Dalfazer Wasserfall is a sporty via ferrata that runs alongside a waterfall of the Dalfazer torrent, near Buchau, on the shores of Achensee.
Summary
Grade: D – view topo
Vertical: 80m ferrata, 400m total
Time: 25min approach, 20min ferrata, 25min descent, 1h10min total
Access / Parking: 47.4337,11.7341 – Google Maps or any Android maps app
Start via ferrata: 47.4425,11.7358 – Mapy.cz or any Android maps app
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Access
We arrive at Lake Achen (Achensee) and park near Kinderhotel in Buchau, at a paid parking lot. Using public transport, we can take trains and buses to get here.
Approach to start
We follow the marked hiking trail up to Dalfazer waterfall. In front of the waterfall there is a large viewpoint area from where a path leads to the base of the rock wall and the start of the via ferrata cable.
The route
The more demanding sections in the middle are long and require some stamina. Reports from 2024 talk about the rock being polished in places, thus requiring good climbing technique.
Descent
Continue on a footpath to trail no 413, descend on this trail back to the viewpoint platform and retrace your steps back to the starting point.
Good to know
After finishing the ferrata, you can hike to the Dalfaz Alm in about 45 minutes.
You can climb this route as part of a mixed group of climbers and hikers. The group splits in two at the waterfall viewpoint and the climber team tackle the steel cables, while the hikers continue on trail 413. After the via ferrata, the two paths rejoin and both groups can continue their day in the nature together.
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Main sources
- bergsteigen.com (German)
- we climbed the route on August 22, 2019