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VIA SALIS Ways of salt A journey through time in the footsteps of the miners
More than 450 years ago, miners dug deep tunnels into the mountains in Bad Ischl. An adventurous journey for the whole family, for school classes and any other type of group excursion leads to where the men once fetched the salt from the mountain.
Join us on a journey into the past!
Along the themed trail you will visit historical sites that were once used for the Salzkammergut were of great importance.
A 5.9 km loop trail passes the above stations and ends back at the starting point.
There can be total get to know ten tunnels. As retaining the mountain church, old miners' houses, the former Schaffer sawmill and other buildings and ruins.
Plan about 3 hours for the route. Good footwear is recommended.
difficulty
Route
duration
rise
descent
accessible by bus
easy
5.9 km
3 hours
360 m
360 m
elevation profile
A 10.2 km loop trail passes the above stations and ends back at the starting point.
16 tunnel systems of the Pernecker and Lauffner salt storage can be visited.
As retaining the mountain church, old miners' houses, the former Schaffer saw, rock carvings and other buildings and ruins.
Even older traces of mining can be found near the Matthias tunnel, namely the so-called Eisenarz, where iron ore and vitriol were extracted until 1563.
Plan about 4.5 hours for the route. Good footwear is recommended.
medium
10.2 km
4.5 hrs
660 m
660 m
difficulty
Route
duration
rise
descent
accessible by bus
elevation profile
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Horst Feichtinger