--- title: "Pießling torrent | karst spring - Roßleithen" url: "https://guide.oberoesterreich.at/en/oesterreich-poi/detail/430004273/piessling-torrent.html" description: "Just south of Roßleithen, about 20 minutes walk from the scythe factory springs from the Pießling in one of the largest karst springs in the Eastern Alps - the origin Pießling!" date: 2024-04-16 modified: 2024-04-16 --- # Pießling torrent | karst spring - Roßleithen Pießling torrent ================== Windischgarsten, Oberösterreich, Österreich ![](https://assets.tourdata.at/260x195/211545/9695B8A25B08BABF632466CBABD349E1BC00D6324D8D7419313F63EE17E2F6EF/piessling-ursprung.jpg) ![](https://assets.tourdata.at/260x195/211546/8C17B0BE3211CAB920821052405FD055941F990BB0FF93909BCB13F219D54DD3/piessling-ursprung-plattform.jpg) ![](https://assets.tourdata.at/260x195/211547/90E41DF8C0D266432F2452878550B23B441E0474955698EC2BB6A31E882B9670/piessling-ursprung-plattform2.jpg) © Open copyright © TVB Pyhrn-Priel/Markus Kohlmayr Close copyright [ ![A quiet stream flows through a green, wooded gorge. Rock walls and a large rock overhang surround the scene.](https://assets.tourdata.at/x550/211545/9695B8A25B08BABF632466CBABD349E1BC00D6324D8D7419313F63EE17E2F6EF/piessling-ursprung.jpg "© TVB Pyhrn-Priel/Markus Kohlmayr") ](https://assets.tourdata.at/1920x/211545/9695B8A25B08BABF632466CBABD349E1BC00D6324D8D7419313F63EE17E2F6EF/piessling-ursprung.jpg) © Open copyright © TVB Pyhrn-Priel/Markus Kohlmayr Close copyright [ ![Two children are sitting on a wooden bridge, watching a waterfall. Around them is a green, forested landscape.](https://assets.tourdata.at/x550/211546/8C17B0BE3211CAB920821052405FD055941F990BB0FF93909BCB13F219D54DD3/piessling-ursprung-plattform.jpg "© TVB Pyhrn-Priel/Markus Kohlmayr") ](https://assets.tourdata.at/1920x/211546/8C17B0BE3211CAB920821052405FD055941F990BB0FF93909BCB13F219D54DD3/piessling-ursprung-plattform.jpg) © Open copyright © TVB Pyhrn-Priel/Markus Kohlmayr Close copyright [ ![A wooden terrace above a small waterfall, surrounded by lush greenery. People are enjoying the view in a natural setting.](https://assets.tourdata.at/x550/211547/90E41DF8C0D266432F2452878550B23B441E0474955698EC2BB6A31E882B9670/piessling-ursprung-plattform2.jpg "© TVB Pyhrn-Priel/Markus Kohlmayr") ](https://assets.tourdata.at/1920x/211547/90E41DF8C0D266432F2452878550B23B441E0474955698EC2BB6A31E882B9670/piessling-ursprung-plattform2.jpg) 1. 2. 3. pets allowed Bahnhofstraße 2 4580 Windischgarsten [ open in Google Maps ](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=Bahnhofstra%C3%9Fe%202%2C%204580%20Windischgarsten "Link will open in a new window") [ Open in Apple Maps ](https://maps.apple.com/place?address=Bahnhofstra%C3%9Fe%202%2C%204580%20Windischgarsten "Link will open in a new window") ![](https://static.ecmaps.de/staticmap.jpg?experience=webarchitektur-meta&lat=47.6923998716927&lon=14.2756336927414&width=991&height=450&project=ttg-basemap&zoom=2000&server=meta.tourdata.at) Just south of Roßleithen, about 20 minutes walk from the scythe factory, springs the Pießling in one of the largest karst springs in the Eastern Alps - the Pießling torrent! ***The Pießling-Ursprung natural monument can be admired from the viewing platform.*** In summer, an average of 2,000 liters of water per second flow from the siphon cave. During the snow melt or after storms, there are even 7,000 liters and more. The Pießling origin could thus meet the daily water needs of 700,000 people. The underground drainage system from which the karst spring fed, consists of larger cavities and collecting veins that ramify in an extensive tubular braid. In this precipitation seep on the plateaus of Warscheneck on an area of 94 km ² in countless columns, joints and crevices of limestone until they appear at the foot of the mountain in this major source back to the surface. From about 32 meters deep, shimmering in all shades of blue and green-source-pot the water masses flowing with great force upward. This makes cave diving very dangerous when Pießling origin and after two deaths it was now strictly prohibited. The karst spring Pießling origin is generally accessible, not accessible with snow. In summer the Pießling origin - except on the last few meters - even with the stroller accessible. [ Contact ](#ttgCollapseKontakt) ---------------------------------- **Pießling torrent** Bahnhofstraße 2 4580 Windischgarsten Phone [ +43 7562 5266 ](tel:+4375625266) Fax machine +43 7562 5266 - 10 E-Mail [info@360alpenland.com](#mailto) Web [www.360alpenland.com](https://www.360alpenland.com "New window") https://www.360alpenland.com --- **Contact person** Alpenland Tourismus GmbH Bahnhofstraße 2 4580 Windischgarsten Phone [ +43 7562 5266 ](tel:+4375625266) Fax machine +43 7562 5266 - 10 E-Mail [info@360alpenland.com](#mailto) Web [www.360alpenland.com](https://www.360alpenland.com "New window") --- **We speak the following languages** German English [ Opening hours ](#ttgCollapseOeffnungszeiten) ------------------------------------------------ The Pießling origin is easily accessible! - Can only be viewed from outside [ Arrival ](#ttgCollapseAnreise) ---------------------------------- **Elevation**700 m **Accessibility / arrival**Park at the Roßleithen hiking car park, from there it's a 20-minute walk to the Pießling Ursprung. [ Prices ](#ttgCollapsePreise) -------------------------------- **General price information**Tour of Pießling origin is free! [ Suitability ](#ttgCollapseEignung) -------------------------------------- - All weather - Suitable for groups - Suitable for schools - Suitable for pushchairs - Pets allowed - Suitable for teenagers - Suitable for seniors - Suitable for single travelers - Suitable for friends - Suitable for couples - Suitable for children **Season**- Spring - Summer - Autumn [ Accessibility ](#ttgCollapseBarrierefreiheit) ------------------------------------------------- Please get in touch for more information. 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