Weißenbach Schlucht

Park your car clearly off the road in the space between the two bridges where the water of Weißenbach and Radmer Bach meets, near the map spot height 628m (see www.austriamap.at for free, excellent online access to Austria's topographical maps.

Hike up the single-track path on the looker's left (river right, i.e. as you ascend the river should be down on your right) of the Bach (/stream). Path takes you quite high up the side of the Tal (/valley), zig-zagging and occasionally crossing scree-slopes and rock-slabs, in a few places assisted by in-situ cables/wires.This path has its high-point at a small clearing, offering wonderful views of the Kaiserschild and Hochkogel mountains, before dropping down to stream-level again. From there, follow the Bach (/stream) down perhaps 150m to 200m, and the first bolt is visible on the right wall, where the Tal (/valley) takes the form of a Schlucht (/gorge).

A well-protected series of small to medium waterfalls, some of which can be downclimbed, most of which abseiled. Insufficient depth in the pools for any sliding or jumping, but the magnificent limestone of the Gesäuse (similar to that of the Dolomites) makes this a beautiful morning or afternoon out.