The Valley of the Krimml Falls

In the distance, up the valley, you can see the three cascades of the Krimml Falls.

We found the drive east of Zell am Ziller very nice - much more scenic than the Zillertal itself. On the way up the mountain road you get excellent views of Zell-an-Ziller and the valley. The road was steep and we had to watch the temperature gauge, but old MO made it over OK.

At Gerlos - or a little past it - we hit an unexpected toll road - and an unexpectedly high toll, AS 45 ($1.80) for just 12 kilometers. It was a very nice road, but that really seemed like a stiff toll. The road went up to 1628 m ( 5340 ft) and we stopped at the top for a look around. We walked up to the hotel at 1687 m (5530 ft) and were surprised by an excellent view of the Krimml Falls - we could see all three of the cascades which total about 1250 ft of fall. June 19, 1967

Rod by the Lower Cascade, Krimml Falls

The road went up to 1628 m ( 5340 ft) and we stopped at the top for a look around. We walked up to the hotel at 1687 m (5530 ft) and were surprised by an excellent view of the Krimml Falls - we could see all three of the cascades which total about 1250 ft of fall. June 19, 1967

Rainbow in Middle Cascade, Krimml Falls

At a hotel at 1687 m (5530 ft) we were surprised by an excellent view of the Krimml Falls - we could see all three of the cascades which total about 1250 ft of fall. As we continued down the mountain road we got several nice views of the Krimml Falls. When we reached Krimml we decided to stop for a few minutes to see if there was and easy walk to the falls. We weren't quite prepared for what awaited us - after an hour's hard walking we arrived at the top of the middle cascade! It was a fairly short walk to the foot of the bottom cascade, but we decided to take the path to the middle cascade. The path must have been about 2 miles long. It would have been an excellent walk if we hadn't been so pushed for time. We saw rainbows in the falls at several places. At a little Gasthof at the top of the path you could look down at the first two falls and up at the top cascade. Being pushed by the clock and by a big black thunderhead hanging over the valley, we half-ran back down in about 30 minutes and were on our way again June 19, 1967

Upper Cascades, Krimml Falls

After walking to the top of the middle cascade of the Krimml Falls, we found a little Gasthof at the top of the path where you could look down at the first two falls and up at the top cascade. Being pushed by the clock and by a big black thunderhead hanging over the valley, we half-ran back down in about 30 minutes and were on our way again June 19, 1967