Great Riesach Falls – View of Untertal Valley loop from Riesachfall

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Great Riesach Falls – View of Untertal Valley loop from Riesachfall

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Great Riesach Falls – View of Untertal Valley loop from Riesachfall

02:52

8.74km

320m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: July 17, 2026

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Temporary access restrictions

Includes segments with temporary access restrictions.

After 2.30 km for 987 m

Closed: • November 1-May 10 (otherwise open)

Waypoints

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1.25 km

Alpine Meadow and River near Schladming

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Beautiful hike for those hungry for knowledge

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1.62 km

Wild Water

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Beautiful and quiet in winter. The water is framed by the ice.

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1.81 km

Kleiner Riesach Waterfall Viewing Platform

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After a short, easy ascent you reach the waterfall. The roar of the water is breathtaking.

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2.26 km

Great Riesach Falls

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The Riesach Falls are truly impressive waterfalls in the Schladming Tauern, not far from Schladming. The two most famous waterfalls there are the Small and Large Riesach Falls, with the …

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3.37 km

View of Riesachsee

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And on its banks there are already all kinds of hikers

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3.96 km

Riesachsee

Lake

5.91 km

Bench With a View of the Lake in the Höll Valley

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The bench is next to the forest road. This is the descent option from the Alpinsteig Höll (only accessible uphill!).

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6.78 km

View of Untertal Valley

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Beautiful views are offered from the forest path you are returning on.

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8.74 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

4.81 km

2.22 km

1.03 km

668 m

Surfaces

5.43 km

2.22 km

1.03 km

< 100 m

Elevation

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Weather

Friday 9 October

13°C

6°C

93 %

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Comments

July 2, 2024,Alpiner Aufstieg (Höll) zur Kaltbachalm Rundweg

We parked the car in the car park and then we set off. First we hiked quite leisurely until we got to the climb up to the waterfall. From there it's just uphill over hill and dale and lots of stairs. It's a good thing it wasn't very warm today. From the turnoff to the Alpine Trail, you need to …

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July 16, 2021,🇦🇹 Riesachfälle bis zum Riesachsee🥾 16.7.2021

Accidentally gone the wrong way 🤭
You can only go up the gorge🤷🏼‍♀️

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July 12, 2023,🇦🇹Schladming-Rohrmoos-Untertal: "Wilde Wasser" Riesachfälle & -see, Höll

The bus 🚍 took us comfortably to Rohrmooser Untertal. Our destination today was the Riesach waterfalls (final stop). There is also a large parking lot here (11.00 €/d, with Schladming-Dachstein Card 7.50 €/d; the fee must be paid at the ticket booth well before the end of the valley).
From the stop we followed the water over countless steps and …

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June 22, 2022,Wilde Wasser, Alpinsteig Höll, ab Seeleiten Parkplatz

In the Wilde Wasser theme world, we walked the "Höll" alpine trail from the Seeleiten car park. Parking costs €7.50 with the Sommercard, without €11. You can also arrive by bus. Relatively steep ascent to the suspension bridge, but also great views of the roaring water from below. Once you've managed the suspension bridge, you climb the rest of the …

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July 2, 2023,Alpinsteig Höll – Riesachsee Runde von Schladming

Today was an absolute highlight of this week. Steep ladders and steps up and down, always along the waterfall and the suspension bridge over the gorge, amazing. Anyone who walks this path should definitely be free from vertigo and fairly sure-footed, but of course there is also the leisurely path up, which is also good to walk with the dogs, …

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May 17, 2025,Brücke über Riesachbach – Riesachsee

Since we were still in the preseason in the Styrian region for our little weekend trip, many gorges and huts were still closed. So we decided on the Riesach Valley: incredibly beautiful, thunderous (because it had snowed the night before), and not a single other person around. A dreamy place right at the snow line.

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June 10, 2024,Schladming 😊 über den Alpinsteig Höll zum Riesachsee

and it was a challenging climb in light rain over the path to the rustic but beautiful Gföller Alm and the Kaiserschmarren was 😋
the lake is very beautiful 😊
back into the valley via a forest path and in the valley a few meters of beautiful meadows to the next bus stop 😊

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June 9, 2022,Riesachwasserfälle, Alpinsteig Höll, Gfölleralm, Riesachsee und Kaltenbachalm bei Untertal (Schladming)

Rainy weather = water hike because you're wet anyway 💦

Along the Riesach we went to the small and large waterfalls, which also impress with the enormous water masses. You can see them from bridges.

The Alpinsteig Höll begins at the upper end of the large waterfall. Signs state that surefootedness and a head for heights are required. In addition, …

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