Guidebook of 30 stunning day walks in the beautiful Salzkammergut lake district of Austria. Easy to get to from Linz and Salzburg, the area is studded with lakes and bristling with mountain peaks, and has a great range of waymarked trails, from lakeside strolls to challenging mountain walks. The routes in this book are within the capabilities of any reasonably fit walker, many are suitable for family hiking, and cablecars and lifts can often be used to make walks shorter or easier. Walks range from 6 to 16km and a simple grading system makes it easy to choose the right one.
Walks are centred around a number of bases, such as Bad Ischl, Fuschl am See, St Gilgen, Ebensee, Bad Aussee, Gößl, and Hallstatt, and explore the mountains of the famous Dachstein and Totes Gebirge, and many of the area’s beautiful lakes, including the Fuschlsee, Mondsee and Traunsee.
Table of Content
Overview map
Location of walks map
Map key
Introduction
Geography and geology
Climate
Wildlife and plants
History
Getting to Austria
Getting around by public transport
Accommodation
Food
Language
Money
Phones
Maps
Waymarking
Hiking with kids
Longer routes
Low impact hiking
Safety and emergencies
Using this guide
Fuschlsee, Wolfgangsee and Mondsee
Walk 1 Fuschlsee circuit
Walk 2 Ellmaustein from Fuschl am See
Walk 3 Filbling from Fuschl am See
Walk 4 Plombergstein from St Gilgen
Walk 5 Zwlferhorn
Walk 6 St Wolfgang to St Gilgen via Falkenstein
Walk 7 Schafberg to Frberg and St Gilgen
Walk 8 Almkogel and Eibensee from St Lorenz
Traunsee to Bad Ischl
Walk 9 Grnberg and Laudachsee
Walk 10 Vorderer and Hinterer Langbathsee
Walk 11 Feuerkogel, Alberfeldkogel and Helmeskogel
Walk 12 Grosser Hllkogel and Riederhtte
Walk 13 Offensee to Rinnerhtte and Wildensee
Walk 14 Katrin (Seven Lakes View Trail)
Walk 15 Ewige Wand
Ausseerland – Altausseer See, Grundlsee and Totes Gebirge
Walk 16 Altausseer See circuit
Walk 17 Loser
Walk 18 Trisselwand
Walk 19 Tressenstein
Walk 20 Grundlsee, Toplitzsee and Kammersee
Walk 21 Drei Seen Blick
Walk 22 Vorderer and Hinterer Lahngangsee and Phringerhtte
Dachstein, Hallsttter See and Gosausee
Walk 23 Hallsttter See East Shore Trail
Walk 24 Hallstatt to Weisberghaus and Gjaidalm via Echerntal
Walk 25 Dachstein Nature Trail
Walk 26 Taubenkogel from Gjaidalm
Walk 27 Heilbronner Trail
Walk 28 Vorderer Gosausee and Hinterer Gosausee
Walk 29 Lckermoos
Walk 30 Gosausee to Theodor-Krner Htte
Appendix A Route summary table
Appendix B Gateway cities: Salzburg and Linz
Appendix C Further reading
Appendix D English-German glossary
Appendix E Useful contacts
About the author
Rudolf Abraham is an award-winning travel writer and photographer specialising in Croatia and Eastern Europe. He is the author of over 10 books including Peaks of the Balkans, The Alpe Adria Trail, The Islands of Croatia, National Geographic Traveller Croatia, The Mountains of Montenegro, Walking in Croatia and St Oswald’s Way, and co-author of Istria – The Bradt Travel Guide. His work is published widely in magazines and online, including Arts Society Review, BBC Countryfile, BBC Travel, Evening Standard, France, Geographical, Hidden Europe, Morning Calm, Mountain Pro, The National, OE, The Telegraph, Top Trails etc.
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