Raggaschlucht

After the glacier, we were hungry and ate at the Ragga Gorge. It was very good, highly recommended, and the prices were reasonable. We were actually pretty exhausted, but we decided to do the Ragga Gorge and do the loop. It was very beautiful but also tiring, and because we had to keep our distance, we sometimes felt a bit rushed and couldn't take as many photos as we might otherwise have.

Where the wild water from the high mountains meets the ancient rock, there's no turning back! At approximately 800 meters long, the Ragga Gorge is one of the shortest gorges in Austria, but due to its exceptional narrowness and depth of up to 200 meters, it is one of the most impressive. The name comes from the Slovenian word rak (= crab). The Ragga Gorge has been carved into the Kreuzeck Group by the Raggabach stream since the last ice age. It is accessible to visitors via walkways, stairs, and bridges. The water makes its way through narrow cracks and over breathtaking waterfalls into the valley. Information boards along the walkway explain the formation and geology of the gorge. The Raggabach stream, so gentle at first, demonstrates the power with which it has carved its way through the rock over millennia, creating exciting rock formations. Sometimes the rock shines black, covered in green plants, then shimmers reddish or yellow due to the lichens that grow over it, then it is marbled again, revealing the various rock layers. In some places, it has been eroded in a semicircle, known as "Kolke." The dominant rocks in the gorge are paragneiss and mica schist. The Raggaschlucht Gorge was first opened to visitors in 1882 and can only be accessed uphill. It has been a natural monument since 1978. www.raggaschlucht.info

Wow, not for the faint-hearted. Luna 🐕 was very scared to get through it. The volume of the rushing water. 🫣 The time was 1.5 hours. Komoot regularly lost the signal. 🤷🏻‍♂️

Second short lap in the beautiful Raggaschlucht Photos from the Mölltalergletscherrunde from the morning I inserted the lap around the ice lake I did not record the WWW 02 was in sight

Today we set off towards Mölltal to the Raggaschlucht. The area around the Großglockner is very impressive.😎 The little tour through the Raggaschlucht was very easy and not time-consuming but all the more spectacular. Tomorrow we're going on to Bella Italia 😁

Today we drove from Sillian to Bad Kleinkirchheim, our last stop for this holiday. On the way we passed the Raggaschlucht and our new hotel had already emailed us our Kärntencard, which gave us free entry. We were happy to take advantage of that. It is a very impressive gorge, very narrow and steep and at the moment with a lot of water. From the top point there is a steep hiking trail back to the entrance with a kiosk and nice rest areas. We really liked it😀

Note: The descent over the very good gravel forest path is sometimes very steep! The path is flat, so there are no steps, but a steel cable at the edge towards the end. So you can run backwards from time to time :-)

Starting point: 🅿️ Schmelzhütten After about a 10-minute walk through the village of Schmelzhütten, we reach the ticket office. It's simply impressive; our path leads us over spectacularly constructed wooden walkways. We pass vertical, partly overhanging rock faces, and the roar of the water fills the air. Over millennia of work, the Raggabach stream created one of the most beautiful natural gorges in the Alps. After about 200 meters of elevation gain and a distance of 1000 meters, we have hiked through the gorge. Now we return to the valley via a forest path. After about 1.5 hours of walking (circular route), we reach our starting point again. Sturdy footwear is essential, as the water in the gorge is foamy and splashy, and most of the walkways are wet. Current ticket price: €9 per adult. 🙋‍♀️🙋‍♂️