The Malta valley is among the best and most significant primary rock climbing areas in Austria. Exciting new routes are continually being established on the best rock and in a fabulous setting. But also worth a visit are the “climbing garden” on the Danielsberg in the Möll valley, near the Reißeck funicular, as well as the new climbing centre in the vicinity of the Arthur-von-Schmid House!
Every angler’s dream: fly fishing!
The Möll river is considered a superb place for fly fishing because its waters are so clear. Arguably no region in Carinthia other than the National Park Region provides such ideal conditions for this noble form of fishing.
For centuries adventurous tradesmen known as "sumpters" transported wine, salt and gold to far away towns and ports on the backs of their packhorses. Immerse yourself in those long lost golden times and explore the old trade routes of the National Park on horseback.
The Hohe Tauern National Park offers fixed-rope-route enthusiasts some of the most spectacular “iron paths” in the whole of Austria. Examples are those on the 200 metre high Fallbach waterfall in the Malta valley, and on the Säuleck at an altitude of over 3,000 metres. But beginners are catered for too and will find several worthwhile fixed rope routes for practising.
Trekking – from one place to another. In rhythm with nature and looking it in the eye. This is the magic to which more and more people are yielding. In Nepal, in New Zealand, or on the road to Santiago. And in the Hohe Tauern too! From refuge hut to refuge hut, past mountain lakes and tarns, waterfalls and glaciers, and up to high passes. Time and again in the valleys and mountains new miniature worlds will reveal themselves before your very eyes.
Winter pleasures for the whole family – with snow you can rely on in the Grossglockner/Heiligenblut, Möll Valley Glacier and Ankogel skiing areas. Professional ski schools, and a setting in the winter paradise of nature in the Hohe Tauern National Park. Here your dreams of what winter could be will come true!
Do you yearn for downhill runs in powder snow or névé…but still you would not want to forego the comfort of cable cars and mountain railways? In that case we are the right destination for you! Because the three highest altitude Carinthian skiing areas - Grossglockner/Heiligenblut, Möll Valley Glacier/Flattach and Ankogel/Mallnitz – are a true paradise for free-riding, thanks to their vast broad slopes far above the treeline!
The Möll valley and especially the Malta valley are characterised by their huge waterfalls, plummeting wild and untamed down into the valley! In December, little by little, a mystical calm returns to the top of the valleys in the Hohe Tauern.
For the onset of the cold makes the proud waterfalls freeze and to become sparkling ice sculptures for several months – an El Dorado for all fans of ice climbing!
When you think about the National Park Region’s gorgeous landscape and its huge range of leisure activities, you will hardly be able to wait to arrive at your final destination. With luck our advice on ‘how to get there’ will help you arrive even sooner.
The National Park Kärnten Card offers families an incredible amount – and effectively for free: you can go panning for gold in the Heiligenblut Gold Diggers’ Village, visit the BIOS National Park Centre, enjoy the breathtaking panoramic view from the Großglockner High Alpine Road, to name just a few! And best of all: the more you do with your family the more money you save!