# The Ötschergräben, the "Grand Canyon of Austria", from the Mariazellerbahn

What to do en Mariazell · Mariazell

Fuente: https://www.geocalia.com/en/austria/styria/mariazell/things-to-do/oetschergraeben-gorges · Revisado: 2026-11-12

- Duración: 5 h
- Temporada: May to October; closed in winter, November to late April
- Para quién: Adults and fit teenagers; mountain footwear

Gorge hike · full day · park entry · May to October

The gorges of the Ötscherbach, in the Ötscher-Tormäuer nature park, are the area's great walking excursion: walkways, stairs and waterfalls beneath rock walls. You start at the Ötscher-Basis in Wienerbruck, next to the Mariazellerbahn stop, where you pay the park entry. They are closed in winter, from November to late April. It is a full-day route: plan it around the return train timetable and bring food and water.

## Cómo llegar y contacto

- Coordenadas: 47.8553, 15.3098

## Cerca de aquí

- [The Erlaufsee, Mariazell's lake by steam tram or on foot](https://www.geocalia.com/en/austria/styria/mariazell/things-to-do/erlaufsee), a 7.6 km
- [Berggasthof Bürgeralpe](https://www.geocalia.com/en/austria/styria/mariazell/where-to-eat/buergeralpe-mountain-inn), a 7.9 km
- [Bürgeralpe, Mariazell's cable car and the Holzknechtland](https://www.geocalia.com/en/austria/styria/mariazell/things-to-do/buergeralpe), a 7.9 km
- [Lichterzauber, the winter light trail on the Bürgeralpe](https://www.geocalia.com/en/austria/styria/mariazell/things-to-do/lichterzauber-at-buergeralpe), a 7.9 km
- [The Mariazellerbahn, from St. Pölten to Mariazell on a narrow-gauge train](https://www.geocalia.com/en/austria/styria/mariazell/things-to-do/mariazellerbahn), a 8.0 km
- [Montestyria Chalets & Suiten](https://www.geocalia.com/en/austria/styria/mariazell/where-to-stay/montestyria), a 9.0 km
- [Hotel Drei Hasen](https://www.geocalia.com/en/austria/styria/mariazell/where-to-stay/hotel-drei-hasen), a 9.0 km
- [Brauhaus Mariazell](https://www.geocalia.com/en/austria/styria/mariazell/where-to-eat/brauhaus-mariazell), a 9.1 km

Destino: [Mariazell](https://www.geocalia.com/en/austria/styria/mariazell.md)