5fingers

Viewing platform

Not for the faint-hearted! The 5fingers viewing platform offers an adrenaline rush at the highest level. This is probably the most spectacular viewing platform in the Alps and reaches out like a hand over the 400 m drop.

Over 5 platforms (the 5fingers), each in a different design, you can put your head for heights to the test and enjoy unique views down over Hallstatt, the Hallstättersee lake and the inner Salzkammergut region.

Opening times

The 5fingers viewing platform on the Krippenstein is open in the summer season during the operating times of section 2 of the Dachstein Krippenstein cable car!

Summer 2024: from 11.05.2024 to 03.11.2024

5 platforms (5fingers)

The 5 different levels, each 4 x 1 m in size, offer spectacular insight and views. One of the platforms is made entirely from glass and another enables visitors to gain their own personal view of the Hallstatt World Heritage site through a large Baroque picture frame.

The ‘5fingers’ are illuminated until midnight and can be seen from far and wide, even at night.

On the way to the 5fingers you learn on information boards much about Fauna, Flora and the Geology at Dachstein Krippenstein.

5fingers viewing platform

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Hike to 5fingers

Starting point = mountain station Krippenstein (section 2)
Walking time = approx. 20 to 30 minutes
Difficulty = easy hike, suitable for children

The Experiences Trail leading from the cable car mountain station to the Pioneer Cross (above the 5fingers) offers yet another viewing platform, in addition to the 5fingers. The World Heritage view (viewing point) above the Lodge am Krippenstein offers a perfect view of the Dachstein glacier.

The hike to 5fingers can easily be completed in around 20 minutes by (virtually) all visitors.

TIP: Please plan enough time for the way back to the cable car and a side-trip to the World Heritage spiral and to the Heilbronner Chapel. Well worth a visit!