Adventurer’s Salzburger Almenweg: Bad Gastein to Obertauern
STARTING POINT
Bad Gastein
FINISH POINT
Obertauern
DURATION
10 days / 9 nights
SEASON
From June to September
TECHNICAL LEVEL
FITNESS LEVEL
TOUR TYPE
Inn-to-Inn
PRICE
From 1290€/person
- Hike through the scenic heart of the Salzburg Alps, exploring the vast alpine landscapes
- Take in the pastoral beauty of the region, stopping at alpine huts to enjoy traditional meals
- Challenge yourself with diverse trails, ranging from lush forests to wide-open alpine meadows
- Rest in welcoming alpine towns and cozy accommodations, recharging in comfortable B&Bs
- Discover cultural landmarks and historic trails that wind through charming alpine villages
- Soak in sweeping views of the Salzburg Alps from iconic summits and passes like Sonntagskogel
Self-guided
INCLUDED IN PRICE
What to Bring to the Tour
The second third of the Salzburger Almenweg offers hikers a continuous immersion into Austria's diverse alpine beauty, stretching from the historic town of Bad Gastein to the alpine resort of Obertauern. Throughout the hike, you are constantly surrounded by verdant valleys, rocky crags, and the dramatic peaks of the Salzburger Alps.
This section is characterized by long days on the trail, significant elevation gains, and ever-changing landscapes, making it suitable for well-prepared and physically fit hikers. The route highlights the serene meadows and rolling alpine slopes that define much of the trail.
As with the first section, this part of the Salzburger Almenweg balances its physical demands with scenic rewards and comforting accommodations in alpine inns, B&Bs, and remote mountain huts.
You’ll be hiking through a mixture of serene valleys and elevated pastures with far-reaching views across the alpine landscape, crossing notable points such as Filzmoossattel and Wastlhöhe. The terrain here is as varied as the landscape, offering hikers a taste of everything from forest trails to panoramic ridgelines.
The hikes grow more challenging as you head toward Flachau and Zauchensee, with steeper climbs and descents through alpine forests and high ridges, yet the picturesque scenery and abundance of alpine flora make each ascent worthwhile.
Each day on the Salzburger Almenweg brings new sights and experiences, from historical landmarks and tiny alpine chapels to broad valleys and impressive mountain lakes.
As always, we take care of all logistics, from securing comfortable accommodations to providing GPS navigation, luggage transfer, and a detailed travel booklet. Our customer support ensures you have a worry-free hiking adventure with all the support you need, including transportation connections at the start and end of the journey.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Of course. We aim to make your decision as easy as possible. Therefore, we crafted several selections targeted at particular groups of hikers – Best for Beginners, Best for Advanced Hikers, Mountain Hikes, Pilgrimages, Classic Treks, etc.
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A fantastic 3 day self guided Hut to Hut hike around Triglav National Park in Slovenia. We experienced a full range of weather which made it an unforgettable trip. The organisation and back up support with GPS maps etc was excellent. Hut staff were friendly and very happy to give advice and suggestions on the routes and directions. Would recommend.
My friend and I went with Triglav Tours for a 3 day, 2 night hike this summer and had the most amazing time!! Our guide, Bine, was awesome and had lots of cool facts to share about the area we were hiking. Additionally, my friend and I had not completed such a technical hike before and the guide and other guests were very patient with us and encouraging, ensuring we felt safe the entire time. The overnights were also such a fun way to get to know Bine, the other guests, and other hikers as well. Cannot recommend Triglav tours enough!!!
I arranged a six-day/five-night trip with Hut to Hut Slovenia. It's the first time I've gone with a tour organizer and I can say it went really well. In the past I've arranged huts myself and it is a huge hassle figuring out how to make the bookings, if the bookings actually exist, and what good/viable routes might be. Having this all sort was, at least to me, totally worth it. The routing is via Ride with GPS, which was great. I'd recommend bringing 1:25,000 scale paper maps as a backup, just in case. The huts themselves differ wildly. Some are really rustic with, ahem, interesting toilet facilities. One was accessible by road and thus had showers, a long menu, and even espresso. All will have some sort of food, but you might only have two options for dinner (one with meat, one vegetarian). The cuisine in the Slovenian huts leans strongly to stews and goulashes with minimal fresh vegetables and/or fruit. Certainly good and hearty but pretty much everyone I talked to said the food was better in the Italian and Austrian huts. Some huts are cash only, some take cards (but the card reader might be down). A 1.5 litre bottle of water is about 6 euro, so if you have a beer with dinner and also buy lunch you need to carry about 25-30 euro per day in cash (assuming you have a booking that includes breakfast). Of the six days of hiking, four were ridiculously spectacular, with the highlight being sunrise from Mt Stol. Getting up to the high mountains, though, can be crazy steep, with switchbacks only sparsely used. Descents are similarly tough, and you have to watch every step. For the first time ever I used trekking poles and my knees thank me. Two days were a bit of a slog, but this is probably unavoidable getting up to or down from the high terrain. Would I do something like this again? Yes, absolutely! But next time it will probably be the Dolomites.
We had a lovely hike today with our guide Klemen. He personalized the tour on our needs and interests, so that we saw places we wouldn't without his experience. The hike was a little bit slippery after the rain from the last days and it went a lot upwards, but it was totally worth it! Thanks again :)
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On a self-guided tour, you explore a destination independently, following a pre-planned route and itinerary without a guide but with all necessary information and accommodation bookings provided in advance.
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