Grasslhöhle

Useful Information

Location:	Dürntal (Dürn valley) near Weiz. In Göttelsberg, on the Weiz-Graz road, take the 7 km long road to Dürntal. From the cave car park a 100 m walk leads to the cave guides' hut with waiting room, balcony and snack bar.
Open:	APR-MAY Sat, Sun, Hol 8-17. JUN-AUG daily 8-17. SEP-OCT Sat, Sun, Hol 8-17.
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Classification:	Karst cave
Light:	Incandescent Electric Light System
Dimension:	A=740 m asl.
Guided tours:	D=45 min., min. 5 pers.
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Address:	P. Reisinger, A-8160 Dürntal 4, Tel: +43-3172-67328.
As far as we know this information was accurate when it was published (see years in brackets), but may have changed since then. Please check rates and details directly with the companies in question if you need more recent info.

History

1950	leased by the couple Hermann and Regina Hofer.
1952	electric light installed and opened to the public.

Description

Grasslhöhle has been known for centuries. Just inside the entrance there is a veritable forest of stalagmites. The heart of the cave is the Dome with numerous cascades of stalagmites. The so-called Giant is 3 m thick and 10 m high. There are galleries running along the sides of the Dome which display a rich array of speleothems.

Grasslhöhle is easy to explore and gives children in particular an impressive insight into the beauty and fascination of such a cavern. Whoever intends to visit both Grasslhöhle and Katerloch should make a point of inspecting the considerably smaller Grasslhöhle first in order to fully appreciate the grandeur of the Katerloch afterwards.

Text by Tony Oldham (2002). With kind permission.