Arrangement

• 7 x Overnight stay with breakfast buffet in ***hotels/inns
• 1 x welcome video with explanations and information that you need for the tour
• 1 x Welcome drink
• 1 x Hiking map of the Salzkammergut area + detailed routing (per room)
• 1 x Hiking bus to Burggrabenklamm
• 1 x Ferry ride on Lake Wolfgangsee (Abersee – St. Wolfgang)
• 1 x Salzkammergut Souvenir
• Daily luggage transfer - max. 2 pcs./person and max. 25 kg/piece of luggage
• A tree for your booking – we plant a tree for your booking
• Daily service hotline from 09.00am - 07.00pm (including weekends)

Routing:

1^st day: Individual arrival in Bad Ischl.

Handover of the detailed travel documents at your Hotel.

Overnight stay in Bad Ischl

2^nd day: Bad Ischl – Lake Attersee ~ 24 km, 7-8 hrs, difference in altitude á 584 m / â 584 m

Start your hiking tour directly in Bad Ischl – walk to Kalvarienbergkirche church and on the “Elisabeth Forest Trail” to Rußbach - Schwarzensee - Eisenau - Burgau at Lake Attersee - walk to your accommodation along the lake shore to Weissenbach.

Overnight stay in Weissenbach

3^rd day: Lake Attersee – Lake Wolfgangsee
~ 22,5 km, 8-9 hrs, difference in altitudeá930 m / â870 m

Take the hiking bus to the access point Burggrabenklamm. A spectacular trail leads through the narrow gorge to the flanks of Mount Schafberg. You continue between Attersee and Mondsee – on the Hiking path 17A. You will pass the Scharfling pass, descent to St. Gilgen and walk along the lake towards Abersee.

It is possible to take the bus from St. Gilgen to Abersee.

Overnight stay in Abersee

4^th day: Lake Wolfgangsee ~ 7,5 km, 2-3 hrs, difference in altitude á 164 m / â 141 m

Zinkenbach / Stockach – boat trip to St. Wolfgang – possibility to take the famous cogwheel railway up to Mount Schafberg (1760 m) – time for a stroll through St. Wolfgang – on to Berau. Bürglpromenade to Strobl centre – Weißenbach.

Overnight stay in Strobl/Weißenbach

5^th day: Baerenpfad Trail Strobl to Bad Goisern
~ 21 km, 8 hrs, difference in altitudeá895 m / â977 m

Along the Strobler Weißenbach river to Kammersbach hut and from the Chorinsky Klause along the Goiserer Weißenbach river to Bad Goisern

Overnight stay in Bad Goisern

6^th day: Bad Goisern – Eastern Lake Shore Hiking Trail – Obertraun - Hallstatt ~19 km, 5 h, altitude difference á 127 m / â102 m

From Bad Goisern in the direction of Lake Hallstättersee and along the eastern shore - with magnificent views of Hallstatt and the Dachstein Glacier - to Obertraun and further on to Hallstatt. Short cut: ferry from Hallstatt train station to Hallstatt market. Saving about 8km. Ferry has to be paid on the spot. Explore this historical village.

Overnight stay in Hallstatt.

7^th day: Hallstatt – Bad Aussee ~ 17 km, 5-6 hrs, difference altitude á 414 m / â 277 m.

After following the lake shore to Obertraun you enter the romantic Koppental valley. A themed trail leads along the Traun River through the valley to Bad Aussee

Overnight stay in Bad Aussee

8^th day: Bad Aussee – Bad Ischl ~ 25 km, 8 hrs, difference altitude á 517 m / â 703 m

Hike to Altaussee and ascent to the Blaa-Alm mountain pasture through the Rettenbach valley back to Bad Ischl. If you depart on the 8^th day you can pick up your luggage at the Salzkammergut Touristik GmbH Service Centre. Otherwise luggage waits for you in the hotel if you have booked additional nights in the Salzkammergut region.

Individual departure or additional nights

Rates per person for the arrangement in €:

Local tax is extra to pay on spot in each accommodation (from € 1,-- to € 3,-- per person/per night)

Reduction for children sleeping in their parents’ room (2 fully paying guests, maximum 2 children):

0 – 5,9 years: 100 %                   6 – 14,9 years: 30 %

Accommodation:

Twin-bedded rooms in Austrian resorts are normally one large base with two mattresses/duvets. These are also known as 'Austrian Twins' and are regarded as two beds. Separate twin beds are rare and cannot be guaranteed as available. Location of the accommodation are mainly close to the trails.

Information for arrivals by car:

The parking place does not always situate next to the accommodation but on a public parking place. (Possible costs have to be paid on spot)

Dogs: Dogs are allowed in the accommodations on request, often for a small fee. Extra costs have to be paid on spot. Austrian law orders that dogs must wear a leash or a muzzle!

Due to environmental reasons we recommend to arrive and depart by public transportation.