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Bad Hofgastein

Gadaunerer Gorge – Gastein High Trail loop from Tauernbahn

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Austria

Salzburg

Bad Hofgastein

Gadaunerer Gorge – Gastein High Trail loop from Tauernbahn

Moderate

4.8

(653)

2,904

hikers

Gadaunerer Gorge – Gastein High Trail loop from Tauernbahn

04:46

16.9km

330m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: April 22, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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4.40 km

Viewpoint

5.58 km

View of Bad Gastein

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Bad Gastein is a beautiful place from afar, but up close your heart bleeds. The town center has been decaying for decades. A slow reconstruction is underway, but will probably take time.

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6.59 km

Gastein High Trail

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Pure panorama and also a highlight at night. Very nicely laid out high path with tunnels with automatic lighting.

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7.88 km

The Gastein High Trail was built between 1934 and 1938 and is located at a relatively even altitude of 1,000 m above sea level. The name Martin Lodingerweg refers to Martin Lodinger, who used to work in the Gastein mining industry and is said to have owned a house on the high trail not far from Café Gamskar (Ardacker, Bad Gastein). He was persecuted as a Protestant and emigrated with a few like-minded people in 1533.

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9.29 km

Gadaunerer Gorge

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The Gadaunerer Gorge is a 1.2-kilometer-long gorge on the southwest slope of the Gamskarkogel on the western side of the Gastein Valley. It is located on the Gastein High Trail between the communities of Bad Gastein and Bad Hofgastein. The wild, romantic gorge can be reached near the town of Gadaunern. The valley cut gives the landscape a distinctive character and is one of the natural monuments of the state of Salzburg. Source: sn.at/wiki/Gadaunerer_Schlucht

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9.30 km

Katharina Tunnel

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In the tunnel you come across a statue, after the gorge towards Sportgastein, a beautiful picnic area with a view of the valley. With a panorama towards the glacier. In clear weather you can see a chairlift.

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9.30 km

Katharinastollen in the Gadauner Gorge

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The rehabilitation work on the Gadauner Gorge has now been completed. On May 17, 2021, the Katharina tunnel was blasted through. This replaces the former tunnel and the open-air path. Severe storms and mudslides hit the tunnel in November 2019 to such an extent that it had to be closed from that point on. In order to offer hikers the greatest possible safety in the future, a new, 68 meter long tunnel was dug. Reopening of the Höhenweg: end of June 2021.

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10.1 km

Gastein High Trail

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Beautifully laid out path with great mountain views

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10.5 km

Gadauner Gorge

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The Gasteiner Höhenweg leads from Bad Gastein to Bad Hofgastein above the valley or, of course, vice versa 🤭. The entire route takes a good three hours. The path itself has no major increases, it is very well developed.
A hiking trail worth seeing, a must for everyone who loves and appreciates nature.

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16.9 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

9.42 km

3.24 km

2.70 km

969 m

563 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

10.9 km

4.03 km

836 m

583 m

447 m

118 m

Elevation

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Highest point (1,040 m)

Lowest point (840 m)

Weather

Wednesday 8 July

24°C

15°C

55 %

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Gadaunerer Gorge – Gastein High Trail loop from Tauernbahn

View of Bad Gastein

Gastein High Trail

Gastein High Trail

Gadaunerer Gorge

Katharina Tunnel

Katharinastollen in the Gadauner Gorge

Gastein High Trail

Gadauner Gorge

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