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Lonely Planet · 2024
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Austria · Muggendorf
Myra Falls
The Myra Falls are located in a ravine in the municipality of Muggendorf in the Austrian federal state of Lower Austria 50 km farther west in the Ötschergräben). The ravine has been cut by the Myrabach, a small tributary of the Piesting.
Essentials guide
Facts from Wikidata and Wikipedia, compiled September 2026; season and access are our estimate, not a visit report. How we build these pages.
Myra Falls drops 600 metres (1,969 ft). It is a tiered-type fall, and the nearest base for a visit is Muggendorf, Austria. Access to the main viewpoint is rated easy.
Summary adapted from the Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Myra Falls is the second-tallest of the 6 we cover in Austria. 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 Myra Falls itself — the experience is the approach and the view. Guided day trips from Muggendorf are the easiest way to combine it with the area around it.
Also good forHikingPhotography
When to go
Spring snowmelt and rain make April to June the fullest months; October adds colour, and a hard winter can freeze the face.
Getting there
- Base town Muggendorf, Austria
- Country Austria
- Region Muggendorf, Alps & Central Europe, Europe
- Access Easy — a short walk or roadside viewpoint
How it compares
This waterfall
Myra Falls
Austria
Height600 mWidth—
Most similar
Seerenbach Falls
Switzerland
Height585 mWidth—
Also a tiered waterfall, of similar height and in Switzerland
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
585 m
600 m
979 m
Victoria FallsEiffel TowerSeerenbach FallsMyra FallsAngel Falls
Khone Phapheng Falls
10,783 m
Victoria Falls
1,708 m
Angel Falls is 1.6× taller than Myra Falls. It drops 5.6× further than Victoria Falls (108 m). We don't have a reliable crest width for Myra Falls yet, so it is left off the width chart. Tallest · widest lists.
Watch and read
Books worth packing
On the map
47.91444, 15.93528
Quick answers
Where is Myra Falls?
Myra Falls is in Austria (Muggendorf). The nearest base is Muggendorf, Austria. Its coordinates are 47.9144, 15.9353.
How tall is Myra Falls?
Myra Falls drops 600 metres (1,969 feet). It is a tiered-type waterfall.
When is the best time to visit Myra Falls?
Peak flow is April to June and October. Spring snowmelt and rain make April to June the fullest months; October adds colour, and a hard winter can freeze the face.
What can you do at Myra Falls?
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 Myra Falls?
The usual base is Muggendorf, Austria. A short walk or roadside viewpoint from there.
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