Salzburger Lungau Biosphere Park Travel Guide

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August 2011 
Hoher Dachstein massif, Austria

View of the massif of Hoher Dachstein from south through Preunegg pass on the way to Giglachsee lakes in Schladminger Tauern. 
Dachstein is a mighty karstic limestone range of ca. 20x30 km belonging to Northern Limestone Alps and has dozens of peaks higher than 2.500 metres. From south it has a prominence of more than 2.000 meters and descends steeply to valley of river Enns with city of Schladming. On its north side there are the most northern and most eastern glaciers of Alps. The top summit of Hoher Dachstein has altitude of 2.995 metres.
August 2011 
Hoher Dachstein massif, Austria

View of the massif of Hoher Dachstein from south through Preunegg pass on the way to Giglachsee lakes in Schladminger Tauern. 
Dachstein is a mighty karstic limestone range of ca. 20x30 km belonging to Northern Limestone Alps and has dozens of peaks higher than 2.500 metres. From south it has a prominence of more than 2.000 meters and descends steeply to valley of river Enns with city of Schladming. On its north side there are the most northern and most eastern glaciers of Alps. The top summit of Hoher Dachstein has altitude of 2.995 metres.
August 2011 

Oberer and Unterer Giglachsee lake, Schladminger Tauern 

View from the Steyrische Kalkspitze (alt. 2.459 m) towards the lakes in altitude 1.921 meters. Behind them is the main range of Schladminger Tauern with the reddish Rotmandlspitze (alt. 2.453 m) and the cone of Engelkarspitze (2.518 m)
August 2011 
Schladminger Tauern 
Majestic top of Schladminger Tauern is Hochgolling (alt. 2.862 m) as seen from Greifenberg (alt. 2.618 m)
August 2011
Hochgolling is with 2.862 metres the highest summit of Schladminger Tauern and sits on border of Salzburg and Steiermark regions of Austria. This is the view from Trockenbrotscharte pass (alt. ca. 2.400 m). You can traverse over the cliff on the left and some 100 m up to Gollingscharte pass to either ascend the summit (1 hour up and 1 down) or continue the path to Gollinghuette hut descending to 1.600 m. Hochgolling rises more than 1.000 metres over its surrounding valleys. The south side of the mountain is in the photo.

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MONDI Hotel Bellevue Gastein

MONDI Hotel Bellevue Gastein

4 out of 5
Karl-Heinrich-Waggerl-Straße 9 Bad Gastein Salzburg
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