Hundalm ice cave

In the north of Wörgl in Tyrol, there is the Hundalm ice cave, which represents an impressive natural phenomenon.

You need cooling? So come to the Hundalm ice and dripstone cave, the only publicly accessible ice cave in the west of Austria. This cave is located at the high plateau in the north of Angerberg and about 3 km in the north of Mariastein. But how to reach this impressive natural phenomenon? Either you reach the ice cave via Buchacker alpine pasture, or from Hinterthiersee via Kögl and Hundalm alpine pastures. The main entrance to the cave is located on 1,520 m asl.

Since 1956 the Hundalm ice and dripstone cave has been protected, while researches started in the mid 60s. In 1966, however, the cave was expanded to be the only show cave of Tyrol, which commenced operations in 1967. It has been proved that some dripstones date back to about 120,000 to 350,000 years ago!

In fact, the glacial cave is an astonishing natural phenomenon. Why don’t you participate in a guided tour throughout the Hundalm ice cave? We recommend to wear gloves and warm clothes, as the temperature in the cave is at approx. 0°C!

Where: in the north of Wörgl
Starting point: a steep track starting in the Inntal valley (entrance to the cave on 1,520 m asl)
Peculiarities: the only publicly accessible ice cave in the west of Austria