Day to Day Itinerary

Day 1:   Individual arrival at Seekirchen on Lake Wallersee. Receive your pretour info pack, maps etc.

Day 2:   By train to Oberhofen, then hike to Eugendorf

By train you reach the German border, where Salzburg’s St Jame's Route starts. First you walk past gentle green hills down to Lake Wallersee, then follow the lakeside trail to Eugendorf.

Day 3:   Eugendorf – Salzburg

A comfortable walk brings you downhill into Salzburg, where a wealth of churches and ecclesiastical monuments wait to be discovered. A detour to Maria Plain, a baroque pilgrim church towering high over Salzburg, is worth the effort.

Day 4:   Salzburg – Großgmain/Bad Reichenhall

This morning you walk across the city in the direction of Mt Untersberg. At the little town Großgmain you cross the German border to Rupert’s Winkl and afterwards you reach the Bavarian salt metropolis of Bad Reichenhall.

Day 5:   Bad Reichenhall – Unken

Today you follow the river Saalach back into the Province of Salzburg. Past Lake Salzachsee you walk deeper and deeper into the mountains. The hiking path generally follows the river, which sometimes gushes wildly through steep rock walls.

Day 6:   Unken – Waidring/St. Ulrich

At first you follow the river Saalach into the widening valley around Lofer, which retains much of the original charm of a small alpine village. In front of you the steep rocks of the mountain range Loferer Steinberge seem to scrape the sky. You cross over the Strubpass into the province of Tyrol.

Day 7:   Waidring/St. Ulrich – St. Johann

According to the route you walk on the dyke path to St. Johann or bypass past Lake Pillersee and St. Jacob’s church, to St. Johann in Tirol. This lovely ski resort town lies at the foot of the Kitzbuheler Horn.

Day 8:  Individual depature or extend your stay in Austria.

Tour Rating- moderate

Route of medium difficulty on good trails and paths. Daily distance up to 6 hours. A good level of fitness is required as you walk up to 20 km in a day.

Salzburg

Day to Day Itinerary

1st day:   Individual arrival at Abersee/Wolfgangsee

Day 2:   St. Wolfgang-St. Gilgen

By boat to St. Wolfgang. Along the high walk to the Falkenstein wall – we enjoy the view of the lake. The idyllic Fürberg walk along the lake brings us to the Mozart village of St. Gilgen. Return transfer by boat.

Day 3:   Schwarzensee and Strobl

By boat to St. Wolfgang. Walk along the Sattel (saddle) to Lake Schwarzensee, where Madame Lore of the lake hut waits to treat you with local specialities. Down into the valley via a gorge and around the Bürglstein mountain to the lake promenade in Strobl. Transfer by bus to the Emperors town of Bad Ischl.

Day 4:   Rest day in Bad Ischl

Visit the Emperors villa, Café Zauner or the hotel Austria, where the engagement of Emperor Franz Josef and Elisabeth of Bavaria (the Sissi of the famous film …) took place.

Day 5:   Brine-pipeline walk to Bad Goisern

Salt always has been an important raw material of the Salzkammergut. We hike along the promenade of the river Ischl on the brine-pipeline walk to the world cultural heritage site of Bad Goisern.

Day 6:   Brine-pipeline walk to Hallstatt

On the brine-pipeline walk to the Salzberg (salt mountain) in Hallstatt (old salt mine – since the Celtic times). The route is slightly uphill and offers beautiful views of the little town of Hallstatt and the marvellous mountain massive of the Dachstein (highest mountain in Upper Austria). By boat we cross the lake and return to Bad Goisern.

Day 7:   On Lake Abersee

This morning we transfer by bus to Bad Ischl. Along the Elisabeth-walking path to the idyllic little Lake Nussensee and than along the river Ischl to Strobl. On the lake through the Blinkling moor to Abersee (beautiful views of St. Wolfgang, Schafberg and the lake)

Day 8: Depart today or extend your stay in Europe.

Tour Rating - Easy

Relaxed walking on good walking trails. Daily distances of up to 5 hours and gentle hills only. We presume that you are in good health and have enough endurance for distances of up to 15 km.

Hallstatt

Bad Ischl

Day to Day Itinerary

Day 1: Individual journey to Garmisch Partenkirchen in Bavaria

Day 2: Through gorge Partnachklamm and past flower meadows to Mittenwald/Klais
Wild and idyllic start of the day through the steep gorge Partnachklamm, where the water courses from Wetterstein massif meet. Afterwards walk across soft hills and alpine pastures to Klais or Mittenwald.

