The waterfall trail

The waterfall trail with its numerous viewing points and pulpits was built in 1900 and since then has brought nature enthusiasts up close to the Krimml waterfalls. the trail is well paved and is constantly maintained and serviced. Show waterfall trail on map

The lowest waterfall is a 10-15 minute walk from the parking lot. From there, the serpentine waterfall trail leads to the uppermost waterfall (walking time approx. 1.15 hours) and on into the Krimml Achental valley. Viewing platforms provide spectacular views of the thundering water masses of the Krimml Waterfalls. You can learn interesting facts at the information point, and a large selection of literature, DVDs and much more is also available at the ÖAV information point. Access to Kürsingerplatz has been made accessible for the disabled.

"The principle of all things is water,
because water is everything and everything returns to water."

(Thales von Milet, 624 - 546)

    Der Wasserfallweg

    The path as the goal.

    the waterfall trail brings guests from all over the world up close to the krimml waterfalls.

    Length: 4.15 km I Difference in altitude: 431 m

    • Schettkanzel 1460 m
      Named after Albert Schett, Neukirchen am Großvenediger,
      postmaster and head of the construction of the waterfall path in 1879
    • Bergerblick 1390 m
      Friedrich Ernst Berger, longtime 1st chairman of the Warnsdorf section.
    • Staubige Reib 1330 m
    • Gasthaus Schönangerl 1306 m
    • Bergersteig 1245 m
      Friedrich Ernst Berger, 1st chairman of the Warnsdorf section from 1887 to 1943.
    • Jaga Sprung 1220 m
      "... two rocky capitals face each other here, separated only by a chasm of a few flats, which is said to have once been only 5 shoes. Centuries, ... have widened and ... washed out. A game shooter pursued by a hunter is said to have dared to take the dangerous leap over it, thus saving his freedom and life, given the strictness of the laws against predatory marksmen at the time. I prefer to call this gruesome chasm the game shooter's leap."
      (Kürsinger, 1838) (Klafter [= ca. 1,90m] = 6 Schuh [= Fuß])
    • Jung Kanzel 1210 m
      Ernst Jung, Kirchen an der Sieg, Chairman of the DuOeAV. He was also very committed to financing the waterfall trail within the association as a whole.
    • Sendtner Kanzel 1170 m
      Theodor Sendtner, Munich, Chairman of the DuOeAV. He pushed through the financing of the waterfall path from 1879.
    • Regen Kanzel 1150 m
    • Riemann Kanzel 1110 m
      Rudolf Riemann, chairman of the Pinzgau section of the OeAV and driving force behind the construction of the waterfall trail in 1879.
    • Kürsingerplatz 1070 m
      Named after Ignaz von Kürsinger, caretaker of Mittersill. Builder of the first waterfall path around 1835 - a flight of steps on the
      left bank of the Ache to the upper edge of the lowest fall, allowing travelers to see more of the Krimml waterfalls without much effort.