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Arrangement

• 6 x Overnight stay with breakfast (5 x ***inns/hotel, 1 x in hut – double rooms or communal bunks, hut sleeping bags mandatory)
• 1 x welcome video with explanations and information that you need for the tour
• 1 x Schladming-Dachstein Summer Card (for the overnight stay in Ramsau)
• 1 x Train ticket Bad Mitterndorf/ Pichl Kainisch to Bad Aussee
• 1 x Boat trip from Obertraun to Hallstatt
• 1 x Ascent with the Salt mountain funicular railway
• 1 x Hiking map (1 x per room)
• 1 x Dachstein guide-book (1 x per room)
• 4 x Luggage transfer - max. 2 pcs./person and max. 25 kg/piece of luggage
• Daily service hotline from 08.00 - 18.00 (also on weekends)
• A tree for your booking – we plant a tree for your booking

Routing:

Additional access points on day 4 or 6

1^st Day: Individual arrival in Ramsau beneath Mount Dachstein.

Overnight stay in Ramsau.

2^th Day: For the alpine hike to Guttenberg lodge two variants are possible:

1. Walk from the hotel over the Ramsau plateau and ascent on trail 616 to Guttenberg lodge. Recommended in cloudy and foggy weather conditions.

~6,5 km, 4-5 hrs, altitude difference á1044 m / â69 m

2. Ascent by cable car to the Dachstein glacier (to be paid on spot). High altitude hike on trail 674 to Guttenberg lodge

~9,5 km, 4-5 hrs, altitude difference á264 m / â861 m

Overnight stay at Guttenberg lodge.

Luggage transfer from the Tuerlwand to Groebming where you spend the following night (Overnight backpack and sleeping bag for the night at the Guttenberg lodge have to be carried by yourself)

ATTENTION: If you decide to take the route via the Dachstein Glacier it is very important to make a reservation for your gondola ride here: www.derdachstein.at/en - at minimum 1 week in advance. Otherwise the gondola could be fully booked.

For the reservation guests are responsible for themselves.

3^th Day: High altitude hike from Guttenberg lodge over the plateau “Am Stein” and Grafenbergalm to the Stoderzinken. ~13 km, 6 hrs, altitude difference á 552 m / â860 m

Overnight stay at the Steiner Haus above Groebming.

4^th Day: Hike from the Stoderzinken past the Notgasse (rock gorge with up to 2000 year old chiselled rock art) to the Viehbergalm and further over the Hochmuehleck to the Steinitzenalm.

Descent to Bad Mitterndorf and overnight in Bad Mitterndorf.

~22 km, 7 hrs, altitude difference á 627 m / â1590 m

Luggage transfer from Groebming to Bad Mitterndorf

5^th Day: By train from Bad Mitterndorf to Bad Aussee. Hike through the Koppen valley along the Traun River to Obertraun and to the train station of Hallstatt. We recommend a visit of the Koppenbrüller Cave in this area. Ferry ride to Hallstatt.

~15 km, 4-5 hrs, altitude difference á166 m / â286 m

Overnight stay in Hallstatt

Luggage transfer from Bad Mitterndorf to Hallstatt

6^th Day: Take the Salzberg funicular railway from Hallstatt Lahn to the entrance of the salt mine “Hallstaetter Salzwelten”, further beneath Mount Plassen to the Rossalm and Gosau

~13 km, 6 h, altitude difference ascent/descent: 817/902 m

Overnight stay in Gosau.

Luggage transport from Hallstatt to Gosau.

7^th Day: Individual departure or transfer from Gosau to Ramsau, the starting point of the tour.

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)

Notes on staying at an Alpine lodge:

• *Hut sleeping bag: blankets are available in the huts; necessary but mandatory is only a lightweight cotton/silk sleeping bag liner
• The Covid-19 protective measures valid at the time must be observed
• Due to their location, not all huts can offer running water, hot water or In some cases there is also no flushing system in the toilets.
• On most huts, card payment is not possible. Take enough cash with you for food and drinks.
• Dogs on request; not allowed in the sleeping areas. Attended stay in the winter room possible, partly dog kennels available, extra costs to be paid on spot. In Austria there is a general linen and muzzle requirement!

The standard terms and conditions of the Salzkammergut Touristik GmbH apply in the current version.

Prices are subject to change.

Our recommendations:

Get a travel cancellation insurance.

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Plan sustainable and travel by public transportation (train/bus).