A phenomenal view platform high above the Salzkammergut
Grand views from the Dachstein plateau
Probably the most spectacular viewing platform in the Austrian Alps awaits you within the Dachstein mountain world: The platform of the “Five Fingers”. Admire the vast views from five different angles knowing that a 400 metre abyss is just below your feet.
At an altitude of over 2,000 metres and only 20 minutes from the higher terminus of the Krippenstein cable car you will encounter the newest highlight of the Dachstein World Heritage – the “Five Fingers” viewing platform. A solid steel construction, which hangs 8 metres over the edge of the rock face and open up a truly magnificent view above the Salzkammergut area lying below.
On top of the Salzkammergut
Five Fingers View Platform Five unique jetties measuring 4 x 1 metres are staged in different ways, making you realise the truly staggering heights at which you find yourself. The first jetty portrays a picture frame – which means that you can take a framed photograph of this magical place home with you as a truly unique background.
The second jetty has a glass floor; a stomach-curdling way of experiencing this extreme height but a truly unique way of seeing what’s below. The trampoline in the third jetty is only used for special events. To look down into a free fall distance you should have a look at the fourth jetty, which sports a round hole to look down through. The free and open view into the surrounding mountainscape can be best enjoyed from the fifth jetty, which sports a telescope.
The experience turns rather eerie when you realise the incredible height at which you are located at this viewing platform. During the evening the massive platform is flood lit until midnight, opening up a truly legendary view into the surroundings of the Dachstein plateau.
The five fingers view platform is a truly unique and modern experience to open up your views into the beautiful Salzkammergut region. Hotel Goldener Ochs in Bad Ischl is a prime starting point for excursions into the Dachstein massif, where the “Five Fingers” viewing platform is located. Ask about the latest holiday package deals and last minute offers at Hotel Goldener Ochs now – and experience staggering heights first hand during your next summer break in Austria.
