The Wörschachklamm is located behind the town Wörschach. The water of the Wörschachbach (Wörschach brook) cuts deep into the mountainside. The result is a narrow gorge with vertical walls where the brook forms a white-water with many small waterfalls.In former centuries the gorge was used to transport wood and charcoal from the mountainside into the valley. This was rather difficult because of the numerous turns, drops, and the big rocks in the gorge. It was necessary to use horses to pull the wood through some passages. At this time obviously some kind of trail must have existed, the bolts were they were attached can still be seen in the walls. Nevertheless, several accidents were the reason to stop this around 1880.The modern trail was built for tourists, initiated by Gabriel Schally from Maitschern near Wörschach. The owner of a sawmill climbed through the gorge in 1901 and started the construction in the same year. The trail ended at a place called Kuchl, and was completed and inaugurated in the following year. The trail is built of wood, and partly destroyed by every flood, so it is necessary to rebuild it regularly.
