Malta High Alpine Road

The numerous waterfalls along Malta High Alpine Road also gave Malta Valley the name "Valley of the plummeting water". Particularly impressive thereby are the "Malteiner water features": here, the water rushes into the depths below over several rock ledges until it finally reaches the stunningly beautiful "Blauen Tümpfe" (blue pools).

The road is characterised by a natural stone tunnel carved out of the rock and by sharp bends, turning the journey into a driving pleasure for motorists and motorbike riders. Two traffic lights at the narrowest points guarantee the safety of our guests. You can park your vehicles at the end of the road, from where you can comfortably reach the further attractions on foot.

An opportunity like this does not come around very often: stand on a glass floor with an uninterrupted view 200 m into the deep together with a breathtaking view of the surrounding Alpine landscape of Hohen Tauern.

The multi-faceted architecture of the Kölnbrein Dam can only be experienced from the Airwalk: when the wall curves over your head and the massive body made of 2 million m³ of cement – almost the volume of the Cheops Pyramid (2,6 Mio. m³) – spreads out before you.

With a height of 200 m and a width of 626 m, Kölnbrein Dam is the largest barrage wall in Austria. At peak periods it retains 200 million m³ of water - an amount that would allow 1.4 billion people (20 % of the Earth’s population) to fill a bathtub.

Technical values are monitored at 2,500 control points every day. A guided tour of the barrage wall will give you the opportunity to learn more about electricity production and the interior workings of the dam.

In an interactive and playful way, the adventure worlds of Berghotel Malta will enable you to discover how electricity is obtained from water and the significance that this clean method of electricity production has for our future.

The guided tours take place non-stop and last for approx. one hour. The meeting point is directly at the shop, where you can also obtain the tickets.

In keeping with the impression made by Austria’s highest barrage wall, the 200-meter-high Kölnbrein dam, "VERBUND-Energiewelt Malta" (VERBUND Malta Energy World) gives you an experience of what goes on behind electricity production.

The structures of water and stone as changeable elements of nature are dealt with in the mineral exhibition by "Alpdoc" Dr. Georg Kandutsch. The water trail then leads the visitors to an interactive relief of the Malta region. Here, an overview is created of the dimensions and mode of operation of the VERBUND power plants in the Malta and Möll valleys.

At an altitude of 2000 metres, the 4D adventure cinema is currently the only one of its kind in the world. Through the integration of all six senses, you can experience our 4D film in an entertaining and memorable way.