Walking in the Salzkammergut: the Austrian Lake District

30 walks in Salzburg's lakes and mountains, including the Dachstein

By Rudolf Abraham

ISBN

9781852849962

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Published

26 Mar 2021

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First

Pages

184

Size

17.20 x 11.60 x 1.10cm

Weight

210g

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Guidebook describing 30 day walks among the lakes and mountains of Austria's Salzkammergut. Easily accessible from Salzburg, the area is sometimes described as the Austrian Lake District. Routes range from easy lakeside strolls and walks to local points of interest to more strenuous through-routes and ascents of the neighbouring peaks.

Seasons

The hiking season in Salzkammergut runs from May to October, with the best months for walking being June, July and September.

Centres

Altauseer See, Bad Ischl, Dachstein, Fuschlsee, Gosausee, Grundlsee, Hallstätter See, Mondsee, Traunsee, Wolfgangsee

Difficulty

Day walks, mostly graded easy to moderate, with a few longer or more challenging routes. No special equipment or technical skills required.

Must See

Beautiful lakes including Fuschlsee, Mondsee and Traunsee below peaks such as Feuerkogel, Schafberg and Trisselwand. The Unesco-listed Dachstein massif, and the sprawling karst plateaus of the Totes Gebirge and Höllengebirge. World-famous salt mines at Hallstatt and Altausee, and beautiful towns such as Bad Ischl and St Gilgen.

ISBN

9781852849962

Availability

Published

26 Mar 2021

Edition

First

Pages

184

Size

17.20 x 11.60 x 1.10cm

Weight

210g

Overview

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 Contents

CONTENTS

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 Zwölferhorn

Walk 6 St Wolfgang to St Gilgen via Falkenstein

Walk 7 Schafberg to Fürberg and St Gilgen

Walk 8 Almkogel and Eibensee from St Lorenz

Traunsee to Bad Ischl

Walk 9 Grünberg and Laudachsee

Walk 10 Vorderer and Hinterer Langbathsee

Walk 11 Feuerkogel, Alberfeldkogel and Helmeskogel

Walk 12 Grosser Höllkogel and Riederhütte

Walk 13 Offensee to Rinnerhütte 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 Pühringerhütte

Dachstein, Hallstätter See and Gosausee

Walk 23 Hallstätter 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 Löckermoos

Walk 30 Gosausee to Theodor-Körner Hütte

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

Maps

Maps

For planning purposes, the best general area map covering the entire Salzkammergut region and Dachstein is the Salzkammergut Berge Seen Trail map (1:90,000), available free at tourist offices throughout the region. At 1:50,000 the two-sheet set from Kompass, Salzkammergut (229 sheets 1 and 2) is very useful.

Local tourist offices also have some detailed hiking maps of their areas, which are definitely worth picking up. These include:

Fuschlseeregion (1:37,000) covering Walks 1–8 Naturerlebniskarte Mondseeland (1:35,000) covering Walks 1–4, 7 and 8 Ferienregion Traunsee (1:50,000) covering Walks 9–12 Naturerlebniskarte Bad Ischl (1:45,000) covering Walks 14 and 15 Naturerlebniskarte Ausseerland Salzkammergut (1:50,000) covering Walks 16–23

As far as more detailed maps go, the best ones to get are the AV (Alpenverein) 1:25,000 sheets – those covering some of the routes in this guide are as follows:

14 Dachstein 15/1 Totes Gebirge West 15/2 Totes Gebirge Mitte

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Rudolf Abraham

Rudolf Abraham (www.rudolfabraham.co.uk) is an award-winning travel writer and photographer specialising in Central and Southeastern Europe. He is the author of 14 books, and his work is published widely in magazines.

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