Liechtensteinklamm
excursion destination in SalzburgerLand
The Liechtensteinklamm, located at the entrance to Grossarltal in St. Johann im Pongau, stands as one of the longest and deepest gorges in the Alps. Allow yourself to be captivated by the powerful roar of the waterfall and the fine mist that creates enchanting rainbows.
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Opening times 2026
Liechtensteinklamm is open daily from begin of May until 30 September 2026 from 09:00 to 18:00 (last admission at 18:00).
From 1 October to 31 October 2026, the gorge is open daily from 09:00 to 16:00 (last admission 16:00).
Holders of the SalzburgerLand Card can enjoy one-time free entry. Visitors with a guest card from Grossarltal receive a discount at the entrance. Additionally, there are special reduced rates for group tickets.
Admission prices 2026
| Age | Price | Price with guest card |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (from 18 years) | € 16.00 | € 15.00 |
| Children & youths | € 9.00 | € 7.50 |
Parking
- Plenty of parking is available for your visit to the Liechtensteinklamm.
- From the last parking area, it's approximately 400 meters to the gorge entrance.
Getting there
Public transport
You can easily reach Liechtensteinklamm by taking city bus line 52 from St. Johann. To do so, travel to the St. Johann Postamt stop and then take line 52 directly to Liechtensteinklamm. Please note: Line 52 does not run on Sundays.
With the Guest Mobility Ticket, you can use all public transport in SalzburgerLand free of charge during your stay (including arrival) from 1 May 2025.
All bus maps of the Salzburger Land at a glance.
Driving from Grossarltal
If you're staying in Grossarl or Hüttschlag, you will need to drive about 14 km along the Grossarler Landesstrasse towards St. Johann im Pongau, then turn right and immediately right again in the direction of Plankenau. Follow Liechtensteinklammstrasse for about 3 km to reach the parking areas. Adress: Liechtensteinklammstrasse 123, 5600 St. Johann im Pongau
Useful information
Highlights
of Liechtensteinklamm
After a rockslide in May 2017, the Liechtensteinklamm had to be closed but was reopened to visitors in June 2020 following three years of restoration.
The new highlight is the impressively constructed "Helix" staircase, a spiral stairway that descends 30 meters into the depths. From both the top and bottom, this attraction offers a unique view into the gorge.
Spanning 4,000 meters, the Liechtensteinklamm is one of the longest gorges in the Alps. About 1,000 meters of the gorge are accessible and can be admired by visitors. The cliffs reach depths of up to 300 meters. In some places, the gorge is only a few meters wide. At the end of the gorge, you will find a viewing platform offering a breathtaking view of the big waterfall.
Liechtensteinklamm was awarded second place in the ORF show "9 Places – 9 Treasures" in 2022, marking it as one of Austria's most significant treasures. The show annually selects beautiful places from each of Austria's nine provinces, with a jury and live TV audience choosing the most beautiful spot.
Read here how, for the second time in the history of "9 Places – 9 Treasures," a location from Salzburg was chosen as the second most beautiful place in Austria.
The Legend and history
of Liechtensteinklamm
In Plankenau near St. Johann, there lived a blacksmith from Oberarl with his crippled daughter. The blacksmith had pledged his daughter to the Devil in exchange for the Gastein springs to be brought to his doorstep. However, the task would have to be completed before the first cock's crow the next morning.
The Devil and the blacksmith sealed the pact, and the Devil began his supernatural work by the dead of night. However, the blacksmith's wife learned of her husband's plan and thwarted it: She took their rooster and plunged it into the ice-cold well water before daybreak.
Terrified, the rooster crowed loudly. The Devil, carrying the warm springs high above the gorge at that very moment, realized he had lost the bet. In his fury, he hurled the springs into the depths of the gorge instead, intending them to be forever out of human reach.
The waters of the Grossarler Ache formed today's Liechtensteinklamm over the course of millennia. The gorge represented a significant obstacle to transportation for Grossarltal, eventually circumvented with considerable effort by means of the road east above the gorge.
In 1875, members of the Pongau Alpine Club began making the gorge accessible to the general public. Due to a lack of funds, they sought a financial backer and approached Prince Johann II of Liechtenstein, who had hunting grounds nearby in Grossarl. The prince was enthusiastic about the idea and donated 600 guilders for the development of the gorge.
Work continued, and the gorge opened in 1876. In gratitude for the prince's generous donation, the gorge, originally known as the Grossarlerklamm, was renamed Liechtensteinklamm.
An inn was built at the entrance to the gorge back in 1924. The original structure was demolished in 2011, and a new one opened in 2012.
