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Salzburg’s Peaks & Kitzbühel Alps

High altitude routes in Pinzgau & Pillerseetal

204  kg
CO₂-Emissions are offset
204  kg
CO₂-Emissions are offset
204  kg
CO₂-Emissions are offset
Mountain panorama with flowers in the foreground

The essentials at a glance

Mountain hiking loop through Austria's Salzburg region and Kitzbühel Alps. Traverse the Loferer Steinberge, Pinzgauer Grasberge, and Steinerne Meer with daily hikes of 3-6 hours covering 10-19 km. Highlights include the Schwalbenwand double summit, Hochkaser pass, alpine pastures, and a high-altitude trail at 2,000m with views of 30+ peaks over 3,000m. Requires good fitness and surefootedness. Accommodation in 3-4 star hotels with luggage transfer and cable car rides included.

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Every day greet new, impressive scenery as you meet a new mountain! If that is your wish, then the high altitude hike in the Salzburg peaks and Kitzbühel Alps is just the trip for you. Be it the Steinernes Meer with the rugged peaks of Leogang, the Loferer Steinberge or the double summit of the Pinzgauer Grasberge. On the hike you catch a glimpse of Austria’s highest peaks while enjoying Pinzgau’s culinary delights.

Note: This tour is also available as a family tour.

Do you like nothing better than flower-covered alpine landscapes and far-reaching views? Then the hike in the Pinzgau and Pillerseetal is perfect! Not only do you wander in the Steinernes Meer, with its rugged peaks, you also visit well-known holiday resorts. So Saalbach Hinterglemm, Zell am See or the Pillerseetal in Tyrol cannot be missed. In addition to the view of 30 three-thousanders on the Pinzgauer Höhenweg, you will also be spoiled with the culinary delights on offer. Food with Austrian names such as ‘Bladln’, ‘Buchteln’ and ‘Nidei’ will re-charge your batteries. They also taste absolutely delicious!

  • Zell am See and Saalbach holiday towns: Via the Lichtenberg Castle you reach the historic town of Saalfelden.
  • Pillerseetal in the Steinbergen & Kitzbühel Alps: A lonely pass takes you between the Leogang and Loferer Steinberge mountains to Tyrol.
  • Views of Austria’s highest peaks: The ‘King of the Mountains’, the Großglockner, the Kitzsteinhorn Glacier, the Hohe and Niedere Tauern and the Bavarian Alps.

You start your eight-day high-altitude tour with a magnificent summit hike across the Kammerreggalm to the Schwalbenwand. You can expect an unforgettable hiking tour with fabulous views of the uniquely shaped mountain massif. In the footsteps of the pilgrims, you will hike through the fantastic high moors and through sunny pastures to the historic town of Saalfelden. The idyllic tour continues through the Gieseltal and along the wildly romantic riverbeds to the Pillerseetal. Finally, you will be rewarded with a view of the Kitzbühel Alps, which you can enjoy from the comfort of a swinging cable car. Over eight days you will conquer trails at altitude, covering approximately 15 kilometres per day. Mostly you hike on paths. However, this tour requires sure-footedness and a head for heights! Good basic condition is beneficial.

Panoramic views and fresh mountain air – book your own personal hiking tour through the mountains of Salzburg and Tyrol!

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Mountain panorama with flowers in the foreground

Salzburg’s Peaks & Kitzbühel Alps

High altitude routes in Pinzgau & Pillerseetal

204  kg
CO₂-Emissions are offset
204  kg
CO₂-Emissions are offset
204  kg
CO₂-Emissions are offset
Mountain panorama with flowers in the foreground

The essentials at a glance

Mountain hiking loop through Austria's Salzburg region and Kitzbühel Alps. Traverse the Loferer Steinberge, Pinzgauer Grasberge, and Steinerne Meer with daily hikes of 3-6 hours covering 10-19 km. Highlights include the Schwalbenwand double summit, Hochkaser pass, alpine pastures, and a high-altitude trail at 2,000m with views of 30+ peaks over 3,000m. Requires good fitness and surefootedness. Accommodation in 3-4 star hotels with luggage transfer and cable car rides included.

Do you have questions about this tour?

Experience a week full of hiking in the most beautiful hiking region of the Salzburger Land, the Pinzgau with its famous holiday resorts Zell am See and Saalbach-Hinterglemm. Furthermore, you must not miss the opportunity to take a trip to the idyllic valley of the Pillersee in the Tyrol! Every day an impressive mountain backdrop greets you, every day a new mountain range, starting at Steinernen Meer along the rugged tops of the Leogang and Lofer mountains to the Kitzbühel Alps and the Pinzgau meadows and mountains. The glorious highlight of this hiking week is the view over more than 30 mountains, more than 3000 m in altitude which are situated along the Pinzgau mountain route. You can see the „König Glockner“, the Kitzsteinhorn-Glacier, High and Low Tauern and the Bavarian Alps! You are also treated to some fine local delicacies, such as the Pinzgau ‘Bladln’, ‘Nidai’ and ‘Buchteln’ ensuring your energy reserves are restored quickly and with lots of flavour.

