The local tax, also known as visitor's tax, is payable locally to the landlord; the amount depends on the resort and is between €1,00 and €4,00 per person per night. Children up to the age of 15 are usually exempt.
Roundhiking
in the Salzkammergut
nature experience and culture
- ... relaxed hiking with luggage transfer
- ... mountains and lakes along calm hiking paths
Hiking in the Salzkammergut does not necessarily mean climbing mountains. There is a different way! Enjoy the picturesque Salzkammergut in 7 leisurely stages. The hiking tour takes you from the unspoiled Lake Schwarzensee to Lake Atterseee - Austria’s largest inland lake, as far as the greatly-praised Lake Wolfgangsee. Nature and culture are in accord here, and offer the perfect setting for a rich hiking-experience.
The course of your tour
Day 1: Individual arrival in Bad Ischl
You will receive your detailed travel documents at your accommodation.
Overnight stay in a 4* hotel in Bad Ischl.
Day 2: Bad Ischl – Lake Attersee
~ 24 km, 7-8 hrs, difference in altitude ascent 584 m / descent 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
Day 3: Lake Attersee – Lake Wolfgangsee
~ 23 km, 7-8 hrs, difference in altitude ascent 700 m / descent 650 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
Day 4: Lake Wolfgangsee
~ 7,5 km, 2-3 hrs, difference in altitude ascent 164 m / descent 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
Day 5: Baerenpfad Trail Strobl to Bad Goisern
~ 21 km, 8 hrs, difference in altitude ascent 895 m / descent 977 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
Day 6: Bad Goisern – Obertraun – Koppental valley – Bad Aussee
~ 28,5 km, 9 hrs, difference in altitude ascent 396 / descent 214 m
Hike along the eastern lake shore of Lake Hallstättersee to Obertraun and further on through the romantic Koppental valley. A themed trail leads along the Traun river through the valley to Bad Aussee
(It is also possible to take the train from Obertraun / Koppen to Bad Aussee)
Overnight stay in Bad Aussee
Day 7: Bad Aussee – Oberleislingalm – Bad Goisern
~ 6-7 h, 19 km, difference in altitude: ascent 500 m / descent 660 m
From Bad Aussee you walk past the Alpengarten (lovely Alpine garden well worth seeing) and the historic salt mountain of Aussee through a gorgeous mountain pasture area to Bad Goisern. Train or bus back to Bad Ischl (to pay on spot)
Overnight stay in Bad Ischl
Day 8: Individual departure
or additional nights
General Informationen
Daily stages are introductory to moderately difficult, hiking distances can be adjusted easily by public transport. A reasonable fitness level and basic hiking equipment like good hiking shoes, rucksack, rain and sun protection, functional clothing and also a warmer jacket or pullover are necessary to enjoy your trip.
Arrangement
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Overnight stays with breakfast buffet in 3* hotels/inns and 4*hotel in Bad Ischl
1x
welcome video with explanations and information you need for this tour
1x
welcome schnapps
1x
Hiking map of the Salzkammergut area + detailed routing (per room)
1x
Hiking bus to Burggrabenklamm
1x
Ferry ride on Lake Wolfgangsee (Abersee – St. Wolfgang)
1x
Salzkammergut Souvenir
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Daily luggage transfer – max. 2 pcs./person and max. 25 kg/case
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Daily service hotline from 8.00 am to 6.00 pm (also on weekends)
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‘A Tree for your booking’ – for every hiking tour booked with us a tree is planted
Prices per person and arrangement in €:
| 25.04. – 01.07.24 01.09. – 18.10.24 |
01.07. – 01.09.24 | |
|---|---|---|
| in double room with breakfast | 855,-- | 899,-- |
| Supplement half board per week (min 2 course dinner) | 216,-- | 216,-- |
| Supplement single room per week | 249,-- | 249,-- |
| Extra night in double room / breakfast | 70,-- | 70,-- |
| Extra night surcharge half board | 23,-- | 23,-- |
| Extra night surcharge single room | 20,-- | 20,-- |
| Extra night in Bad Ischl | On request | On request |
| Arrival | daily | daily |
Discounts for children sharing parents' room (2 full-paying adults, maximum 2 children):
0 - 5,9 years: 100%
6 - 14,9 years: 30%
Information for arrivals by car:
Car parking is not always possible at specific locations, but on public parking lots (costs to be paid locally).
Dogs are welcome - on request. Extra charge on site. In Austria there is a general leash and muzzle obligation!
The standard terms and conditions of the Salzkammergut Touristik GmbH apply in the current version.
Rates and operating hours / timetables are subject to change
Our recommendations:
Get a travel cancellation insurance.
Informationen
For environmental reasons, we recommend arriving and departing by public transport (train/bus). We are happy to help you organise your train journey within Austria. Talk to us!
"A tree for your booking" – Cooperation project with Austrian Federal Forests
For every bike or hiking tour in the region booked with us, a tree is planted in the Weißenbach valley – near Bad Ischl. With this campaign we want to generate awareness for climate-friendly travel and take responsibility for a world worth living in.
The UNESCO World Heritage List currently lists 1,154 natural and cultural sites from 167 countries worldwide. The excellent cultural and natural monuments have an extraordinary universal value that must be preserved in the long term. Austria is represented with 10 World Heritage Sites.
The European Capital of Culture Bad Ischl Salzkammergut 2024 brings the diversity of historically rooted and contemporary art and culture to the forefront and raises it to an international level.
Level of difficulty
Daily stages with up to 900 metres of ascent - Ø 4-10 hours walking time - medium to difficult terrain: Trails with major obstacles.