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The cut
713 metres, to scale.
A slice through Falkenschlucht where it is deepest and narrowest, measured on the Copernicus relief model every 30 m. Same scale as the landmark standing on the floor.
Standing on the floor, to scale: Great Pyramid · 139 m · Empire State · 443 m
Depth is measured to the lower rim; the width is from rim to rim. A 30 m relief model smooths the narrowest walls, so a slot canyon reads shallower than it is. This is a narrow canyon: the published depth, where there is one, is the better figure.
713m
Depth
measured on the 30 m relief model
11.1km
Rim to rim
measured on the 30 m relief model
31°
Steepest wall
average over 300 m, from the relief
559m
Floor altitude
Rim to floor
5 °C warmer at the bottom.
In July the afternoon reaches 24 °C on the floor, against 19 °C on the rim. The best months to hike are from May to September. The rim freezes at night from November to April. The wettest months are from May to August: in a narrow canyon a flash flood arrives without warning, even from rain upstream.
- 1°-4°Jan
- 3°-3°Feb
- 8°2°Mar
- 14°9°Apr
- 18°13°May
- 22°17°Jun
- 24°19°Jul
- 24°18°Aug
- 18°13°Sep
- 13°8°Oct
- 8°2°Nov
- 2°-3°Dec
Afternoon highs, 1991–2020 averages (NASA POWER) brought to the altitude of the rim and of the floor with the standard lapse rate (6.5 °C per 1 000 m). Shade, wind and rock change this on the day. Not a forecast.
Falkenschlucht is a slot canyon in Austria, cut by the Falkenbach river. The relief model measures 713 m from the floor to the lower rim. Rim to rim it is 11 km wide where the cut was taken.
Getting there.
- Annabergnearest town · 5.3 km in a straight line
- Parking 230 m awaynearest car park in OpenStreetMap, straight line
- Vienna International Airport (VIE)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 88 km in a straight lineCar hire at VIE airport (Vienna)Discover Cars · sponsored link↗
- From May to Septemberbest months to hike (estimate)
Plan the visit
Guided hikes, a bed nearby, a car.
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From the sky.
The canyon from above, with the relief shaded, the line of the cut, the river and what people have mapped around it.
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6 km
Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 (EOX, CC BY 4.0), 24 × 24 km, north up. The line is the cut above. Points © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Around the canyon.
- 7marked hiking routes within 4 kmTraisentaler Rundwanderweg, Waldmarkweg, Wiener Mariazellerweg 06 and 4 more
- 3footbridges and suspension bridges within 3 kmFalkenschlucht
- 3caves within 3 km
- 1car parks within 3 km
- 1bus stops within 2 km
- 2campsites within 8 kmCamping Gippelblick, Camping & Restaurant Spittelberg
- 10hotels and guesthouses within 8 kmZum goldenen Löwen, Gasthof Pension Sägemühle, Gasthof Meyer and 7 more
- 1restaurants and cafés within 4 km
- viewpoints within 5 km
- via ferrata routes within 4 km
- climbing crags within 3 km
- rafting, canoe, kayak or canyoning spots within 4 km
- swimming spots within 3 km
- named waterfalls within 4 km
- information boards and visitor centres within 4 km
Counted in OpenStreetMap, the map anyone can edit, around the floor of the canyon. A low number may just mean nobody has mapped it yet. © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).
Towns nearby
- Annaberg5.3 km in a straight line
- Türnitz8.1 km in a straight line
- Sankt Aegyd am Neuwalde9.3 km in a straight line
- Hohenberg14 km in a straight line
- Puchenstuben14 km in a straight line
- Mariazell14 km in a straight line
- Loich15 km in a straight line
- Frankenfels16 km in a straight line
In our other atlases
What else is around Falkenschlucht.
The river that carved it, the waterfalls inside it, the mountains on the rim, the lakes, beaches and island nearby — from our six sister atlases, each with its own figures.
