Guidebook for the Ennstal area
Entertainment & Activities
Fun place to clamber among the beautiful pine forest on the way to the stunning Stoderzinken, and home of Europe's biggest zipline!
Abenteuerpark Gröbming
114 StoderstraßeFun place to clamber among the beautiful pine forest on the way to the stunning Stoderzinken, and home of Europe's biggest zipline!
Surprisingly warm lake with panoramic views, a restaurant, showers, and everything you need for a day at the beach.
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Putterersee
Surprisingly warm lake with panoramic views, a restaurant, showers, and everything you need for a day at the beach.
Local lake to cool off during the summer, with all the amenities of a swimming pool including a cafe/restaurant
Freizeitsee Aich
Local lake to cool off during the summer, with all the amenities of a swimming pool including a cafe/restaurant
Gateway to a huge ski area with ample parking and everything you could need for a perfect day's skiing.
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Hauser Kaibling Ski Resort
180 Erzherzog-Johann-StraßeGateway to a huge ski area with ample parking and everything you could need for a perfect day's skiing.
Stoderzinken - Ski amade
A local mountain with wonderful views, and a great hiking spot.
Lots of activities for children here, with play areas, a lake to swim in. Too many activities to list, but it’s worth finding their website!
Leikvangur Rittisberg
31 SchildlehenLots of activities for children here, with play areas, a lake to swim in. Too many activities to list, but it’s worth finding their website!
A charming ski area in a large bowl shape with a good variety of lifts and slopes.
Also great for walking in the summer.
Ski Planneralm
17 PlanneralmA charming ski area in a large bowl shape with a good variety of lifts and slopes.
Also great for walking in the summer.
A perfect day trip. Each day they put on multiple displays of falconry, showing off their impressive collection of birds of prey. A magical castle that's highly recommended.
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Hohenwerfen kastali
2 BurgstraßeA perfect day trip. Each day they put on multiple displays of falconry, showing off their impressive collection of birds of prey. A magical castle that's highly recommended.
Sightseeing
this tiny church is a magical place to visit, clinging on the edge of a mountain side.
Friedenskircherl
Stoderstraßethis tiny church is a magical place to visit, clinging on the edge of a mountain side.
Take a trip up to the top of the Planai in this cable car for views across the Ennstal. There are restaurants and play areas, as well as the best skiing around.
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Schladming Planai Talstation (Coburgstraße)
Take a trip up to the top of the Planai in this cable car for views across the Ennstal. There are restaurants and play areas, as well as the best skiing around.
This old town, of great historical significance to the region, needs to be seen to be believed. Can get very busy.
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Hallstatt
This old town, of great historical significance to the region, needs to be seen to be believed. Can get very busy.
Glorious landscapes surround a series of stunning waterfalls. If you're feeling fit you can climb and climb and cover see them all in a few hours of moderately challenging hiking.
Riesachfälle
Glorious landscapes surround a series of stunning waterfalls. If you're feeling fit you can climb and climb and cover see them all in a few hours of moderately challenging hiking.
An atmospheric chapel that has been maintained surprisingly well considering its age. With great views across the valley too!
Johannes Kapelle 8951 Pürgg
1 PürggAn atmospheric chapel that has been maintained surprisingly well considering its age. With great views across the valley too!
Parks & Nature
Just across the valley and up the side, this traditional mountain restaurant offers all the local specialities (simple but hearty) and is the perfect spot to watch the sunset, and a good starting point for a hike.
Michaelerberghaus
118 MichaelerbergJust across the valley and up the side, this traditional mountain restaurant offers all the local specialities (simple but hearty) and is the perfect spot to watch the sunset, and a good starting point for a hike.
One of the nearby ski areas with facilities for beginners, and a really nice area for walking in the summer too. There are even marmots!
Galsterbergalm (Schladming-Dachstein)
One of the nearby ski areas with facilities for beginners, and a really nice area for walking in the summer too. There are even marmots!
