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Barbarossa Gorge near Mühldorf/Mölltal

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Barbarossa Gorge near Mühldorf/Mölltal

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Barbarossa Gorge near Mühldorf/Mölltal

00:57

2.66km

150m

Hiking

This family-friendly circular hike through the Barbarossa Gorge begins at the parking lot of the same name. From here, you cross a bridge to the other side of the railway tracks, where the entrance to the gorge is located.

The circular trail is designed as an adventure trail. At several stations, you'll learn interesting facts about Emperor Frederick I, also known as Barbarossa, who once rested in this gorge with his warriors. You'll hike along adventurous paths, bridges, and walkways, past steep rock faces and beautiful waterfalls through the magnificent natural setting of the gorge formed by the Mühlendorferbach stream.

Finally, the trail leads you out of the gorge to the Barbarossa Table. The emperor himself is said to have rested at this table. From here, you follow the route above the gorge back to the bridge. Then you walk back to the starting point along the same path you came.

by Nationalpark-Region Hohe Tauern Kärnten

Last updated: June 24, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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968 m

Small Waterfall in the Gorge

Highlight • Waterfall

It's beautiful how the water falls over hill and dale and down several steps!

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Barbarossa Gorge Waterfall

Highlight • Waterfall

A beautiful gorge with a moderate level of difficulty. Also suitable for a family hike. The entire loop is designed as a themed hike, with several signs telling the story of Emperor Barbarossa.

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1.35 km

Barbarossa Table

Highlight • Natural Monument

You can really imagine Redbeard having a snack here. :) Highly recommended with children!

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2.66 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

1.93 km

654 m

Surfaces

1.93 km

499 m

155 m

Elevation

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Highest point (810 m)

Lowest point (670 m)

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Comments

June 18, 2025,AT - Barbarossaschlucht – Nationalpark Hohe Tauern

There's no entrance fee, and the rain has caused the vegetation to grow well, somewhat obscuring the view. I found the climb through the forest very steep and strenuous, but the descent through the gorge was much more pleasant.

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September 22, 2025,Barbarossa Schlucht 🇦🇹

Starting point: 🅿️ near the Barbarossa Gorge

Beautiful gorge with a moderate level of difficulty.
Also suitable for a family hike. The entire loop is designed as a themed hike, with several signs telling the story of Emperor Barbarossa.

The gorge and also 🅿️ are free of charge 👍. 🙋‍♀️ 🙋‍♂️

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August 2, 2022,Urlaubsmodus on: Barbarossa-Schlucht / Kärnten - Hohe Tauern

Holiday mode: spontaneously booked and stranded in Obervellach / Carinthia - Hohe Tauern... and today we hiked through two gorges, here the Barbarossa Gorge: Another great gorge, with a great story about Barbarossa, distributed on large boards. This gorge is not advertised that big here and was therefore rather quiet with few other people. Incidentally, the path through the gorge …

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May 19, 2023,Wanderung durch die Barbarossaschlucht

Actually not a big gorge, but due to the many elaborately made information boards you need your time if you want to read everything about Emperor Barbarossa and his followers
The weather wasn't nice, but it stayed dry. Also good ...

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July 6, 2023,Tour

Very beautiful, mystical gorge. Hardly any visitors. Sturdy shoes and sure-footedness are recommended.

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June 8, 2025,Barbarossaschlucht

The 9th stage of the Alpe-Adria Trail, the fascinating long-distance hiking trail from the Großglockner to the Adriatic Sea, leads through the Barbarossa Gorge!

The hike into the gorge takes approximately 90 minutes as a circular route. Footbridges and bridges cross the waterfalls and cascades of the mountain stream. Those who wish can, of course, cool off in the icy …

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July 10, 2022,Felsentor – Barbarossaschlucht Runde von Mühldorf

Easy hike, many panels with reports from Emperor Drosselbart and myths from the gorge;

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May 30, 2024,Schluchtentour 3 von 3: Barbarossaschlucht bei Mühldorf / Mölltal [30.05.24] 🇦🇹

All good things come in threes and so the Barbarossa Gorge made it into the day's program as a short afternoon hike. And so a wonderful day came to an end. In the end, the day's performance was 12 km and 750 meters of elevation, so a completely normal day of hiking, which actually didn't happen given the rainy weather …

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May 31, 2025

This family-friendly circular hike through the Barbarossa Gorge begins at the parking lot of the same name. From here, you cross a bridge to the other side of the railway tracks, where the entrance to the gorge is located.
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The circular trail is designed as an adventure trail. At several stations, you

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Barbarossa Gorge near Mühldorf/Mölltal

Small Waterfall in the Gorge

Barbarossa Gorge Waterfall

Barbarossa Table

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