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A national park within the Northern Limestone Alps mountain range, located in the state of Upper Austria, Austria. The park was established in 1997.The park contains Central Europe's largest forested area, as well the largest karst region in Austria. It has numerous hiking, mountain biking, and horseback riding trails. The former Steyr Valley Railway, with sections now the Steyrtal rail trail, pass through the park in the Molln area.
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Hoher Nock
4.58km from National Park Upper Austrian Limestone Alps
The Hohe Nock is a karstified plateau mountain in south-eastern Upper Austria . With a height of 1963 m above sea level. A. it towers over the Windischgarstner Basin to the south by around 1400 meters and forms the highest elevation of the Sengsengebirge and the entire Upper Austrian Pre-Alps . The mountain is located in the central area of the Kalkalpen National Park, established in 1997 .
Reichraminger Hintergebirge
7.34km from National Park Upper Austrian Limestone Alps
The Reichraminger Hintergebirge is considered the largest closed and practically uninhabited forest area in Austria and belongs to a large extent to the Kalkalpen National Park. It lies on the border between Upper Austria and Styria, in the knee of the Enns. It is one of the iconic attraction in this area and also there are so many other options for adventure here.
Upper Austrian Prealps
9.65km from National Park Upper Austrian Limestone Alps
The Upper Austrian Pre-Alps are a mountain group of the Eastern Alps, which includes the area between the Trauntal in the west and the Ennstal in the east, to Steyr in the north, which is customarily also in the Enns and Steyrtal Pre-Alps and Salzkammergut-Pre-Alps. From a political point of view, the area comprises the districts of Steyr-Land and Kirchdorf . Large parts are located in the Kalkalpen National Park .
Sengsengebirge
10.04km from National Park Upper Austrian Limestone Alps
The Sengsengebirge is a mountain range of folds in the Upper Austrian Pre-Alps that extends to the north and is part of the Northern Limestone Alps . The heavily karstified mountains consist mainly of Wetterstein limestone , drains mostly underground and is criss-crossed by several large caves, including the Klarahöhle with a length of over 31 kilometers. The highest elevation is at 1963 m above sea level. A. the Hohe Nock .
Hengstpass
11.04km from National Park Upper Austrian Limestone Alps
The Hengstpass is a mountain pass in the Upper Austrian municipality of Rosenau am Hengstpass on the border with Styria . It separates the Reichraminger Hintergebirge from the Haller Mauern. The pass crossing is developed as a state road L 550 and connects the towns of Windischgarsten and Rosenau on the Hengstpass with the towns of Oberlaussa and Unterlaussa , some in Styria, some in Upper Austria, and the Styrian market town of Altenmarkt .
Gleinkersee
12.48km from National Park Upper Austrian Limestone Alps
A beautiful lake located in the Upper Austria and it is an iconic picnic location and also there are so many other options for leisure too.
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