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Which Ice Caves?
Posted: Sat August 15, 2009 05:48 PM UTC
In a couple of weeks time we will be staying in Scladming

we would like to make trip to ice-caves..but there seems to b several in the area.

Werfen - just under an hours train ride away plus castle is there.
Obertraun - here there is the Dachstein Krippenstein cable car with access to hiking and other ice caves. Takes longer to get here from Scladming

any ides which would make for better trip or any other alternatives

Would really like to visit Hallstat again too
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Re: Which Ice Caves?
Posted: Mon August 17, 2009 03:01 AM UTC
We did the ice caves at Werfen a few years ago. We drove, so no info on getting there by train. It was a fair hike (uphill) from the parking lot. Suggest you bring some warm, wind-proof clothing when you go, including hats and gloves. Ice caves temperatures are below 0 C / 32 F and very windy. They provided us with miners lamps, and mine kept getting blown out by the wind.

Hohenwerfen (castle) was great and something we ended up enjoying that part of the trip immensely. They had a falconry display in period costume that was great. My short video is at: http://members.virtualtourist.com/m/vv/24e3/

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Re: Which Ice Caves?
Posted: Mon August 17, 2009 07:23 AM UTC
thank you for that info - Werfen is about a 50 min train ride from us so would prob make a good day out as a break from hiking. Enjoyed the video too, thanks for sharing

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