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The cut
1,711 metres, to scale.
A slice through Groppensteinschlucht 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: Eiffel Tower · 330 m · Burj Khalifa · 828 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.
1,711m
Depth
measured on the 30 m relief model
9.8km
Rim to rim
measured on the 30 m relief model
37°
Steepest wall
average over 300 m, from the relief
660m
Floor altitude
Rim to floor
12 °C warmer at the bottom.
In July the afternoon reaches 25 °C on the floor, against 12 °C on the rim. The best months to hike are from June to September. The rim freezes at night from September to May. The wettest months are from June to August.
- 3°-9°Jan
- 4°-8°Feb
- 8°-4°Mar
- 14°2°Apr
- 19°6°May
- 23°11°Jun
- 25°12°Jul
- 24°12°Aug
- 20°7°Sep
- 15°3°Oct
- 9°-3°Nov
- 5°-8°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.
Groppensteinschlucht is a gorge in Austria, cut by the Möll river. The relief model measures 1,711 m from the floor to the lower rim. Rim to rim it is 9.8 km wide where the cut was taken.
Getting there.
- Obervellachnearest town · 1.7 km in a straight line
- Parking 590 m awaynearest car park in OpenStreetMap, straight line
- Mölltal Blicknearest viewpoint · 1.8 km from the floor
- Klagenfurt Airport (KLU)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 94 km in a straight lineCar hire at KLU airport (Klagenfurt am Wörthersee)Discover Cars · sponsored link↗
- From June to Septemberbest months to hike (estimate)
Plan the visit
Guided hikes, a bed nearby, a car.
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The river
The Möll runs highest from May to September.
The Möll carries about 3.0 m³/s on average here. It runs highest from May to September.
- 1.1 m³/sJan
- 0.9 m³/sFeb
- 2.6 m³/sMar
- 4.3 m³/sApr
- 5.3 m³/sMay
- 5.8 m³/sJun
- 6.1 m³/sJul
- 6.4 m³/sAug
- 5.1 m³/sSep
- 4.0 m³/sOct
- 3.1 m³/sNov
- 1.9 m³/sDec
From about 0.87 m³/s in the lowest month to 6.4 m³/s in the highest. Its basin above this point covers 122 km².
The Möll from source to mouth on Riveryas — coming soon
Estimate: long-term flow from the HydroATLAS model (WaterGAP, 1971–2000) shaped by the monthly rain, snow and temperature of the area (NASA POWER). Dams change it. Not a forecast.
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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5 km
Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 (EOX, CC BY 4.0), 22 × 22 km, north up. The line is the cut above. Points © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Around the canyon.
- 9viewpoints within 5 kmMölltal Blick, Panorama Information and 7 more
- 15marked hiking routes within 4 kmRupertiweg 10, Wanderweg 523 Auernig, AV Weg 143 (Westerfrölkeweg) and 12 more
- 2climbing crags within 3 kmKlettergarten, Klettergarten Kaponig
- 7footbridges and suspension bridges within 3 kmGroppensteinrundweg and 6 more
- 5named waterfalls within 4 kmRaufenfall, Groppensteinfall, Zechnerfall and 2 more
- 23car parks within 3 km
- 5information boards and visitor centres within 4 km
- 13bus stops within 2 km
- 3campsites within 8 kmAktiv-Sport-Erlebnis-Camp Pristavec, Alpencamping Raggaschlucht, HOCHoben camp & explore
- 65hotels and guesthouses within 8 kmPolinikhütte, Herkuleshof, Sporthotel Mölltal and 62 more
- 10restaurants and cafés within 4 km
- via ferrata routes within 4 km
- rafting, canoe, kayak or canyoning spots within 4 km
- swimming spots within 3 km
- caves within 3 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
- Obervellach1.7 km in a straight line
- Flattach3.7 km in a straight line
- Mallnitz5.7 km in a straight line
- Stall12 km in a straight line
- Mühldorf16 km in a straight line
- Sachsenburg18 km in a straight line
- Möllbrücke18 km in a straight line
- Bad Gastein20 km in a straight line
In our other atlases
What else is around Groppensteinschlucht.
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.
Riveryas2 rivers in the canyon
Cascadyas2 waterfalls nearbyComing soon
Peakyas78 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 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 19 | 23 | 25 | 24 | 20 | 15 | 9 | 5 |
| Afternoon · rim | -9 | -8 | -4 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 3 | -3 | -8 |
| Night · rim | -17 | -17 | -13 | -8 | -4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | -2 | -6 | -10 | -15 |
| Rain (mm) | 59 | 55 | 71 | 82 | 127 | 151 | 167 | 175 | 126 | 106 | 96 | 70 |
| Rainy days | 12 | 11 | 15 | 16 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
| Sun hours/day | 3.1 | 4.5 | 5.2 | 5.7 | 5.5 | 6.4 | 7.0 | 6.5 | 5.1 | 4.6 | 2.8 | 2.5 |
| Snow on the ground (cm) | 29 | 34 | 26 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 23 |
| Afternoon · floor | Afternoon · rim | Night · rim | Rain (mm) | Sun hours/day | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 3 | -9 | -17 | 59 | 3.1 |
| Feb | 4 | -8 | -17 | 55 | 4.5 |
| Mar | 8 | -4 | -13 | 71 | 5.2 |
| Apr | 14 | 2 | -8 | 82 | 5.7 |
| May | 19 | 6 | -4 | 127 | 5.5 |
| Jun | 23 | 11 | 1 | 151 | 6.4 |
| Jul | 25 | 12 | 2 | 167 | 7.0 |
| Aug | 24 | 12 | 2 | 175 | 6.5 |
| Sep | 20 | 7 | -2 | 126 | 5.1 |
| Oct | 15 | 3 | -6 | 106 | 4.6 |
| Nov | 9 | -3 | -10 | 96 | 2.8 |
| Dec | 5 | -8 | -15 | 70 | 2.5 |
Averages 1991–2020 (NASA POWER) for a cell about 55 km wide, brought to the floor (660 m) and the rim (2,543 m) with the standard lapse rate. Not a forecast.
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 | 36% | 104% | 121% | 59% | 106% | 133% | 136% | 176% | 135% | 187% | 22% | 298% |
| 2021 | 155% | 88% | 48% | 62% | 152% | 67% | 115% | 108% | 60% | 50% | 132% | 94% |
| 2022 | 66% | 84% | 23% | 96% | 96% | 101% | 86% | 97% | 113% | 73% | 85% | 95% |
| 2023 | 102% | 53% | 110% | 125% | 146% | 78% | 153% | 136% | 39% | 142% | 162% | 182% |
| 2024 | 107% | 148% | 141% | 116% | 159% | 154% | 103% | 69% | 187% | 147% | 15% | 62% |
| 2025 | 95% | 54% | 162% | 81% | 137% | 85% | 142% | 80% | 111% | 73% | 100% | 32% |
130% or more: wet month 70% or less: dry month
Compare with the neighbours.
Groppensteinschlucht
Austria
- 1,711 mDepth
- 9.8 kmRim to rim
- —Length
- 37°Steepest wall
Where these figures come from
| Name, type, published depth and length | Wikidata (Q24248552) · CC0 |
|---|---|
| The cut: depth, width, wall and 3D model | Copernicus DEM GLO-30 · © DLR e.V., © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH, Copernicus/ESA |
| River flow and basin | HydroATLAS / RiverATLAS v1.0 (Linke et al. 2019) · CC BY 4.0 |
| 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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