Salzkammergut Trekking - Self guided Tour in Austria. Steep rocks next to lush green mountains you find in the Salzkammergut, as well as lovely hidden mountain lakes. The paths are quiet - but lively nature on the sides. This wondrous landscape again and again causes you to quietly standing still and enjoying the beauty - in this way the pearl of nature best is experienced. One special part of the Salzkammergut certainly is the Ausseer Land on the other side of the pass Plöcken. Here, where legendary Archduke Johann met and fell in love with his Christl the postmasters' daughter, you will stay an extra night. At the end of the tour you might join old Austrian Emperor Franz Joseph in his saying: "It was very nice, I was amused."

Tour Details: Demanding walking tour with 4 to 6,5 hours daily walks. Some trails are quite flat and leading along rivers and lakes to the hotel. Others are climbing/walking up to alpine pastures or from alpine pasture to alpine pasture. Good fitness level is expected for this tour!

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Daily arrival from May to October

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Arrival: Lake Wolfgangsee (St. Gilgen, Abersee, Strobl or St. Wolfgang by bus from Salzburg)

Departure: Lake Wolfgangsee

- 7 overnights in 3 star hotels with breakfast
- Boat fares on the lakes Wolfgangsee and Hallstätter See as per programme
- Ascent with the Salzberg cable car Hallstatt
- Transfer Panorama Nova
- Detailed travel documents
- Luggage transfer from hotel to hotel
- Service-Hotline
- GPS files

Extra:
Bus Stobl-Bad Ischl and Gosausee - Bad Ischl (approx. ? 20,-), city tax

Please find prices and information about additional services (e.g. single room) on the first page under "Additional services".

We recommend the conclusion of a travel insurance. Please ask if you need information or if you want us to book the insurance for you.

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Day 1 - Individual arrival at Abersee/Lake Wolfgangsee

Day 2 - Lake Schwarzensee, Strobl and Bad Ischl
- 15,5 km, 5 hours walking time, up and down 240 meters
By boat across the lake to St. Wolfgang. There you hike on Sattelweg path (saddle walk) to picturesque Lake Schwarzensee. Downhill into the valley through a gorge and round the Bürglstein to the Lake Promenade of Strobl. Bus transfer to the Austrian Emperor's summer residence and salt-city Bad Ischl.

Day 3 - Bad Ischl - Salt Mountain - Mount Predigstuhl - Bad Goisern
- 14,5 km, 5 hours walking time, up 785 meters and down 650 meters
We start the walking tour at the promenade of Bad Ischl and walk upwards to the salt mountain of Bad Ischl. Passing little alpine pastures we will start the accent to mount Predigstuhl with a phenomenal view over the World Heritage of Hallstatt. Passing the Ewige Wand (literally meaning the eternal wall) we will walk downwards to Bad Goisern.

Day 4 - Bad Goisern - Transfer Alpine Pasture - Altaussee - Bus Bad Aussee
- 18,88 km, 5,5 hours walking time, up 486 meters and down589 meters
From alpine pasture to alpine pasture you walk on the high plateau to the lovely Ausseer Land. Downhill walk to the alpine pasture of Blaa Alm and along the flower trail to Altausse. With the bus to Bad Aussee.

Day 5 - Bad Aussee - Koppenbrüller caves - Hallstatt
- 15 km, 4,5 hours walking time, up 150 meters and down 220 meters
Along a river path through the deeply cut Koppenvalley to the Koppenbrüller caves (public access and guided tours!). On you walk to the Lake Hallstättersee, where you take the boat to the centre of the UNESCO world cultural heritage. Take some minutes to stroll through the wonderful small alleys of Hallstatt or visit the World Heritage museum.

Day 6 - Hallstatt - cable car salt mount with Celtic gravesites - alpine pasture Plankenstein - Gosau valley
- 12,5 km, 6 hours walking time, ? 686m ? 554 m
By cable car up to Hallstatt mountain valley with Celtic gravesite and salt mine. Past the Mountain Plassen to Gosau valley. Stunning view of the highest mountain range of Upper Austria - Dachstein with his glaciers - and later on to the steep ridges of the Gosaukamm.

(Day 7 - Lakes Gosauseen)
- 12, 65 km, 4 hours walking time, ? 300m ? 300 m
Lovely walk to the three little Lakes Gosauseen. At the end of the valley an alpine hut invites you for a "Jause" - a typical Austrian lunch-break. With the bus to Bad Ischl and on to Lake Wolfgangsee

Day 7 - Gosau - Bus to Bad Ischl - lake Nussensee - lake Wolfgangsee
- 19,23 km, 6 hours walking time, up 277 and down 209 meters
By bus to Bad Ischl. On Empress Elisabeth-walk to idyllic little Lake Nussensee and then along the river Ischl to Strobl. On the banks of Lake Wolfgangsee across natural reserve Blinkling-moor to Abersee (lovely view to St. Wolfgang, high mountain Schafberg and Lake Wolfgangsee).

Day 8 - Individual Departure

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gps device incl. map and tracks		Pieces
Salzkammergut Trekking Holiday 8 Days in Austria		Single rooms
Overnight Wolfgangsee/Abersee B&B		Double rooms