Dabaklamm Dorfertal
Dabaklamm Dorfertal

Daba Gorge and Dorfer Valley

The Daba Gorge and the Dorfer Valley are located near Kals am Grossglockner in the High Tauern National Park

The Daba Gorge and the Dorfer Valley can be reached from Burg, a district of Kals am Grossglockner. For a long time, the Dorfer Valley was comprised in the project of a huge artificial lake, which would have inundated the entire valley. When the project failed, two charming excursion destinations remained: the valley and the wild romantic Daba Gorge at its entrance.

The narrow Daba Gorge (Dabaklamm) affascinates with the rushing water and the panoramic pulpit which consists of steel grid stairs that give you the impression to hover over the deep. The trail that takes you across the gorge is easily walkable, but often slippery due to the wet ground.

The "Dorfer Valley History Trail", also known as "Geschichte(n)weg Dorfertal" in German, with the so called "listening trees" takes you into the Dorfer Tal. Information panels make you familiar with the history of this "Valley of Alpine Pastures" with its Swiss pine forests and alpine meadows. Interesting destinations are the Berger Mountain Hut at 1,637 m a.s.l., the Kalser Tauernhaus at 1,754 m a.s.l., the Taurer-Rudolfshütte mountain hut, even higher, and Lake Dorfer, a natural jewel.

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Opening times

  • Sun 15 Jun 09:00 - 18:00
  • Mon 16 Jun 09:00 - 18:00
  • Tue 17 Jun 09:00 - 18:00
  • Wed 18 Jun 09:00 - 18:00
  • Thu 19 Jun 09:00 - 18:00
  • Fri 20 Jun 09:00 - 18:00
  • Sat 21 Jun 09:00 - 18:00

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Summer 2025 (09/06/2025 - 07/09/2025)

  • Mon 09:00 - 18:00
  • Tue 09:00 - 18:00
  • Wed 09:00 - 18:00
  • Thu 09:00 - 18:00
  • Fri 09:00 - 18:00
  • Sat 09:00 - 18:00
  • Sun 09:00 - 18:00

Autumn 2025 (08/09/2025 - 19/10/2025)

  • Mon 09:00 - 17:00
  • Tue 09:00 - 17:00
  • Wed 09:00 - 17:00
  • Thu 09:00 - 17:00
  • Fri 09:00 - 17:00
  • Sat 09:00 - 17:00
  • Sun 09:00 - 17:00

Admission

Daba Gorge and und theme path freely accessible

More information

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Gorge Round Tour to the Kalser Tauernhaus (medium):

hiking time: 5 hours
total length: 18.2 km
altitude difference (ascent): 486 metres
starting point: Taurerwirt (locality of Burg)

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theme path "Dorfer Valley History Trail" (easy):

hiking time: 2.5 hours
total length: 14.5 km
altitude difference (ascent): 320 metres
starting point: Dorfertal parking space, Kals

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The Daba Gorge is accessible every year from the end of May to mid-October, winter closure from mid-October to the end of May. Season start 2025 at the end of May.

The opening of the gorge depends on the weather, short-term changes or closures are possible.

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