in the Echerntal Valley

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The small settlement in Echerntal takes you on a journey through time - the small farmhouses stand in the midst of the green valley and on both sides the gray …

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2

428 m

Golling Waterfalls

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The Malerweg leads for some time along the pleasantly babbling stream

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3

1.60 km

Kreilpweg Kneipp Path

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4

1.73 km

Hallstatt Glacier Garden Natural Monument

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Hallstatt and the surrounding area is a must, but if there are fewer guests on site. 🤩

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1.73 km

View towards Hallstatt

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From the vantage point in the glacier garden you have a breathtaking view down to the valley, to Hallstatt and Lake Hallstatt. No wonder that the painters used to wander up to capture the unique panorama in their pictures.

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2.43 km

Waldbachfall

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The roaring forest stream here has cut an impressive swathe in the rock and rushes downhill in several waterfalls.

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4.26 km

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9.03 km

Wiesberghaus

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Very nice mountain hut run by the Nature Friends. Super friendly hosts, fair prices and great food await you here. The rooms are spacious and clean, blankets are provided, so you only need a sleeping bag.

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16.2 km

Very nicely maintained interesting hiking trail to the Wiesberghaus.

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17.9 km

End point

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

6.90 km

6.51 km

4.13 km

341 m

Surfaces

11.3 km

2.46 km

1.50 km

1.18 km

899 m

506 m

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Elevation

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Highest point (1,860 m)

Lowest point (530 m)

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Comments

August 25, 2025,Ochsenkogel
After spending the night at the Wiesberghaus, I still needed a Kipfel (a mountain pasture). It can be reached from the Wiesberghaus in an hour if you're reasonably quick! But be careful, it's not for the inexperienced. There isn't really a single path, so you have to find it yourself and do quite a bit of climbing. It's not difficult, …

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The path from the Simonyhütte to Hallstatt is easy to follow, but should not be underestimated, as you have to overcome over 1,700 meters of downhill, some of which are very steep. The path is difficult to walk, alternating with coarse stones, rocky steps and rolling gravel, as it is often very slippery.
Good, non-slip shoes and sturdy knees are …

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After yesterday's arrival in Hallstatt in continuous rain, it got a little better today.
Since there is already a lot of snow above 2,000 m, I changed my overnight stay to the Wiesberghaus.
I took path no. 601, which, after a forest road, turns into a beautiful forest path.
This path was created especially for Empress Sissy as a bridle …

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I was hoping that the weather would be better today.. however, snowfall was indicated from a certain height... We started dry-shod in Hallstatt... but a short time later it started to rain very lightly. The waterfall was a brilliant start. From there it went steadily higher, always through a beautiful larch forest. The rain grew heavier. As the altitude increased, …

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