Location: Gosau
Top Things to do in Gosau
Things to do in Gosau, Upper Austria: The Best Outdoor Activities
Gosau is a municipality in the district of Gmunden in Upper Austria, Austria.
Restaurants in Gosau
1. Nemo Point Gosau
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 16 reviews
The Nemo Point in Gosau am Dachstein is an organizer of guided e-bike tours and an e-bike rental with brand e-mountain bikes. With only local and certified guides, the mountains in the Salzkammergut can be explored simply and excitingly. Top mountain bikes with large batteries guarantee driving pleasure and nature experience on 2 wheels on the Dachstein.
2. Sport Jirka
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 3 reviews
With Sport Jirka local bike guides you can enjoy the wonderful mountain scenery of Salzkammergut mountains!
3. Vorderer Gosausee
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 77 reviews
Reviewed By atw63 - Birmingham, United Kingdom
I’ve been visiting the Salzkammergut region for 5 or 6 years now, always parking myself in Bad Ischl, and using that town as a base. One of my end-of-holiday treats is a walk around Gosausee (Lake Gosau) followed by lunch in one of the local Alms. I always use public transport, so it’s simply a case of jumping on the 542 at Bad Ischl Rail/Bus station, then an hour later I’m virtually lakeside (Check the bus timetables, since the service isn’t too frequent). There is ample parking for cars. The bus stop is right next to a cable car which’ll whisk you to the upper station in a few minutes. The views en-route to the bus terminus and in the cable car are lovely. The lower cable car station is just behind Gasthof Gosausee which offers food and accommodation. There are also a few souvenir/ice-cream shops dotted around. I usually get straight into a circumnavigation of the lake, which takes me just over an hour, and as well as the scenery being superb, there are little distractions en-route such as a big copper funnel set up so you can hear the amplified, gentle trickle of water, and a pipe where you can sample the cool, mountain-filtered water. As well as virtually unlimited scenic photo opportunities (glaciers, clear water, jagged peaks etc.) there’s also the potential to watch rock climbers. The lake that you’re walking around is called Vorderer Gosausee (Front Gosau Lake), but at roughly 50% of the way around, you can follow another trail to Hinterer Gosausee (Rear Gosau Lake) where I’ve heard there’s a great hut called Holzmeister Alm at the far end. Sadly, the bus timetable has never made it favourable for me to hike to the rear lake, since it’d probably take me another 45min+ to make the Alm from where the trail branches. So, having lapped the lake, I tend to return to the lower cable car station, take a ride to the top, where there are numerous opportunities to hike to other huts for lunch. The area is riddled with trails of varied length, and huts aplenty, it’s also one of the calmest places I know, which is absolutely great for people who enjoy perfect scenery (come rain or shine) and who just want to enjoy the great outdoors.
4. Dachstein West
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4.5 based on 84 reviews
Reviewed By Y5723SOmarks
A great family oriented ski area. The mountain was massive, high speed lifts all over multiple mountains to ski. Highly recommended. Also a great mid day lounge with excellent food at the top of the mountain.
5. Lockernmoos
6. Checkpoint Sport
E-Bike Hire Checkpoint Sport COOEE alpin Gosau A fun day out for the whole family. Top quality E- Mountain Bikes and E- City bikes. Buggys available for younger children so the whole family can take part. Fully equiped sport shop on site.
7. Laserer alpin
Mountain tour operator since 1989, training and guided tours from the Dachstein in the Salzkammergut, ski touring trips to the Arctic and Antarctic, up to mountains all over the world. Via ferratas, heaven ladder Donnerkogel / Sky Ladder, glacier courses, climbing courses, mountaineering courses.
