--- title: Rettenbach-gorge url: "https://www.upperaustria.com/en/oesterreich-poi/detail/400114/rettenbach-gorge.html" description: Across the Steinfeldstraße-Rettenbachwaldstraße you arrive the Rettenbachwildnis. date: 2017-02-22 modified: 2026-03-18 --- # Rettenbach-gorge Rettenbach-gorge ================== Bad Ischl, Oberösterreich, Österreich ![](https://assets.tourdata.at/260x195/203286/7F0F21FD8B647A5602FF0D8E800B14B0CBE527075E25407AD54D8CB8184060BB/rettenbachwildnis.jpg) ![](https://assets.tourdata.at/260x195/203287/ACA0C37B707448AF6039C405F290C1E2DF27DB2B2B41C95862F4AB88F510515A/rettenbach-klamm.jpg) ![](https://assets.tourdata.at/260x195/203288/6CE80939AADD80EEFDACD49302D3507E1C76694343A4203DEB1DB87BC4B2E8E2/rettenbachklamm.jpg) © Open copyright © Tourismusverband Bad Ischl Close copyright [ ![Rettenbach gorge in Bad Ischl: The picture shows an idyllic landscape with a flowing mountain stream winding its way through steep cliffs and rock faces covered in moss. The surrounding area is characterised by dense woodland, creating a picturesque and natural setting.](https://assets.tourdata.at/x550/203286/7F0F21FD8B647A5602FF0D8E800B14B0CBE527075E25407AD54D8CB8184060BB/rettenbachwildnis.jpg "© Tourismusverband Bad Ischl") ](https://assets.tourdata.at/1920x/203286/7F0F21FD8B647A5602FF0D8E800B14B0CBE527075E25407AD54D8CB8184060BB/rettenbachwildnis.jpg) © Open copyright © Tourismusverband Bad Ischl Close copyright [ ![Rettenbach Gorge in Bad Ischl: The picture shows a footbridge leading through a lush section of forest. On both sides of the footbridge there is dense greenery of trees and bushes, with some trunks overgrown with moss. The footbridge itself consists of a metal railing and a wooden walking surface, allowing visitors to explore this natural area safely and comfortably.](https://assets.tourdata.at/x550/203287/ACA0C37B707448AF6039C405F290C1E2DF27DB2B2B41C95862F4AB88F510515A/rettenbach-klamm.jpg "© Tourismusverband Bad Ischl") ](https://assets.tourdata.at/1920x/203287/ACA0C37B707448AF6039C405F290C1E2DF27DB2B2B41C95862F4AB88F510515A/rettenbach-klamm.jpg) © Open copyright © Tourismusverband Bad Ischl Close copyright [ ![Rettenbach gorge in Bad Ischl: The picture shows a picturesque gorge with a wildly flowing mountain stream winding its way between steep, moss-covered rocks. The autumnal vegetation on the slopes and the jagged rocks lend the scene an impressive, natural atmosphere.](https://assets.tourdata.at/x550/203288/6CE80939AADD80EEFDACD49302D3507E1C76694343A4203DEB1DB87BC4B2E8E2/rettenbachklamm.jpg "© Tourismusverband Bad Ischl") ](https://assets.tourdata.at/1920x/203288/6CE80939AADD80EEFDACD49302D3507E1C76694343A4203DEB1DB87BC4B2E8E2/rettenbachklamm.jpg) 1. 2. 3. pets allowed Rettenbach 4820 Bad Ischl [ open in Google Maps ](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=Rettenbach%2C%204820%20Bad%20Ischl "Link will open in a new window") [ Open in Apple Maps ](https://maps.apple.com/place?address=Rettenbach%2C%204820%20Bad%20Ischl "Link will open in a new window") ![](https://static.ecmaps.de/staticmap.jpg?experience=webarchitektur-meta&lat=47.7052853913695&lon=13.6476588249207&width=991&height=450&project=ttg-basemap&zoom=2000&server=meta.tourdata.at) Across the Steinfeldstraße-Rettenbachwaldstraße you arrive the Rettenbachwildnis. Via Steinfeldstraße-Rettenbachwaldstraße you reach the Rettenbach wilderness. North of a large meadow, the path leads into the forest. After about 200 metres, a path leads down to the gorge. You can already hear the rushing and roaring of the Rettenbach, especially wild at high water. There are marvellous photo opportunities here. Timber used to be transported through this narrow gorge. The streams would often dam up and many lumberjacks lost their lives here. The water for drifting was dammed above the Rettenbachalm. A narrow path leads up to the forest road. A quarter of an hour's walk out of the valley takes you to the former Rettenbachmühle inn. Beautiful circular hike, which can also be extended in the direction of the Rettenbachalm. Continue across the extensive alpine pasture area to the Rettenbachklamm gorge and Blaa-Alm. Hiking options: [Rettenbachklamm gorge circular trail - Hubhanslau karst spring](https://badischl.salzkammergut.at/oesterreich-tour/detail/430002342/rundweg-rettenbachklamm-karstquelle-hubhanslau.html) [Hiking trail Rettenbachalm - Blaa Alm - Altaussee](https://badischl.salzkammergut.at/oesterreich-tour/detail/430002346/rettenbachalm-blaa-alm-altaussee.html) At the starting point: About 100 metres below the bridge over the Rettenbach, a memorial plaque is attached to a rock on the right bank of the stream, which commemorates an ancestor of the Russian astronaut Gagarin: Prince Leon Gagarin and his son Vladimir, who drowned at this spot on 3 August 1868. It is assumed that the two of them were bathing when the sluices were opened in the Rettenbachalm for wood drifting. 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