Boating on Lake Hallstatt
Clear alpine waters stretch between limestone cliffs, where wooden salt boats glide past 41km of cycling paths and beaches.
Viewing Platform in Hallstatt
5 Fingers
A viewing platform extending like a metal hand over a 400-meter cliff in the Dachstein Mountains, with views of Lake Hallstatt.
The 5 Fingers viewing platform stretches from Mount Krippenstein in Austria's Dachstein Mountains, extending like a metal hand over a 400-meter cliff. Walk on glass floors, look through telescopes, or frame your photos of Lake Hallstatt through a baroque window. At night, the platform's lights shine across the Salzkammergut region, creating a distinctive silhouette against the mountain face.
Getting to 5 Fingers
Take the Dachstein cable car from Obertraun to the Krippenstein mountain station, where a 20-minute walking trail leads you to the platform. The all-inclusive cable car ticket costs €48.20 per person round-trip, giving you access to both cable car sections needed to reach the viewing platform. The cable cars run from May 11th to November 3rd during the 2024 summer season.
The Five Viewing Platforms
Each platform extends 4 meters over the cliff edge, giving you different angles of the landscape below. Step onto the glass floor of the first platform to look straight down the 400-meter drop. Position yourself at the baroque picture frame platform to capture Lake Hallstatt in your photos. Look through the mounted telescope on the third platform, while the fourth and fifth platforms point toward the Dachstein glaciers and surrounding mountains.
Nearby Mountain Trails
Walk the Experience Trail from the cable car station past 5 Fingers to reach the Pioneer Cross in about 20 minutes. Read information boards along the way about local rocks, plants, and wildlife. Visit the World Heritage Spiral near the Lodge am Krippenstein for clear views of both Dachstein glaciers.
Mountain Facilities
You'll find two restaurants at the mountain station: Bergrestaurant Krippenstein and The Lodge at Krippenstein. The Lodge doubles as the only accommodation at this elevation. Both restaurants serve Austrian mountain cuisine, including goulash soup, Kaiserschmarrn (shredded pancakes), and Alpine cheese plates.
Seasonal Considerations
In winter, snow covers the trail to the platform. You might need snowshoes depending on conditions, though the path remains accessible. Summer brings clearer skies and snow-free trails, making it easier to explore the surrounding area.
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What else to see in Hallstatt?
Explore Dachstein Ice Cave
Natural ice formations fill this Alpine cave system, where frozen waterfalls and a 9-meter ice mountain create spectacular chambers.
Hallstatt Cultural Museum Tour
Located in a 400-year-old parsonage, this museum displays Europe's oldest salt mining artifacts, including prehistoric textiles, Bronze Age tools, and 3D holographic mining demonstrations.
Skywalk "World Heritage View"
A glass-floored viewing platform perched 2,700m high on a 250m cliff, with a suspension bridge, ice palace, and a transparent stairway descending into mid-air over the Austrian Alps.
Ossuary at Hallstatt Bone House
Inside St. Michael's Chapel, 1,200 human skulls line the walls, with 610 painted in traditional patterns. Each skull bears unique decorations - roses, laurels, or ivy - marking family connections and life stories.
Visit Hallstatt Salt Mine
Deep within Austria's mountains, this 7,000-year-old mine invites visitors to slide down original wooden miners' slides and cross underground lakes.
