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Ninety seconds on Dachstein Krippenstein-Seilbahn
Two of the three sections are worth riding: the first for the ice caves, the second for the viewing platform and the plateau walks. The third is only worth it if you have boots on.
Three sections climb out of Obertraun. The first lands at Schönbergalm, where the two show caves have their ticket counter, a quarter of an hour on foot from either entrance.
The second reaches the mountain station for the platform, the World Heritage loop and the plateau walks. The third drops onto the alpine pasture at Gjaid, the start of longer hikes on the Dachstein. It opens later in the season and shuts ten minutes before the rest.
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