Auf dem Stein Plateau

Abutting the main mountain massif on the east of the Dachstein mountain group stretches the much eroded plateau known as Auf dem Stein, with numerous swallow holes, on the north face of which, above the Hallstätter See and the Traun valley, lie the two huge Dachstein Caves (Dachsteinhöhlen), the Giant Ice Cave (Rieseneishöhle) and the Mammoth Cave (Mammuthöhle); see Hallstätter See. They can be reached by way of the Dachsteinhöhlen-Haus (1,345m/4,413ft) or from the Schönbergalpe, to which a cableway runs from Obertraun. Both the glacier area and the plateau of Auf dem Stein offer good Alpine skiing. The Auf dem Stein run is served by a cableway from Obertraun (see Hallstätter See), with several ski lifts. From the south a mountain trail (Maut) leads up to the Türlwand hut (1,715m/5,630ft).