Walk to the salt mine Hallstatt and to the Plassen

Go by car from the House Grabler, Altmünster, in about 45 minutes via Bad Ischl to Hallstatt (508 m)
Turn right to the station of the cable car up to the Salzberg immediately after the tunnels (Inn Rudolfsturm, 855 m)
If you walk up from the village Hallstatt it takes you about an hour to get up there
Now walk through the relatively flat valley along the burial ground to the Salzberg (45 minutes walking time)
A guided tour to the salt mine Hallstatt and also visits to the other facilities about the Hallstatt culture are really worthwhile	Archeological blowoff Archeologists found the oldest euorpean wooden stairs in the Hallstätter Salzberg. Possibly the stairs are from the 13th century before Christ, what would mean that they're there for about 3000 years! It's known that the salt inside the mountain conserves everything, but this is a real sensation
In the beginning the path leads up through the timber forest, later through an area with mountain pines, until you come to the summit of the Plassen(1953 m) - about 2 hours walking time from the Salzberg
The Plassen is almost drowning in the surrounding Dachstein massif
Despite all, he’s a personal tip and mostly used from native insiders- has a dreamlike view
Way back like way up - or, a much longer, but worthwhile path leads downhill to the „Waldbachstrub“ and to the valley Echerntal
The Waldbachstrub with the waterfall and the Waldbach source are worth a walk
Walk from Hallstatt to the valley Echerntal – 1 hour walking time
The impression you’ll take from there with you, is: the roaring water spreading over steeply rocks, the natural landscape and the loneliness
The Plassen, especially his west side, is surrounded by many romantic alpine pastures , some huts are serviced
Between the village Gosau, the lake Gosausee and this valley exist kilometres long paths and forest roads

Salt mine Hallstatt - Plassen

Salt mine Hallstatt -
Plassen