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Hiking trail in a clearing with the mountains of the Steinernem Meer in the background

Salzburg’s Peaks & Kitzbühel Alps

Altitude hiking in the beautiful Pinzgau

5 Days / 4 Nights
Mountain Hiking
Hiking trail in a clearing with the mountains of the Steinernem Meer in the background

Lace up your hiking boots, because this tour has it all! You hike through the Pinzgau, Salzburg's largest district, where not only lots of wonderful panoramic views await. Numerous three-thousand-metre peaks and various mountains in Austria, from the Steinerne Meer to the Kitzbühel Alps, meet idyllic alpine villages and culinary delights that will make your mouth water. Enjoy this challenging tour that will unite your body and mind!

With the “Pinzgau Walk”, the journey of around 17 km starts with an absolute highlight. Here it’s really high, because the high-altitude hike is at around 1,600 to 2,000 metres. Wonderful views and rustic huts await the hard-working hikers as a reward.

Next, the famous Schwalbenwand with its two peaks is waiting to be hiked by you. Direct your gaze from above to the Steinerne Meer, the Leoganger Steinberge or the Hohe Tauern. Down the valley you go to Maria Alm, a delightful village, just as you would imagine in the Salzburg Alps. On day 4, you finally go up to the Steinerne Meer with impressive views, including the majestic Lichtenberg Castle. We also recommend this hiking tour with your dog.

  • Well-known holiday regions: In addition to the hiking routes, enjoy the lively villages of Zell am See, Saalbach and Maria Alm in summer.
  • Panoramic high-altitude hikes: Lush alpine pastures, rocky routes and fresh mountain air - soak up this special atmosphere. The highlights are undoubtedly the panoramic views, which could easily have sprung from a picture book.
  • Views of Austria's highest peaks: the Großglockner, the Kitzsteinhorn and around 30 other “three-thousand-metre peaks” show their concentration during the high-altitude hike of the “Pinzgauer Walk”.
  • Austrian cosiness & culinary delicacies: Hiking brings lots of opportunities to take a break. In the many hospitable huts, Pinzgauer Kasnocken, Krapfen and the likes await!

The stages of the 5-day tour are easily manageable with a length of 13 to 17 km, but the routing of the high-altitude hiking trails is quite demanding. You should plan up to six hours for the day tours, although there are leisurely alternative routes (e.g. in the valley). The ascent and descent on the “Pinzgau Walk” is included.

A region made for hiking enthusiasts - discover the Salzburger Land with us. Anyone who is ready for a short holiday will find what they are looking for here in Austria.

Itinerary at a glance

The "Pinzgauer Spaziergang" (walk) takes you high up, the view of the Großglockner and Kitzsteinhorn is a delight. In addition to magnificent nature, the knight's castle Lichtenberg, the idyllic Maria Alm - and regional delicacies await you.

Hotel example: Schloss Kammer

Your trip starts with one of the most beautiful high altitude routes of the Alpes! Short busride to Saalbach. You take the cable car to the Schattberg, where you start your tour on the ‘Pinzgauer Spaziergang’ (Pinzgau stroll). At an altitude of approx. 2000m with marvellous views of the surrounding mountain tops, you continue your way towards Schmittenhöhe. Here you can once again enjoy the fascinating 360 degree views of more than 30 mountains with an altitute of more than 3000m. Take the cable car down into Zell am See and the bus back to Maishofen.

Hotel example: Schloss Kammer

You start with a marvellous tour over the Kammereggalm to the Schwalbenwand, the famous double top of the Pinzgau meadow mountains. An impressive hiking tour with unforgetable views of differently shaped peaks are to be expected. A path through the forest ‘Hofer Plattl’ leads you to Hinterreit for a break and snack and then past the chapel of peace to Maria Alm, an idyllic pilgrimage destination and farming village.

Hotel example: Hotel Niederreiter

Through meadows you will follow the trails of pilgrims before the path takes you across a wonderful moorland on your way to the rugged mountain tops of the ‘Steinerne Meer’ (stoney sea). On several high altitude routes with beautiful views up to the Steinalm, a sunny upland pasture with a cabin where you can stop by. The descent follows a steep path which leads you to a striking hermitage. Via the knight's castle Lichtenberg you walk into the the historic town of Saalfelden.

Hotel example: Schloss Kammer

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05
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Route information

Mountain Hiking

Beautiful high routes on well-maintained paths and forest roads.  Tour requires good basic fitness level for walking days of up to 6 hours as well as surefootedness on just a few sections. In some cases comfortable alternative routes are possible. We suggest this tour to everyone who likes the alpine pasture scenery and beautiful views.

Prices & Dates

Category: 4****- and 3***-hotels and country hotels

Prices per person in EUR

Services & Information

Further details about this tour

Included

  • Accomodation as already mentioned
  • Breakfast
  • Luggage transfer
  • Welcome briefing (German, English)
  • 1 Cable car fare Westgipfel
  • 1 Cable car fare Schmittenhöhebahn
  • Carefully elaborated route description
  • Detailed travel documents 1x per room (German, English)
  • App for Navigation and GPS-data available
  • Service hotline

Optional extras

  • Half-board evening meal (mostly mulit-course, sometimes outside the property, payable with voucher)

Arrival / Parking / Departure

  • By train to Zell am See, from there a short bus or taxi ride. Cost approx. EUR 15 per taxi to Maishofen.
  • Salzburg or Munich airport.
  • Parking: free hotel car park available, no reservation required.

Things to note

  • Tourist tax, if due, is not included in the price
  • Special dates on request
  • Bus rides (Maishofen – Saalbach, Zell am See – Maishofen, Saalfelden – Maishofen), approx. EUR 12 per person
  • Westgipfelbahn and following Schmittenhöhebahn only from mid-June to the end of September, alternative hiking offer for the 7th day
  • Further important information according to the package travel law can be found here!

Join us in achieving greater sustainability by choosing our digital route book, rather than the printed version. As a small thank you we will give you a discount of €20 per room.

Services & Information

Further details about this tour

Included

  • Accomodation as already mentioned
  • Breakfast
  • Luggage transfer
  • Welcome briefing (German, English)
  • 1 Cable car fare Westgipfel*
  • 1 Cable car fare Schmittenhöhebahn*
  • Carefully elaborated route description
  • Detailed travel documents 1x per room (German, English, French)
  • App for Navigation and GPS-data
  • Service hotline

*Westgipfelbahn and following Schmittenhöhebahn only from mid-June to the end of September, alternative hiking offer for the 2nd day

Optional

  • Half-board evening meal (mostly mulit-course, sometimes outside the property, payable with voucher)

Arrival / Parking / Departure

  • By train to Zell am See, from there a short bus or taxi ride. Cost approx. EUR 15 per taxi to Maishofen.
  • Salzburg or Munich airport.
  • Parking: free parking spaces near the hotel.

Things to note

  • Tourist tax, if due, is not included in the price
  • Bus rides (Maishofen – Saalbach, Zell am See – Maishofen, Saalfelden – Maishofen), approx. EUR 12 per person
  • Westgipfelbahn and following Schmittenhöhebahn only from mid-June to the end of September, alternative hiking offer for the 2nd day
  • Further important information according to the package travel law can be found here!

Join us in achieving greater sustainability by choosing our digital route book, rather than the printed version. As a small thank you we will give you a discount of EUR 20 per room.

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