Drachenwand Klettersteig
Austria
About this route
Ferrata Drachenwand (var. C/D) rises above the Mondsee in the Upper Austrian Salzkammergut and ranks among the country's most sought-after via ferratas, famous above all for its signature suspension bridge spanning a dramatic gap. The 560-metre route climbs to the 1176-metre summit with sweeping views over the lake, opening with a pair of B-grade ladders at the start. The climbing itself is rarely extreme, peaking at grade C, so anyone steady with heights who can handle the exposed bridge, or take the C/D variant that bypasses it, will find it manageable. Given its popularity, set off early or late to avoid queues, and treat the conditions seriously: it's a no-go in rain, has no emergency exits, and the steep, partly unsecured descent through the Drachenloch rock window takes around an hour and a half. Note that the route is typically closed from November into early May.
Highlights
- Signature suspension bridge
- Sweeping views over the Mondsee
- Dramatic Drachenloch rock window
Route map
- Start
Weather
Forecast for the start of the route
Friday, October 30
Drizzle
- Feels like
- 4° / 0°
- Precipitation
- 0 mm
- Wind
- 10 km/h Gusts 30 km/h
- UV index
- 2
- Sunrise
- 06:47
- Sunset
- 16:52
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| Precipitation | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Wind km/h | 4 E | 3 E | 4 E | 3 E | 5 E | 4 E | 5 E | 4 E | 5 E | 6 E | 6 E | 8 NE | 9 E | 9 E | 9 E | 10 NE | 10 NE | 9 E | 8 E | 7 E | 7 E | 6 E | 7 E | 5 SE |
| Gusts km/h | 15 | 13 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 23 | 21 | 27 | 26 | 21 | 24 | 22 |
| UV index | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |