Comfort Salzburger Almenweg: Werfen to Bad Gastein
STARTING POINT
Werfen
FINISH POINT
Bad Gastein
DURATION
10 days / 9 nights
SEASON
From June to September
TECHNICAL LEVEL
FITNESS LEVEL
TOUR TYPE
Inn-to-Inn
PRICE
From 2239€/person
- Hike through the heart of the Salzburg Alps, from Werfen’s valley to high alpine meadows
- Enjoy alpine pastures and traditional huts, experiencing the rustic charm of the local mountain life
- Challenge yourself with varied terrains, from forested trails to grassy ridges and peaks
- Relax in comfortable high-end accommodations, staying in alpine towns
- Discover historic and cultural landmarks in the quaint alpine villages like Werfen and Bad Gastein
- Capture breathtaking vistas over alpine valleys and lakes of the land surrounding Salzburg
Self-guided
INCLUDED IN PRICE
What to Bring to the Tour
The Salzburger Almenweg is an epic journey through the heart of the Salzburg Alps, offering a picturesque blend of alpine meadows, peaceful forests, and towering mountain landscapes.
This first section from Werfen to Bad Gastein is designed for well-prepared hikers. It's demanding due to long distances and significant elevation changes but free of technical obstacles. The hiking involves significant effort, with an average distance of 15-20 km and mostly reaching over 1000 meters of elevation gain daily.
It provides a comfortable inn-to-inn hiking experience, featuring cozy B&Bs and alpine hotels in charming towns while introducing hikers to the region's rustic charm with a few well-equipped mountain huts along the way.
This part of the trail starts in the scenic town of Werfen, beneath the towering Hohenwerfen Castle, and ventures deep into the alpine countryside. The path gradually ascends through rolling meadows, past pristine pastures and clear streams, offering sweeping views of the Tennengebirge and Hochkönig mountains.
Although the hike rarely exceeds 2000 meters in altitude, the experience captures the essence of the Salzburg Alps – verdant valleys, forested slopes, and untouched alpine beauty.
Whether the majestic views from the Wastlhöhe or the peacefulness of the Böndlsee's serene waters, each stage of the hike reveals a new side of this picturesque region. After long days on the trail, hikers retreat to comfortable accommodations in small alpine villages like Dienten and Dorfgastein, where they can relax and enjoy regional cuisine.
Additionally, the well-marked paths and excellent trail infrastructure ensure a smooth journey, and public transport options are readily available at key locations for added convenience.
Our services include securing comfortable accommodations, offering detailed maps and GPS navigation, and providing customer support during your hike. Additionally, we assist in planning your journey, from managing logistics like luggage transfer to providing advice on extending or combining multiple sections of the Almenweg.
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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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