Note: This tour is also available as a family tour.

Do you like nothing better than flower-covered alpine landscapes and far-reaching views? Then the hike in the Pinzgau and Pillerseetal is perfect! Not only do you wander in the Steinernes Meer, with its rugged peaks, you also visit well-known holiday resorts. So Saalbach Hinterglemm, Zell am See or the Pillerseetal in Tyrol cannot be missed. In addition to the view of 30 three-thousanders on the Pinzgauer Höhenweg, you will also be spoiled with the culinary delights on offer. Food with Austrian names such as ‘Bladln’, ‘Buchteln’ and ‘Nidei’ will re-charge your batteries. They also taste absolutely delicious!

  • Zell am See and Saalbach holiday towns: Via the Lichtenberg Castle you reach the historic town of Saalfelden.
  • Pillerseetal in the Steinbergen & Kitzbühel Alps: A lonely pass takes you between the Leogang and Loferer Steinberge mountains to Tyrol.
  • Views of Austria’s highest peaks: The ‘King of the Mountains’, the Großglockner, the Kitzsteinhorn Glacier, the Hohe and Niedere Tauern and the Bavarian Alps.

You start your eight-day high-altitude tour with a magnificent summit hike across the Kammerreggalm to the Schwalbenwand. You can expect an unforgettable hiking tour with fabulous views of the uniquely shaped mountain massif. In the footsteps of the pilgrims, you will hike through the fantastic high moors and through sunny pastures to the historic town of Saalfelden. The idyllic tour continues through the Gieseltal and along the wildly romantic riverbeds to the Pillerseetal. Finally, you will be rewarded with a view of the Kitzbühel Alps, which you can enjoy from the comfort of a swinging cable car. Over eight days you will conquer trails at altitude, covering approximately 15 kilometres per day. Mostly you hike on paths. However, this tour requires sure-footedness and a head for heights! Good basic condition is beneficial.

Panoramic views and fresh mountain air – book your own personal hiking tour through the mountains of Salzburg and Tyrol!

Itinerary at a glance

The Loferer Steinberge, the Pinzgauer Grasberge and the Steinerne Meer - more mountains than on this tour are hardly possible. But you will be rewarded with heavenly panoramas and the stop in rustic huts is well deserved.

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: Hindenburg

From the ravine ‘Vorderkaser’ in Weißbach, you will follow gurgeling streams on a diverse path to the heavenly situated hill pasture ‘Hochkaser’. This isolated pass traverse will lead you from the steep tops of the Leogang and Lofer mountains to the Tyrolian side. Via the Niederkaseralm and through the valley Griesel, the path goes along a wild and romantic riverbed into the wonderful valley of Pillersee with the backdrop of the Lofer mountains.

Hotel example: Alte Post

Via lush meadows and with a view of the Kitzbühel Alps, you walk into a deep valley from where a comfortable path under the dangling cable cars of the Magnesitenbergwerk (a mine) leads you up to the Burgeralm. After a rustic stop and after being well inivgorated by the best dessert called 'Buchteln', you walk downhill on a wonderful forest path and on a high-up route to Saalbach-Hinterglem. Or would you like to climb one of the numerous appealing mountain tops?

Hotel example: Reiterkogel

Enjoy a day off in the sport region, benefit from one of the services of your Joker-Card or take a comfortable circular walk at the end of the valley. The trail leads you past the Forsthof alp to the Saal alp and on to the Lindling alp, where a suspension bridge leads to the Baumzipfelweg. Enjoy a glass of buttermilk in an alpine hut and enjoy the panoramic view of the Glemmtal valley.

Hotel example: Reiterkogel

On your final day one of the most beautiful high altitude routes of the Alpes can be expected! 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

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Departure or extension

Itinerary at a glance

The Loferer Steinberge, the Pinzgauer Grasberge and the Steinerne Meer - more mountains than on this tour are hardly possible. But you will be rewarded with heavenly panoramas and the stop in rustic huts is well deserved.

Take a trip to the nearby Lake Zell, where you can swim in the clear, cool water and then stroll through the lively pedestrian zone of Zell am See.

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: Hindenburg

From the ravine ‘Vorderkaser’ in Weißbach, you will follow gurgeling streams on a diverse path to the heavenly situated hill pasture ‘Hochkaser’. This isolated pass traverse will lead you from the steep tops of the Leogang and Lofer mountains to the Tyrolian side. Via the Niederkaseralm and through the valley Griesel, the path goes along a wild and romantic riverbed into the wonderful valley of Pillersee with the backdrop of the Lofer mountains.

Hotel example: Alte Post

You’ll hike along beautiful forest paths and across lush farm meadows up to the alpine pastures and around the imposing Spielberg massif to the Lindlingalm. After a traditional stop for refreshments and fortified by Pinzgau specialities, the route continues via the Spielbergtörl to the Spielberghaus, before you make your way leisurely down to Saalbach along a scenic forest trail. Or why not climb one of the many inviting peaks?

