Dr. Vogelgesang Gorge

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Tour-Details

Path number: 2

Starting place: 4582 Spital am Pyhrn

Destination: 4582 Spital am Pyhrn

duration: 1h 12m

length: 3,8 km

Altitude difference (uphill): 255m

Altitude difference (downhill): 300m

Lowest point: 740m

Highest point: 1.009m

difficulty: easy

condition: easy

panoramic view: Dreamtour

Paths covering:

Asphalt, Hiking trail

A wild romantic gorge with a doctor’s title – the LONGEST GORGE IN UPPER AUSTRIA & THE SECOND LONGEST GORGE IN AUSTRIA!

Experience the natural spectacle of the falling water in the longest gorge in Upper Austria with a length of over 1.5 km from the ticket office and 2.7 km from parking lot 2 as well as 500 wooden and stone steps. The gorge is also the starting point for the approx. 5-hour 3-hut hike (Bosruckhütte, Rohrauerhaus and Hofalm).

The Dr. Vogelgesang-Gorge is a welcome destination for all ages, from infant to old age. At the end you connect with the international long distance hiking trail (E 601 via alpina), from where you can embark on a beautiful and popular circular hiking path. To ease the tired bones, take a break and enjoy some local specialities at one of the the alpine huts Bosruckhütte, Rohrauerhaus or at the Hofalm before your descent to Spital am Pyhrn.

Dr. Moritz Vogelgesang was the local doctor at Spital am Pyhrn and also head of the local improvement club. His efforts to make the gorge accessible are the reason why it is named after him.
The word “Vogelgesang” also means bird song, the gorge is therefore often erroneously called bird song gorge.

The Dr. Vogelgesang-Gorge was made partly accessible for the first time in the summer of 1906 for tourists. In 1908 the gorge was destroyed by floods. From 1926 – 1927 the entire gorge was made fully accessible by the municipality of Spital am Pyhrn by means of steps and footbridges fixed vertically into the rocks. The entire gorge can be climbed by approximately 500 steps. Every May the steps are inspected and maintained all summer long, to ensure that visitors can enjoy the water falls at no risk. In 2006 the gorge celebrated its one-hundred-year old existence.

Tour and route information

Starting point: Dr Vogelgesang-Klamm car park in the Grünau district of Spital am Pyhrn. Paid car park. ATTENTION: Drive from the motorway exit without satnav - this will usually take you the wrong way to the gorge! On the A9, the Pyhrn motorway, take the Spital am Pyhrn exit and turn left. Drive through the village of Spital am Pyhrn. 100 metres after the end of the village (just before the Panorama indoor pool), turn right into the Sandstraße and follow the signs along the Trattenbach stream to the Grünau district (approx. 2 km). Or take the B138 from Windischgarsten towards Spital am Pyhrn, turn left into the Sandstraße after the Panorama indoor pool and follow the signs along the Trattenbach stream to the Grünau district (approx. 2km). Public transport: Take the ÖBB Postbus (line 911) or the Postbus (line 430) to the Spital am Pyhrn Hauptplatz stop - walking time to the gorge entrance approx. 30 min.

Destination: Dr. Vogelgesang-Klamm car park in the Grünau district of Spital am Pyhrn.

further information:

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Details - hiking

themed path

Opening hours

Open from May 1st to October 31st
on weekdays 7.30am to 6.00pm
on Sat, Sun and public holidays from 7:00 to 18:00

Variants and stages

Trail "Between Heaven and Earth - Gerlinde Kaltenbrunner and the world of 8000"

Arrival

Accessibility / arrival

Attention: From the motorway exit, drive without a sat nav - this will usually lead you to the wrong gorge!
On the A9, the Pyhrn motorway, take the Spital am Pyhrn exit and turn left. Drive through the centre of Spital am Pyhrn. 100 metres after the end of the village (just before the Panorama indoor pool), turn right into Sandstraße and follow the signs along the Trattenbach stream to the Grünau district (approx. 2km).

Or via the B138 from Windischgarsten towards Spital am Pyhrn, after the Panorama indoor pool turn left into Sandstraße and follow the signs along the Trattenbach stream to the Grünau district (approx. 2km) follow the signs.

Public
Take the ÖBB Postbus (line 911) or the Postbus (line 430) to the Spital am Pyhrn Hauptplatz stop - walking time to the gorge entrance approx. 30 min.

Parking

Parking space: 150

Parking fees

The car parks at Dr Vogelgesangklamm are subject to a charge.

Prices

General price information

Clamp maintenance fee:

Adults: € 6.30
Children (6-15 years): € 4.20

Payment methods

Other payment methods

Cash payment

Discounts (Age-related / Groups)

Children
Children from 6 to 15 years: € 4.20
Student groups with school class
School groups up to the 15th birthday (from 10 persons): € 3.60
Handicapped
with ID: € 5,30
Families
Family ticket: When accompanied by at least one full-paying adult and showing the family ticket, children only pay € 3.60

Family rate: With 2 full-paying adults, children pay only € 3.60
Groups
Groups adults (from 20 pers.): € 5,70

Discounts (Memberships)

Pyhrn-Priel-Card
Free entry, as often as you like
Phyrn-Priel seasonal pass
Free entry, as often as you like

Suitability

Suitable for groups
Suitable for schools
Pets allowed
Suitable for teenagers
Suitable for seniors
Suitable for single travelers
Suitable for families
Suitable for friends
Suitable for couples
Suitable for children

Other special suitabilities

In wet weather the wooden steps are slippery!
Wooden footbridges and wooden steps that are open at the back run through the gorge. Many small children manage to hike through the gorge, but for some it is too much.
Dogs are allowed in the gorge, but you have to judge for yourself whether the dogs dare.

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