Krimml Waterfalls
The highest waterfall in Austria, with a total drop of 380 metres in three stages. The Krimmler Ache river tumbles down inside the High Tauern National Park in Salzburg state, and a trail runs alongside the falls.
- Where
- Krimml, Salzburg, Austria
- Grade
- Local gem
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site
- Coordinates
- 47.1981, 12.1714
Get the Krimml Waterfalls stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Krimml Waterfalls. It checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp is yours: confirmed on site in gold and struck with the date. It goes into your Salzburg volume with your photos and a note.
Near Krimml Waterfalls
Hohe Tauern National Park 14 km
A national park stretching 100 kilometres along the Hohe Tauern mountain range, covering about 1,834 square kilometres. It is by far the largest national park in the Alps and includes the Grossglockner and the Pasterze glacier.
Zillertal 27 km
A broad valley in Tyrol, drained by the Ziller river and reaching up to the glaciers of the Zillertal Alps. It has ski areas, a steam railway and the resort of Mayrhofen, and is known for folk music and cheese.
Kitzsteinhorn 39 km
A mountain of 3,203 metres in the High Tauern range above Kaprun, in the Glockner Group. A glacier ski area covers its slopes, and cable cars carry visitors to a viewing platform near the top.
Grossglockner 42 km
At 3,798 metres, the highest mountain in Austria and the highest in the Alps east of the Brenner Pass. It stands on the border of Carinthia and East Tyrol, and the Pasterze glacier lies at its foot.
Achensee 43 km
The largest lake in Tyrol, north of Jenbach, sometimes called the Tyrolean Sea or the Fjord of the Alps. Steep wooded mountains surround its blue water, and steamers and a rack railway serve the shore.
Pasterze Glacier 44 km
The longest glacier in Austria and in the Eastern Alps, about 8.4 kilometres long. It lies in the Glockner Group of the High Tauern in Carinthia, directly beneath Grossglockner, Austria's highest mountain.
Swarovski Crystal Worlds 44 km
An attraction created by André Heller for the crystal maker Swarovski, with a park, art museum, shop and restaurant. It opened in 1995 in Wattens in Tyrol, and is entered through the mouth of a giant grass covered head.
Grossglockner High Alpine Road 52 km
A scenic toll road that climbs from Bruck in Salzburg to Heiligenblut in Carinthia, passing the Hochtor at 2,504 metres. It opened in 1935 and offers views of the Grossglockner and the Pasterze glacier, with many hairpin bends.
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Questions
Where is Krimml Waterfalls?
Krimml Waterfalls is in Krimml, Salzburg, Austria. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Hohe Tauern National Park (14 km), Zillertal (27 km), Kitzsteinhorn (39 km).
How do I get the Krimml Waterfalls stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Krimml Waterfalls and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your Salzburg volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Krimml Waterfalls before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your Salzburg volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
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