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Hallstatt – Waldbachfall loop from Evangelische Kirche Hallstatt

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Austria
Upper Austria
Salzkammergut
Bezirk Gmunden
Hallstatt

Hallstatt – Waldbachfall loop from Evangelische Kirche Hallstatt

Hard

4.8

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431

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Hallstatt – Waldbachfall loop from Evangelische Kirche Hallstatt

03:23

9.31km

440m

Hiking

Hard hike. Good fitness required. Sure-footedness, sturdy shoes and alpine experience required. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: July 16, 2026

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Includes a segment that may be dangerous

A part of this route comprises technical, difficult, or hazardous terrain. Specialist equipment and prior experience may be required.

After 4.12 km for 259 m

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103 m

Hallstatt

Highlight • Settlement

A really idyllic place with many historical buildings that tell of the old times, when the wealth was achieved here through the salt deposits and their mining. Today it is …

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434 m

Wonderful view over Lake Hallstatt. Swans and ducks swimming by create a romantic flair 🦢

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630 m

View over Lake Hallstatt

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You could look at it forever. And with the swans, it's almost too kitschy 👍🤗

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3.01 km

Wooden bridge over the wild forest stream

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5.00 km

Waldbachfall

Highlight • Waterfall

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

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5.55 km

Very nicely maintained interesting hiking trail to the Wiesberghaus.

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5.69 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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5.70 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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9.31 km

End point

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

4.15 km

2.76 km

1.88 km

264 m

246 m

Surfaces

4.57 km

1.84 km

1.27 km

1.06 km

463 m

101 m

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Monday 20 July

22°C

8°C

39 %

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Comments

June 13, 2025,🇦🇹 Wandern für die Seele : Gegensätze - Hallstatt ⚓️und der Malerweg👨‍🎨Erweitert durch den Skywalk mit Panoramablick über den Hallstättersee
Once again, we're on a hiking trail called "Hiking for the Soul," and once again, we weren't disappointed.
Shady forests, bubbling streams, and the lively Hallstatt—a hike full of contrasts.
From the paid parking lot, we head along the Alerweg through the Echerntal Valley to Waldbachstrub. Many famous motifs have found motifs here for their paintings.
A path leads us …

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September 21, 2022,Echerntal und Hallstatt
A nice tour, easy to walk. With an impressive waterfall and very beautiful pools in the creek (glacier garden).
Hallstatt with the many international tourists on a 'quiet' day - almost a culture shock 😳

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Beautiful Echnertal:-) our tour started in Hallstadt, unfortunately it was so crowded that we had to park in a very overpriced car park. There were masses of people, so we set off on our tour. A few steps further there was absolute peace and quiet. A beautiful valley lay before us. We followed our painter's path through a forest on …

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Please skip the detour towards Hirlatzhöhlen!

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Shit weather✅️
Single track closed ✅️
Skywalk locked✅️
Surrounding hiking trails closed ✅️

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