Gjaidalm

#1617 among destinations in Austria

Hiking, Alpine hut

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The Gjaidalm is a 3000-hectare alpine pasture in the municipality of Obertraun in the Austrian province of Upper Austria. Owned by the Austrian Federal Forests, the alp is located in the Dachstein Mountains, at an altitude of 1738 meters above sea level. About 20 cattle are herded on a pasture area of 30 hectares. The shelter of the same name, the former Schilcherhaus, offers overnight accommodation. Archaeological excavations have been carried out in its surroundings, which lie in the middle of the Hallstatt-Dachstein/Salzkammergut UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Coordinates: 47°31'4"N, 13°40'12"E

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31 ObertraunUpper AustriaAustria

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Nearby attractions include: Hallstatt Museum, Simony Hut, Hoher Dachstein, Hallstätter See.

3.2 miN
Museum
Hallstatt Museum, Hallstatt
81 min walk • Nestled in the heart of the UNESCO World Heritage region of Hallstatt-Dachstein/Salzkammergut, the Hallstatt Museum stands as a cultural gem in the picturesque city of Hallstatt, Austria. This museum offers a deep dive into the region's rich history, dating back to the...
2.5 miSW
Hiking, Alpine hut, Vernacular architecture
Simony Hut, Hallstatt
63 min walk • The Simony Hut is an Alpine club hut belonging to the Austrian Alpine Club located at a height of 2,205 metres, just below the Hallstätter Glacier at the foot of the Hoher Dachstein in Austria.
4.2 miSW
Glacial Alpine mountain with skiing
Hoher Dachstein
108 min walk • Hoher Dachstein, Austria, stands as a towering emblem of the natural grandeur found within the Dachstein mountain range. Soaring to an elevation of 2,995 meters, it is the highest peak in Styria and the second-highest in the Northern Limestone Alps.
4 miN
Lake in a quaint mountain-town setting
Hallstätter See
102 min walk • Hallstätter See or Lake Hallstatt is a lake in the Salzkammergut, Austria. It is named after Hallstatt, a small market town famous for its salt mining since prehistoric times and for being the starting point of the world's oldest still-working industrial pipeline, used to transport brine to Bad Ischl and further to Ebensee.
2.4 miSW
Church
Dachstein Chapel
63 min walk • The Dachstein Chapel is located immediately next to the Simony Hut in the Dachstein Mountains. It lies at a height of 2,206 m and is the highest place of worship in the Northern Limestone Alps.
2 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Eissee
52 min walk • The Upper and Lower Eissee are two lakes in the Dachstein Mountains in the Austrian state of Upper Austria. They lie north of a 2,794 m high mountain, the Gjaidstein, at an elevation of around 2,000 metres.
3 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Gjaidstein
78 min walk • The Hoher Gjaidstein is a 2,794 m high mountain peak in the Dachstein Mountains in Upper Austria east and above the Hallstätter Glacier.
4.1 miSW
Hiking, Alpine hut
Seethalerhütte, Dachstein
104 min walk • The Seethalerhütte, once called Dachsteinwartehütte, is an alpine club hut of the Austria Section of the ÖAV at an altitude of 2740 m above sea level east of and below the Hohe Dachstein on the edge of the Hallstätter Glacier and high above the...
1.2 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Hirzkar Lake
32 min walk • The Hirzkar Lake can be found south of the "Hohen Krippenstein" in Upper Austria. Although it is a mountain lake, it can be reached easily by a nearby cable car. The lake water is considered appropriate for drinking and is inviting for bathing in summer. Around the lake are rare plants such as cowslips and the carnivorous sundew.
1.4 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Taubenkogel
36 min walk • The Taubenkogel is a 2,301-metre high peak in the Dachstein Mountains of Upper Austria, northeast of the Hallstätter Glacier. It can be reached from the summit station of the Dachstein Cable Car on the Gjaidalm or from the Simony Hut.
3.6 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Natural feature
Hallstätter Glacier
91 min walk • The Hallstätter Glacier is the largest glacier in the Dachstein Mountains. It lies immediately beneath the northern foot of the Dachstein itself and runs down to the Eissee lake below the Simony Hut at a height of 2,205 m. To the east the Hallstätter Glacier is bounded by the High Gjaidstein.