Beautiful drive up a valley that leads to a parking area, where you can take the 45 minute walk to a stunning lake. There is a toll on the road for most of the day during the summer (normally free after 5pm!)
Kleinsölk
Beautiful drive up a valley that leads to a parking area, where you can take the 45 minute walk to a stunning lake. There is a toll on the road for most of the day during the summer (normally free after 5pm!)
A wonderful nearby spot for hiking for all levels. You can clamber all the way to a lake of simply enjoy the views in an unspoiled valley. Also great for snowshoeing in the winter!
Sattentalalm
A wonderful nearby spot for hiking for all levels. You can clamber all the way to a lake of simply enjoy the views in an unspoiled valley. Also great for snowshoeing in the winter!
Perfect starting point for trails. A hidden jem of a valley, unspoiled, but still with plenty of parking, this is a real insider tip!
Sankt Nikolai im Sölktal
Perfect starting point for trails. A hidden jem of a valley, unspoiled, but still with plenty of parking, this is a real insider tip!
A wonderful, meandering valley that’s full of hiking opportunities and peaceful, natural scenes.
Großsölk
A wonderful, meandering valley that’s full of hiking opportunities and peaceful, natural scenes.
Worth a visit during the few months that it’s open due to the likelihood of snow and ice covering the winding road, a highlight is seeing the Roman road snake over the pass.
Sölk Pass
Worth a visit during the few months that it’s open due to the likelihood of snow and ice covering the winding road, a highlight is seeing the Roman road snake over the pass.
At the top of a toll road, this is a splendid starting point for hiking around the high lakes. There are multiple restaurants here, and wonderful scenery.
Tauplitzalm
At the top of a toll road, this is a splendid starting point for hiking around the high lakes. There are multiple restaurants here, and wonderful scenery.
Ödensee
Charming lake, perfect for easy hiking and relaxing.
A great lake for beaches, views, hiking, strolling in the woods, and you can even discover another lake, Toplitzsee, only accessible by foot, tucked away within the cliffs.
Grundlsee
206 GößlA great lake for beaches, views, hiking, strolling in the woods, and you can even discover another lake, Toplitzsee, only accessible by foot, tucked away within the cliffs.
Another beautiful, crystal clear lake, with easy parking, restaurants, and a few shops. Our tip is to head clockwise around the lake. It's the sunnier side with the best views.
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Altausseer See
Another beautiful, crystal clear lake, with easy parking, restaurants, and a few shops. Our tip is to head clockwise around the lake. It's the sunnier side with the best views.
Food Scene
The food is excellent in this family friendly, good value and authentic Italian place. I can't recommend this enough. Best food in the valley!
Amalfi
471 RamsauerstraßeThe food is excellent in this family friendly, good value and authentic Italian place. I can't recommend this enough. Best food in the valley!
Very authentic local food in a lovely setting. The locally sourced trout dishes are perfect!
s´Speiskammerl
15 KirchplatzVery authentic local food in a lovely setting. The locally sourced trout dishes are perfect!
A nice, traditional alm restaurant, with a large area for children to play.
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Waldhäuslalm
100 UntertalstraßeA nice, traditional alm restaurant, with a large area for children to play.
A lovely, spacious restaurant specialising in local produce, with stunning views of the lake.
Gasthof Forellenhof
41 SeewigtalA lovely, spacious restaurant specialising in local produce, with stunning views of the lake.
Genuss Gasthaus Kohlröserlhütte
144 ÖdenseeStylish and elegant restaurant. Not cheap, but worth it.
Essentials
A large and modern store that offers everything you’ll need for your stay, including the local speciality cheeses and delicacies.
SPAR Landmarkt
513 WiesackstraßeA large and modern store that offers everything you’ll need for your stay, including the local speciality cheeses and delicacies.
Arts & Culture
Historic museum set in a beautiful old traditional house close to the center of town.
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Stadtmuseum Schladming
110 TalbachgasseHistoric museum set in a beautiful old traditional house close to the center of town.
Kelten Museum
5 Pflegerpl.An amazing museum, with a very modern display of ancient artefacts.