Hohe Tauern National Park
Glaciers, waterfalls and Austria's highest peaks across Salzburg, Tyrol and Carinthia
The Hohe Tauern range carries more than 340 glaciers and 266 peaks above 3,000 m, including the Pasterze and Austria's highest summit, Großglockner. A core zone free of agriculture sits beside a fringe zone of alpine meadows still farmed in traditional ways.
Things to do
- Try thisDrive the Großglockner Hochalpenstraße between Fusch and Heiligenblut
- On footWalk to the three cascades of the Krimml Waterfalls, reached from Krimml
- Try thisPan for gold with a guide in the Rauris Valley
- On footFollow the Innergschlöss Glacier Trail near Matrei in Osttirol
Austria · Salzburg, Tyrol, Carinthia Est. 1981 Size 1,856 km² Highest 3,798 m Protected area category: IUCN II