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Walking in Austria - 100 Walks and Multi-day Treks

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Sample Route
Availability
Reprinted
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Paperback - PVC
Published
15 Dec 2011
Edition
First
ISBN
9781852845384
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1852845384
Size
17.2 x 11.6 x 2.3cm
Weight
530g
Pages
432
Originally Published
12 Mar 2009

Walking in Austria

by Kev Reynolds

A comprehensive guide on walking in Austria by Kev Reynolds. 102 routes, day walks and multi-day treks are described, alongside classic hut-to-hut tours. In ten sections by district across the Eastern Alps of Austria, with full information on transport, accommodation, gear and safety issues, plus full details of 135 Austrian mountain huts. More...

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Activities

walking, trekking, backpacking

Seasons

Austrian Mountain huts are staffed from July to the end of September, but often open for longer. Read More... Campsites are open from May to September. Valley walking from April; mountain walking: from June (peaks over 1500m snow free by end of May) to late October.

Centres

Brand, Schruns, Tschagguns, Gargelle, St Gallenkirch, Gaschurn, Bielerhöhe, Galtür, Ischgl, Read More... Feichten, Plangeross, Mandarfen, Längenfeld, Sölden, Obergurgl, Längenfeld, Kühtai, Gries im Sellrain, Neustift, Zell am Ziller, Mayrhofen, Finkenberg, Westendorf, Brixen, Kitzbühel, Söll, Scheffau, Ellmau, Saalbach, Hinterglemm, Zell am See, Kufstein, Scheffau, Ellmau, Going, St Johann in Tirol, Filzmoos, Ramsau, Hallstatt, Badgastein, Kaprun, Matrei in Osttirol, Kals am Grossglockner, Ferlach, Bad Eisenkappel

Difficulty

Grade 1: Mostly short walks along gently graded paths or tracks with little height gain. Grade 2: Read More... Moderate walking, usually on clear footpaths with reasonable height gain. Grade 3: More strenuous routes on sometimes rough paths. Some modest scrambling, or the use of ladders, fixed ropes or cables as support.

Must See

Grossglockner, Schesaplana, Piz Buin, Dreiländerspitze, Wildspitze, Kalkkogel, Wilder Kaiser, Zell Read More... am See, Gosaukamm, Bischofsmütze, Hochstuhl - alpine flowers and wildlife - glaciers and meadows.
 
 

Austria is one of Europe’s most walker-friendly countries. Its 40,000km of well-maintained and waymarked trails through breathtaking scenery pass more than a thousand mountain huts and countless attractive villages, hospitable hotels, inns and restaurants. It also boasts an extensive, integrated public transport system that is particularly useful for walkers.

This comprehensive new guide by Alpine expert Kev Reynolds outlines over 100 of the best walks in ten districts that illustrate the rich diversity of the Eastern Alps – with all the information you need to make the most of an active mountain holiday in Austria.

  • 102 routes described, suitable for a wide range of abilities and ambitions
  • classic – and little-known – hut-to-hut tours
  • information on public transport, accommodation, gear required and safety issues
  • full details of 135 mountain huts
  • German–English glossary
  • covers the Ratikon, Silvretta, Otztal, Stubai, Zillertal and Kitzbuheler Alps, and the Kaisergebirge, Dachsteingebirge, Hohe Tauern and Karawanken
 
 
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