A very special winter highlight awaits you at the Salzkammergut treetop walk on the Grünberg in Gmunden. Hundreds of thousands of soft lights will illuminate the path and amaze you.
Magic lights at Grünberg
From November 2024, the Salzkammergut treetop walk will be transformed into a radiant backdrop for unique winter moments.
It starts on 28 November 2024, and anyone who doesn't want to miss this experience should make a note of the date. Because the magic of lights on the Grünberg can only be experienced until 12 January 2025.
During this period, the Salzkammergut treetop walk is always open and illuminated from Thursday to Sunday from around 1 pm to 8 pm, with the last admission at 7 pm. During the Christmas holidays, the Magic of Lights can be experienced every day, with the exception of the Christmas holidays and New Year's Eve. During the opening days of the Magic of Lights, the Grünberg cable car takes you up and down the mountain between 12:30 pm and 20:30 pm. The regular treetop walk admission prices apply to the Magic of Lights at no extra charge. Tickets are available online at shop.gruenberg.info or at the ticket offices of the Grünberg cable car and the Salzkammergut treetop walk.
Magic lights on the Grünberg in Gmunden
28 November 2024 - 12 January 2025
Opening hours Magic of Lights: 1:00 pm to 20:00 pm
Thursday - Sunday, daily during holidays
Closed on 24 December, 25 December and 31 December
first ascent of the mountain railway at 12:30 pm
last descent of the mountain railway at 20:30 pm
How sustainable is the lighting installation?
Sustainability is a key principle at Grünberg, on the Salzkammergut treetop walk and for Erlebnis Akademie GmbH as a whole. For this reason, the operating company has intensively addressed this issue in advance. Energy consumption was a decisive criterion. Although a total of around 300,000 LED lights - the latest LED technology and a very soft light - are installed, the entire lighting system only consumes around 4 kilowatt hours of electricity per day. By way of comparison, this is less than one person consumes per day in a private household.
Are there any effects on the animals in the forest?
We use a warm white, soft light with very low light emissions. The light sources used are designed for outdoor use in nature, with a particular focus on minimising the impact on wildlife - including birds, bats and all our other fellow inhabitants on the Grünberg. The lighting installation will be coordinated with key nature conservation and landscape management organisations.