Hoher Dachstein — Local services in Politische Expositur Gröbming

Magnificent mountain, hard find words to described this breath taking place. If you travelling around you must visit this scenic area. Between sky and ice - at an altitude of 2,700 meters

The Dachstein, the highest mountain peak in Styria, the distinctive, lacy limestone mountain chain, is one of the most popular destinations in the whole of Austria, thanks to the lookout, which can be reached by cable car, and which awaits visitors with many experiences. Located between the Salzkammergut lake region and Styria, on the northern side of the nearly 3,000-meter high Dachstein, on the glacier, you can take an easy walk in the kingdom of eternal snow on a built-up route. In addition to the SkyWalk lookout, the Ice Palace and the nerve-wracking suspension bridge built a few years ago, spanning a depth of hundreds of meters, are an unmissable sight and a...

The whole mountain is a for profit privatization of nature. I don´t know if it´s owned by the community (I guess so), or really private. But it does not matter. All access roads are block all along the mountain, leaving the toll route mountain pass as the only possibility. If you book a stay, you get one pass for free but that's not nearly enough. So every time you want to go up there with some gear and you can't go by bike of foot, you pay. Not only this, but you can not even access secondary roads leading to more advantageous outlooks to the mountain because they are all blocked because of the privatization. No problem if you want to commercialize your mountain, but at least leave the access free and charge crazy prices for ice creams...

Beautiful mountain at the border between Styria and Upper Austria with a height of nearly 3.000 meters above sea level. Allows for great hiking trips on lower levels and great outlooks from the gondola mountain station. Is reachable via a gondola that even has a balcony for adventurous visitors. To reach the gondola, you can either go there by car (consider that the alpine street is a toll street with fees) or by public transport (direct busses from Schladming, that are free to use if you have a valid Schladming Sommercard). Be sure to reserve a spot for ascent and descent in advance, as they...