NatureOutdoor
Kitzlochklamm Taxenbach
Taxenbach · Nationalpark Hohe Tauern
14 minRoute
Unlimited free
Unlimited free
SourceOfficial SalzburgerLand Card brochure 2025/26 — “Freier Eintritt sooft Sie wollen”
Over thousands of years the Rauriser Ache has cut a jagged gorge into the rock here. The route passes small waterfalls, sturdy bridges and quiet bays. The starting point lies a quarter of an hour from the village centre of Taxenbach.
- the starting point lies fifteen minutes from the village centre
Over the course of thousands of years the Rauriser Ache has cut a jagged gorge into the rock. The starting point lies fifteen minutes from the village centre. The Kitzlochklamm is the finest and most impressive gorge in the region. The many small waterfalls, the sturdy bridges and the small quiet bays make the gorge a natural monument of the first order.
What visitors say
A gorge path of roughly one and a half kilometres over bridges, steps and through short tunnels in the rock, with the viewing platform at the Teufelstreppe as the highlight. Visitors call the path well secured and well maintained, but there are hundreds of steps leading up and not everyone finds the entrance fee proportionate to what is on offer. On hot days the coolness in the gorge is precisely the greatest plus. Allow around one to one and a half hours; it is not possible to get through with a pushchair.
- · Wear trainers or light walking shoes; flip-flops are unsuitable on the wet steps.
- · The car park fills up on fine days, so go early.
- · For continuing along the circular route towards Maria Elend or Embach, allow more time than the stated one and a half to two hours.
SourceSummarised from public experiences, 2026-08-15.
Opening hours
- 17/05 to 30/09, daily 08:00-18:00
- 01/10 to 26/10, daily 09:00-16:00
“Mai bis Sept. tägl. 8–18 Uhr (letzter Eintritt); Okt. tägl. 9–16 Uhr (letzter Eintritt). Bis 26. Oktober geöffnet.”
SourceBrochure 2025/26
Contact
- info@taxenbach.at