Hotel example: Reiterkogel

Enjoy a day off in the sport region, benefit from one of the services of your Joker-Card or take a comfortable circular walk at the end of the valley. The trail leads you past the Forsthof alp to the Saal alp and on to the Lindling alp, where a suspension bridge leads to the Baumzipfelweg. Enjoy a glass of buttermilk in an alpine hut and enjoy the panoramic view of the Glemmtal valley.

Hotel example: Reiterkogel

On your final day one of the most beautiful high altitude routes of the Alpes can be expected! 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

Day
08

Departure or extension

Difficulty level

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.

Difficulty level

Mountain Hiking

Beautiful high routes on well-maintained paths and forest roads. Tour requires good basic fitness level for walking days of up to 7 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

Prices per person in EUR

Services & Information

Further details about this tour

Included

  • Accomodation in 4**** and 3*** hotels and country hotels
  • Breakfast
  • Luggage transfer
  • 1 Cable car fare Westgipfel/Schattberg x-press*
  • 1 Cable car fare Schmittenhöhebahn*
  • 1 Saalbach-Hinterglemm ‚Sommerjoker-Card’
  • Welcome briefing
  • Digital travel documents incl. navigation app, GPS-data, route book
  • Service hotline

*Westgipfelbahn and following Schmittenhöhebahn only from mid-June to the end of September, alternative hiking offer for the 7th day

Optional

  • Digital travel documents incl. navigation app, GPS-data, route book
  • Half-board evening meal (mostly multi-course, sometimes outside the property, payable with voucher)

Arrival / Parking / Departure

  • Arrival by train to Zell am See and by bus or Taxi to Maishofen
  • Salzburg or Munich airport
  • Parking: limited number of free hotel parking spaces or hotel parking spaces resp. garage costs approx. EUR 15 per day

Things to note

  • Tourist tax, if due, is not included in the price.
  • Bus rides: Saalfelden – Weißbach, Pillersee – Fieberbrunn, Zell am See – Maishofen, approx. EUR 14 per person
  • Further important information according to the package travel law can be found here!

Services & Information

Further details about this tour

Included

  • Accommodation in 3***- and 4****-hotels and country hotels
  • Breakfast
  • Luggage transfer
  • 1 cable car ascent Westgipfel/Schattberg x-press*
  • 1 cable car descent Schmittenhöhebahn*
  • 1 Saalbach-Hinterglemm 'Sommerjoker-Card’
  • Welcome briefing
  • Digital travel documents incl. navigation app, GPS-data, route book
  • Service hotline

*Westgipfelbahn and following Schmittenhöhebahn only from mid-June to the end of September, alternative hiking offer for the 7th day

Optional

  • Printed route book, per person EUR 20
  • Half-board evening meal (mostly multi-course, sometimes outside the property, payable with voucher)

Arrival / Parking / Departure

  • Arrival by train to Zell am See and by bus or Taxi to Maishofen
  • Salzburg or Munich airport
  • Parking: limited number of free hotel parking spaces or hotel parking spaces resp. garage costs approx. EUR 15 per day

Things to note

  • Tourist tax, if due, is not included in the price.
  • Bus rides Saalfelden – Weißbach, Pillersee – Fieberbrunn/Hochfilzen and Zell am See – Maishofen, approx. EUR 15 per person
  • Further important information according to the package travel law can be found here!

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  • Active vacations are among the most environmentally friendly and healthiest ways to travel. Traveling on foot means moving in a climate-conscious way while conserving resources.

  • Our carefully selected accommodations, like us, are committed to lived sustainability. They are deeply rooted in their regions, work with local suppliers, provide attractive employment opportunities for local residents, and thereby strengthen local value creation.

  • With the Eurohike On Tour app, we offer a digital version of our travel documents, allowing you to navigate confidently while on the road. By moving to digital formats, we help conserve valuable natural resources.

  • Eurohike has been certified as a sustainable tour operator with the internationally recognized Travelife certification. To achieve this, more than 261 requirements were carefully met.

  • Even though hiking vacations (and cycling vacations with Eurobike) are among the most climate-friendly forms of travel, they still generate CO₂ emissions. These are carefully measured using the “Carmacal” calculator. Through our commitment to selected climate protection projects, we aim to give something back to the environment.

    204 kg
    CO₂-Emissions are offset
    CO₂ distribution:

    Accommodation (73%)

    Meals (16%)

    Transport (10%)

    Activities (2%)

    204 kg
    CO₂-Emissions are offset
    CO₂ distribution:

    Accommodation (73%)

    Meals (16%)

    Transport (10%)

    Activities (2%)

    204 kg
    CO₂-Emissions are offset
    CO₂ distribution:

    Accommodation (73%)

    Meals (16%)

    Transport (10%)

    Activities (2%)

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