55 Outdoors- Other to Explore in Austria

The Galsterbergalm hut is situated in a wonderful panoramic position at 1800 m above sea level in the Galsterbergalm hiking area and in winter in the family ski area in Pruggern in the heart of the Schladming-Dachstein region. The sun terrace or the cosy interior of the restaurants are ideal for stopping in and relaxing.

The Garnitzenklamm is a natural experience in the Carinthian Gailtal. Not far from Hermagor, near Möderndorf, the Garnitzenbach has dug a 4.5 kilometer long gorge into the rock of the Carnic Alps over the course of history, creating a breathtaking natural gem. Thundering waterfalls, towering cliffs, emerald green bays, colorful rock and rock formations, spectacular climbing systems as well as rare, protected plants and vortex pots shaped over millions of years.

The Glasenbachklamm is a geologically significant, approximately three-kilometer-long section of the Klausbach valley in Glasenbach. It is a popular hiking area for residents of the city and the surrounding area. The Glasenbach Gorge is known for fossil finds such as the ichthyosaur , which is exhibited in the House of Nature . Another special feature are the 200 million year old rock formations from the Jurassic period exposed by the mountain stream.

Gosau is a much-loved alpine village and is famous for its famous lake. From here visitors can admire the most beautiful and most famous views of „King Dachstein“. The area is also well-known for its ancient woodland and lush mountain pastures, and attracts many nature lovers too. If you are looking for lots of fun, the Primeval Forest in Gosau is just the place for you. All this and much more fun besides. We hope to see you soon!

The Höllental in Lower Austria is a narrow valley between the steep limestone massifs of the Schneeberg and Rax through which the River Schwarza flows. It stretches for a total of 16.5 km between Schwarzau im Gebirge and Hirschwang and, because of its natural beauty, it belongs to the Natura 2000 region of Northeastern Border Alps. Because the valley is a popular tourist destination, there are several restaurants along the road.

The Hölzlstein is a 10 by 20 meter large limestone with a height of 157 meters, in the cadastral community of Oggau and forms part of the Rust foothills. The rock is a prehistoric sea reef and dates from the time when the area was still below sea level. From a geological point of view, the Hölzlstein is a Leithakalkklippe, which consists of tertiary sand-lime stone, which comes to the surface at its highest point in the form of a small, widely visible rock formation.

The Jakobsweg Burgenland is an approximately 55 kilometer long branch of the Austrian Jakobsweg network that runs mainly in Burgenland and partly in Lower Austria. The trail, which has been signposted from Frauenkirchen since 2013, takes on a variant of the Jakobsweg in Halbturn that comes from Hungary , leaves Burgenland between Neusiedl am See and Bruck an der Leitha and joins the Austrian Jakobsweg in Haslau-Maria Ellend.

The Johannesweg is a supraregional hiking and pilgrimage route in the lower Mühlviertel. The 84 km long Johannesweg trail, laid out as a circular hiking trail, leads through seven communities in the Freistadt district.  It is designed as a meditation path, the course of which is modeled on the outline of a lily , and is equipped with 12 meditation locations for text passages from the Gospel of John.

The Kaiser-Franz-Josefs-Höhe is part of the Grossglockner High Alpine Road. The end point of a cul-de-sac and lookout point is in Austria in the Glockner Group in Carinthia at an altitude of 2369 m above sea level. A. The Kaiser-Franz-Josefs-Höhe can only be reached by vehicle via the Grossglockner High Alpine Road, which is subject to a toll, from both Salzburg and Carinthia.

The cellar district of Heiligenbrunn in Heiligenbrunn in Burgenland extends across the vineyards of Stifterberg, Zeinerberg and Zeinergraben on a ridge west of the southern Burgenland village of Heiligenbrunn and is part of the "Nature Park in the Wine Idyll". In total, the cellar district consists of around 150 press houses and wine cellars, which, however, are not cellars per se, but mostly wooden block buildings on a rammed earth floor.

Klostertal is located between Bludenz and the Arlberg and has been an extremely popular holiday region for a long time. Hospitality has a long tradition here. The Klostertal extends over a length of around 30 kilometers from Bludenz to the Arlberg Pass and forms the connection from Vorarlberg to the rest of Germany.

Muckenkogel is a part of the Gutensteiner Alps in the Austrian province of Lower Austria. Rising 4095 feet above sea level, the mountain is one of several close to the historic city of Lilienfeld. Today it is of historical significance due to the Czech-born ski pioneer Mathias Zdarsky. On March 19, 1905 the first official Alpine Ski Race was held on Muckenkogel. It was won by Zdarsky. Today, the mountain is a spot for hiking, mountain biking, as well as paragliding.

This is the largest nature park in Austria and covers almost the entire Karwendel massif over a total area of ​​more than 727 square kilometers. It presents itself in wild, sublime beauty with its rocky mountain flanks, extensive forests and gentle alpine meadows. Covering an area of ​​727 square kilometers, it combines eleven different rest and landscape protection areas from high mountain peaks to moors.

The Rosalia-Kogelberg Nature Park, is the youngest nature park in Burgenland and has a lot to offer. Characterized by the ridges of the Rosalien and Ödenburger Mountains as well as the extensive Wulkatal, numerous orchards, dry grasslands, reed ponds and forests form a magnificent, richly structured landscape.

A majestic wildlife preserve in the southwest corner of Vienna, Austria, 80% of it being covered in woodland. Its total area is 2,450 hectares - 1,945 hectares of which are forest areas. The enclosing wall of the Lainzer Tiergarten is around 22 kilometers long. From a geological point of view, this area can be assigned to the so-called flysch zone

This is the largest nature park in Lower Austria extends around the Ötscher. Bizarre rocks, deep gorges, waterfalls, caves, forests, alpine pastures, lakes and wonderful vantage points impress nature lovers and mountain adventurers. The founding of the nature park prevented a planned dam power plant on the Erlauf between Trübenbach and Eibenboden and thus also a significant encroachment on the region.

Pasterze Glacier is a typical valley glacier located at the foot of Austria's highest summit. It starts at the Johannisberg mountain that has a peak 3,463 metres high, and ends at approximately a height of 2,100 metres above sea level. Today it is part of the High Tauern National Park. The Pasterze is a major tourist destination, accessible via the scenic Grossglockner High Alpine Road and a funicular railway that leads down to its margin.

The Piber Federal Stud is a stud farm dedicated to the breeding of Lipizzan horses, located at the village of Piber, near the town of Köflach in western Styria. It is the primarybreeding farm that produces the stallions used by the Spanish Riding School, where the best stallions of each generation bred at Piber are brought for training and later public performance.

The Pöllauer Tal is a valley of the Joglland in Styria . It has been a nature park since 1983 as well as one of the small regions of Styria. There are special places in the nature park that are called nature park jewels. These are natural beauties, natural monuments or places of power that have often developed through the centuries-long interaction of nature and man, such as gorges, caves, ponds, moors, waterfalls and original springs. These locations are easily accessible and freely accessible.

The Rappenloch Gorge is an approx. 500 m long gorge in Dornbirn in the Austrian state of Vorarlberg It has been bridged since 1791 to create a road to Ebnit. From August 2021 to - planned - summer 2022, a new road alignment will be built on the fifth Rappenloch Bridge in chronological order. It is traversed by the Dornbirner Ach northwards, which previously flows through the Alplochklamm.