Grundlsee – Rostiger Anker
The best-known site on the Grundlsee, at Gössl by the inn 'Rostiger Anker'. Five training platforms at different depths lie just off the shore. From the bathing area to the south you can dive into the mouths of the Toplitzbach and Stimitzbach, and the local dive school has hidden a few rope-linked 'artefacts' in front of its base.
Facts
- Region: Austria – Salzkammergut lakes
- Area: Inner Salzkammergut (Hallstatt, Grundlsee, Gosau, Altaussee)
- Level: beginner
- Current: low
- Type: bay
- Coordinates: 47.637278, 13.902083
- Highlights: five training platforms at different depths, mouths of the Toplitzbach and Stimitzbach streams, altitude lake (708 m), good visibility and many fish
- Permit: The lake is private water of the Österreichische Bundesforste (ÖBf); ARGE Tauchen Österreich leases the diving rights, so a valid Dive Card is required (digital €18 per calendar year; plastic card from partner shops €20, 365 days; ordered online €23). Diving without it counts as trespass and a nature-protection offence. Check current terms.
- Issuer / contact: ARGE Tauchen Österreich – Dive Card
- Website: https://www.arge-tauchen.at/divecard
- Tips: Spawning closure 15 Sept–31 Dec. Dive times 08:00–17:00 (summer time 09:00–18:00); night and ice dives only with the local base. Mind the ropes between the objects. The Scuba Academy base and a 24 h fill machine are by the bathing area.