Trekking in Austria's Hohe TauernAllan Hartley
Walking guide
Trekking in Austria's Hohe Tauern
Allan Hartley · 2024
Hut-to-hut treks through the Hohe Tauern national park, the mountain range whose meltwater feeds Krimml and Gastein falls.
Austria · Salzburg
Gastein Waterfall
Gasteiner Wasserfall
The Gasteiner Ache tumbles through the middle of the spa town of Bad Gastein in a series of drops, long believed locally to add healing ionized air to the town famous thermal-spring cure tradition. A paved path with bridges follows the cascade through the town center.
A waterfall running through the center of an Alpine spa town Essentials guide
Checked September 2026 by David Bussell
Gastein Waterfall drops 341 metres (1,119 ft) on the Gasteiner Ache. It is a tiered-type fall, and the nearest base for a visit is Bad Gastein, with SZG the closest airport. Access to the main viewpoint is rated easy.
As a tiered waterfall, a series of distinct drops, one below the other.
What you can do here
A walk-in-and-look waterfall
No commercial adventures run at Gastein Waterfall itself — the experience is the approach and the view. Guided day trips from Bad Gastein are the easiest way to combine it with the area around it.
Also good forHikingPhotography
When to go
Snowmelt through late spring and summer keeps this multi-drop falls at its most powerful.
Entry: Free
Getting there
- Base town Bad Gastein
- Airport SZG
- Country Austria
- Region Salzburg, Alps & Central Europe, Europe
- Access Easy — a short walk or roadside viewpoint
How it compares
This waterfall
Gastein Waterfall
Austria
Height341 mWidth—
Most similar
Krimml Waterfalls
Austria
Height380 mWidth—
Also a tiered waterfall, of similar height and in Austria too
Largest curtain
Victoria Falls
Zimbabwe · Zambia
Height108 mWidth1,708 m
Largest single sheet of falling water
Tallest on earth
Angel Falls
Venezuela
Height979 mWidth—
Widest on earth
Khone Phapheng Falls
Laos
Height21 mWidth10,783 m
Measured across the whole multi-channel system
108 m
330 m
341 m
380 m
979 m
Victoria FallsEiffel TowerGastein WaterfallKrimml WaterfallsAngel Falls
Khone Phapheng Falls
10,783 m
Victoria Falls
1,708 m
Angel Falls is 2.9× taller than Gastein Waterfall. It drops 3.2× further than Victoria Falls (108 m). We don't have a reliable crest width for Gastein Waterfall yet, so it is left off the width chart. Tallest · widest lists.
Watch and read
Videos from Gastein Waterfall
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Books worth packing
Guidebook
Lonely Planet Austria
Lonely Planet · 2024
Current Lonely Planet covering Salzburgerland, the Hohe Tauern, Krimml and the Gastein valley.
On the map
47.1135, 13.1364
Quick answers
Where is Gastein Waterfall?
Gastein Waterfall is in Austria (Salzburg). The nearest base is Bad Gastein and the closest airport is SZG. Its coordinates are 47.1135, 13.1364.
How tall is Gastein Waterfall?
Gastein Waterfall drops 341 metres (1,119 feet). It is a tiered-type waterfall on the Gasteiner Ache.
When is the best time to visit Gastein Waterfall?
Peak flow is May to September. Snowmelt through late spring and summer keeps this multi-drop falls at its most powerful.
What can you do at Gastein Waterfall?
Beyond the viewpoints: hiking and photography. Access to the main viewpoint is rated easy — a short walk or roadside viewpoint.
How do you get to Gastein Waterfall?
The usual base is Bad Gastein, and the closest airport is SZG. A short walk or roadside viewpoint from there. Free.
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