Day 3: „Geisterklamm“ (Ghost Gorge) and Leutasch Valley
To make the gorge passable the path was hewn with extreme precision into the rock and bold bridges cross up to 40 m above the water. Relax on a comfortable walk along the stream Leutascher Ache into the valley. Past small hamlets and flower meadows with Wetterstein Massif forming a stunning backdrop you walk into widening Leutasch Valley.

Day 4: Rest Day or Lake Walk
Today you are free either to relax or take a walk to the many lakes in and around Seefeld. Return by public bus.

Day 5: Paradise Gaistal Valley
Summer in Gaistal Valley is blissful for the small light brown ponies and grey and brown cattle. We walk on Ganghofer (a local writer) path across the alpine pastures up to the crossing to Ehrwalder Alm. Picture book scenery. Downhill by cable car.

Day 6: Sharp past Zugspitze to Lake Eibsee
Bit by bit we walk up to the foot of Zugspitze and famous scenic view on Lake Eibsee. The tour ends at the lovely lake with Zugspitz-Garmisch panorama. Simply beautiful. Return to Garmisch by Zugspitzbahn.

Day 7: Individual journey home

Day to Day Itinerary

Day 1 - Arrival at Krems/Stein

Day 2 - High up into the vineyards and to the ruins of fortress Dürnstein
The vineyards start directly on the outskirts of the town and we hike high up. Enjoy a stunning view on the river Danube and Krems as well as the impressive monastery Göttweig. Across the hills you walk to the ruins of fortress Durnstein, where the legend says that King Lionheart was held captive and Blondel rescued him. Walk down to the historic town Durnstein where you stay overnight.
12 km and 4.5 hours to walk

Day 3 - Observation point on Seekopf
In Dürnstein you cross the river by ferry to Rossatz. Walk past the largest apricot growing area of Austria on old tracks to Seekopf. An unsurpassed view to the Alps waits for you. Route: from Durnstein to Weißenkirchen. 11 km and 5 hours to walk

Day 4 – Rest day in Weißenkirchen
Surrounded by sunny vineyards and squeezed in between the Danube and green forests the mighty gothic parish church of Weißenkirchen.
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Day 5 - From Weißenkirchen to Spitz via Buschandl wall
A steady climb brings you up to Seiber and then you pass to Kuhberg and to the Buschandl wall. Downhill you follow the trench Miesingbachgraben and later on you pass the vineyards to Spitz. Alternative route: balcony path through the vineyards to Spitz. 12 km and 5 hours to walk

Day 6 - Up to the ruins of the fortress of the robber barons of Aggsbach
Cross the Danube by ferry and follow the Buchtal valley uphill. Shortly before you reach Maria Langegg you join the Austrian St. Jacob’s trail, which you follow up to the ruins of fortress Aggsbach. Visit the fortress with a gruesome past, wonderful scenic viewpoints and also stop for a refreshment. 15,5 km and 5,5 hours to walk

Day 7 - By boat back to Krems
Visit the monastery with a beautiful garden in Melk. Enjoy the boat trip to Krems, passing by the highlights of your tour Spitz, Dürnstein and Krems.

Day 8 - Individual Departure

Day to Day Itinerary

Day 1: Individual arrival at health resort Payerbach

Day 2: Train-heritage trail Semmering
Take the first mountain train of the world to well known town of Semmering. The train-heritage trail explores the route of the Ghega-train, now a UNESCO World Heritage site, with striking viaducts crossing deep valleys and gorges and an idyllic, peaceful countryside.

Day 3: High walk on Rax Plateau
Up to the Rax plateau at 2.200 m, where you can walk from cabin to cabin. Several options are available for every taste. Enjoy stunning views on the surrounding mountain world.

Day 4: Across alpine pasture of Bodenwiesen to Puchberg
The demanding ascent to Waldburg-Anger cabin is followed by a comfortable walk across the huge high alpine pasture Bodenwiese, where the local farmers graze their cattle. Down into the valley on easy forest roads past little ponds. All the day you see mighty Schneeberg (Snowy Mountain) and behind you the Rax mountain. You could imagine yourself easily being in the central Alps.

Day 5: By rack-railway up on Schneeberg
Today you take the famous rack-railway up to an elevation of more than 2.000 m. The summit is not far away and the views of the Alps amazing. Do not miss a local pastry called “Buchtel” at the middle-station – a delicious speciality!

Day 6: By train to the foot of Hohe Wand (High Wall)
Through the forest up to Hohe Wand, a popular rock-wall for climbers. Don’t worry, we choose a comfortable climb. You can see almost to Vienna from the summit. Return by the ridge, past farms and small hamlets to Puchberg.

Day 7: Individual departure
By train via Wiener Neustadt to Payerbach (or into Vienna).
   

Tour Rating- moderate

Route of medium difficulty on good trails and paths. Daily distance up to 6 hours. A good level of fitness is required as you walk up to 20 km in a day.