Visit The REAL Sound of Music Meadow Near Salzburg (How To Guide) - Werfen Austria 

Glad to hear it was helpful, will have more from the region again soon

Have a great time, let us know if you have questions, and check out our guide for more info. We will have more videos on the region coming out soon

Glad you liked it! This one was fun to make as the meadow is a wonderful place

Hey Daniel, thanks for watching. You comment is definitely important for people to know. That is one thing I planned on pointing out in our future videos about Leopold Schron plus a general one covering all of the "real life sites" from the movie. I've been to the grounds and inside the main building about 6 times in the last few years so I plan on pointing out the 2nd terrace from the movie, the original gazebo location next to it, the mirror room inside which was recreated in the movie, the ties to Maria's memoir rights & salzburg music festival, as well as other hidden gems about the grounds like the hidden doorway inside the library.

I have never seen another person up there either which definitely makes it more magical, but there are a couple dozen people a day that typical make the hike up in the Summer. Glad my video helped you get to the Sound of Music Meadow in Werfen, did you come from Salzburg?

@@Bigboytravel Hey, BigBoy: Yes, we took the train to Werfen from Salzburg, following your great directions. We also remembered to look behind us as the views changed frequently, especially on the trail. The lack of people there was really nice after a week and a half in Salzburg, which was full of tourists. But, that's part of the fun, too. The Sound of Music Trail is a well-kept secret.

Glad to hear and hope you have an excellent visit. I am going to be adding a couple new stops to the guide in June and hopefully have a RU-vid video covering the sights in Salzburg in the next 60 days if you want to subscribe to the channel for free

Thank you, glad it was helpful, it was a fun place to visit

thank you for the kind words, glad you found the video helpful!

too bad for sure, but Vienna is also wonderful. I will be doing more videos on day trips from Salzburg and Vienna soon

yes there is a huge parking lot along the river that people either walk to the castle from or take the bus up to the ice cave. You can also drive the switchback road part way up the mountain for the ice cave but it is still a lot of hiking and cable cars from there and that lot is small so better to take the bus from the larger lot unless the wait time is too long (posted on a huge sign). There is no direct parking by the Sound of Music Meadow but you can drive up there, just much better to hike and an experience in itself. the center of the village has a wide main road with parking on both sides.

@@Bigboytravel Thank you so much for the detailed information! I greatly appreciate it! If we are not interested in the Ice Castles do we just start our walk at the beginning of the trail near the parking area? Thank you again!

You can on most days park right on Markt street but on busy days yes I'd park at the Parkplatz lot near the river then hike the trail up. You can also park at the lot on the western side of the castle a d hike up the road (no pedestrian shoulder) in just 25 minutes. I've seen people park on thr road next to the meadow but technically it is a farming road either "no parking" and the hike is more enjoyable anyway. Ideally you will pair the meadow with a visit to the castle for one of the day bird shows

@@Bigboytravel Thank you so much for all of the details. I greatly appreciate it!

You can still reach the meadow. Just follow the road

Thanks for watching Matt! Part of the 2nd section of the trail has be under construction since the February and is scheduled to be fully opened again around the end of June. They have a detour marked at the top of the steps after the 1st section

The construction has been completed and the trail is fully open again

@Bigboytravel man i miss Austria

It is actually called Mehlweg and is in Marktschellenberg just between Salzburg and Berchtesgaden. It has been featured on my Sound Of Music guide for 10 years or so at www.bigboytravel.com/europe/austria/salzburg/soundofmusicfilmlocations/

​@@Bigboytravelcan you us the direction that the tour guide/buildings face. North, East, South or West - etc

I have seen the movie 235 times so far

driving is possible but there isn't a parking lot so you'd be parking a lot a country road. If it is just to take a photo or two that may be okay but to relax for a while it won't really work. you may want to consider a taxi from Salzburg. You can negotiate in person before you get in and it should cost around 100 euros one way or 150 round trip. Depending on how long you want to stay at the meadow you likely can agree to pay them extra if they wait for you. MEADOW Address Schartenbergstraße 9-6, 5450, Austria Meadow Name locally: Gschwandtanger Wiesn (Schwant-on-ga Ve-sin) My guide with a map: www.bigboytravel.com/europe/austria/werfen/how-to-get-to-the-sound-of-music-meadow/

More east but slightly north

Hey Livia, sorry I missed your message. I'd say it's not likely to be safe enough for hiking the trail this month. They don't maintain it in thr winter and don't clear the ice/snow but you can hike up along the road. That isn't 100% safe either as their is no sidewalk and little shoulder but it will be a little more cleared of snow/ice. Essentially is considered at your own risk in winter

Yep, exactly how I show it in the video. You can also walk the road up, which is low traffic, however there is no shoulder or path for pedestrians so we recommend the trail. You can also drive or taxi up but there isn't really a set (approved) place to park

Unfortunately no, you have to switch to the local train in Salzburg. You'll want to check options at bahn.de/en or obbe.at/en

Yes you can 100% do that but I've found taxis hard to come by in Werfen unless you pre arrange it. If you enter "taxi werfen austria" into Google there are a lot that pop up in Google maps but you'll want to visit a couple of their websites or call to narrow one down. I'd even call and start by staying "Hallo, sprechen Sie Englisch?" To see if they speak English. From there you can arrange a pickup at the werfen train station to have them take you up and wait to take you back down to the train statiln or to the Castle after If you don't arrange it ahead you honestly may want to hire one from the Salzburg train station the day of. You can negotiate in person before you get in and it should cost around 100 euros one way or 150 round trip. Depending on how long you want to stay at the meadow you likely can agree to pay them extra if they wait for you. MEADOW Address Schartenbergstraße 9-6, 5450, Austria Meadow Name locally: Gschwandtanger Wiesn (Schwant-on-ga Ve-sin) My guide with a map: www.bigboytravel.com/europe/austria/werfen/how-to-get-to-the-sound-of-music-meadow/

The trail is fully open again. There had been construction on thr first segment since February and the an alternative path, however, the labeling/signs were not good. The project was completed as planned by the end of June and the trail just fully reopened again

Did you look at the guide on our website that goes with the video? It has a map of thr location and hike. We also have a SOM locations guide on our site which a more comprehensive map. In werfen it is a valley and the castle is slightly north of the village. The castle, village and meadow are all on the west side of the river and the higher mountains on the Eastside of the river have the ice cave. So if you are on the meadow looking east, you'll see the village below you and the castle slightly to your left.

i got two of these in this style each from different shops in Rothenburg Germany. The brand is "Faustmann".

I was just in the area in May but the latest time I went to the Meadow was the middle of last September

Did you visit our free online guide? There were two meadows used in the film, one from the opening scene that is not open to the public and this meadow from the lengthy picnic scene. Felt like I've made that pretty clear in the guide and video; this meadows English name is officially The Sound of Music Meadow

@johnweeks2201 0 seconds ago Bigboytravel No stream to skip pebbles When filming that scene. They had a farmer who was not very happy with them. Because it was upsetting his cows and their efforts for producing milk. In the night before the crew came back to continue filming. The farmer poked holes in the rubber waterproof lining of the stream . Using a pitchfork . All the water drained away. That meant they had to rebuild it