Peakyas60 mountains within 15 kmFigures from the sister sites' databases (Wikidata, HydroATLAS, GeoNames, NOAA, OpenStreetMap). Links open when each site is online.
Month by month
The weather, at the floor and at the rim.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Afternoon · floor | 1 | 3 | 8 | 14 | 18 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 18 | 13 | 8 | 2 |
| Afternoon · rim | -4 | -3 | 2 | 9 | 13 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 13 | 8 | 2 | -3 |
| Night · rim | -10 | -10 | -7 | -2 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 3 | -1 | -5 | -9 |
| Rain (mm) | 61 | 53 | 62 | 52 | 110 | 120 | 116 | 115 | 99 | 67 | 55 | 56 |
| Rainy days | 12 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 |
| Sun hours/day | 1.9 | 3.6 | 4.7 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 7.1 | 7.3 | 6.9 | 5.2 | 3.6 | 1.7 | 1.5 |
| Snow on the ground (cm) | 18 | 17 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 16 |
| Afternoon · floor | Afternoon · rim | Night · rim | Rain (mm) | Sun hours/day | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 1 | -4 | -10 | 61 | 1.9 |
| Feb | 3 | -3 | -10 | 53 | 3.6 |
| Mar | 8 | 2 | -7 | 62 | 4.7 |
| Apr | 14 | 9 | -2 | 52 | 6.5 |
| May | 18 | 13 | 3 | 110 | 6.5 |
| Jun | 22 | 17 | 7 | 120 | 7.1 |
| Jul | 24 | 19 | 8 | 116 | 7.3 |
| Aug | 24 | 18 | 8 | 115 | 6.9 |
| Sep | 18 | 13 | 3 | 99 | 5.2 |
| Oct | 13 | 8 | -1 | 67 | 3.6 |
| Nov | 8 | 2 | -5 | 55 | 1.7 |
| Dec | 2 | -3 | -9 | 56 | 1.5 |
Averages 1991–2020 (NASA POWER) for a cell about 55 km wide, brought to the floor (559 m) and the rim (1,358 m) with the standard lapse rate. Not a forecast.
Photographs
Seen from the trail.
Recent years
Wet years, dry years.
Rain of each month as a share of the 1991–2020 average. A dry year means a lower river and hotter rock; a wet one, more water in the gorge.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 43% | 129% | 65% | 35% | 133% | 143% | 104% | 150% | 132% | 179% | 35% | 125% |
| 2021 | 112% | 63% | 54% | 105% | 98% | 43% | 92% | 141% | 50% | 48% | 104% | 119% |
| 2022 | 72% | 82% | 32% | 117% | 75% | 97% | 76% | 134% | 95% | 45% | 95% | 74% |
| 2023 | 91% | 100% | 52% | 250% | 94% | 88% | 79% | 124% | 50% | 94% | 208% | 216% |
| 2024 | 93% | 69% | 93% | 142% | 93% | 101% | 69% | 56% | 286% | 81% | 34% | 68% |
| 2025 | 41% | 24% | 140% | 97% | 76% | 104% | 138% | 60% | 109% | 96% | 100% | 41% |
130% or more: wet month 70% or less: dry month
Compare with the neighbours.
Falkenschlucht
Austria
- 713 mDepth
- 11 kmRim to rim
- —Length
- 31°Steepest wall
Where these figures come from
| Name, type, published depth and length | Wikidata (Q27653594) · CC0 |
|---|---|
| The cut: depth, width, wall and 3D model | Copernicus DEM GLO-30 · © DLR e.V., © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH, Copernicus/ESA |
| Climate | NASA POWER, 1991–2020 |
| Viewpoints, trails, bridges and the river line | © OpenStreetMap contributors · ODbL |
| Images | EOX Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 · CC BY 4.0; Wikimedia Commons |
| Rivers, waterfalls, mountains, lakes, beaches and islands nearby | Coastya, Lakeyas, Peakyas, Cascadyas, Islandyas, Riveryas |
Every figure is an average, an estimate or a count from a public dataset. Licences and methods: data sources.
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