The oldest salt mine in the world, an Imperial City, a UNESCO World Heritage Site – the Salzkammergut is a region that amazes and is yet so relaxed and dreamy that you have a good feeling the whole time. Hike with us along magical lakes, delightful places, imposing mountain ranges and impressive nature.
On your walk along a walking trail to Falkenstein rock wall you enjoy beautiful views of the lake. An idyllic path along the lake takes you into Mozart village St. Gilgen. Return by boat.
From St. Wolfgang on Saddle walk to lake Schwarzensee. Here the lake cabin of Lore is worth a break with its delicious homemade snacks. Via Wirer gorge into the valley and around Bürglstein to the lake promenade of Strobl. By coach to the old Imperial summer residence Bad Ischl.
Use your free time to explore the many places of interest in Bad Ischl. ‘Kaiservilla’ Emperor Franz Josef’s summer residence, Café Zauner with famous delicacies or a visit to the Salzkammergut thermal spa.
Salt always has been an important source of income in Salzkammergut. The oldest brine pipeline of the world leads from Hallstatt’s salt mine to the salt works in Bad Ischl. Walk along the promenade into Kaltenbachau, a site of Imperial pleasures as horse races, picnics and rendezvous. On brine pipeline trail to Bad Goisern, the gateway to UNESCO heritage Hallstatt. By train to Hallstatt. If you want to walk a little higher, you can hike on the spectacular mountain trail of the “Eternal Wall”.
Continue on brine pipeline trail to the salt mountain in Hallstatt (salt mine dates back to Celtic times). Here you enjoy a scenic view of the lake and Dachstein massif. Plan a visit of the salt mine, enjoy the views from the top of Rudolf’s tower and visit the excavation sites.
By train to Bad Ischl. Along the romantic Sissi-Path you walk to the tiny lake Nussensee then along river Ischl back to lake Wolfgangsee. Through the nature reserve Blinklingmoos along the lake back to today’s stop-over.
approx. 5.5 h
approx. 18 km
300 m
200 m
Day
8
Departure or extension
Tour character
This tour combines pleasant walking with culture and places of interest. The walking paths are good, there are just some short ascents on smaller serpentine paths. We can recommend this tour for families.
Train fare from Hallstatt to Bad Goisern, from Bad Goisern to Bad Ischl
1 Salzkammergut Erlebnis Card (reductions for cable cars, thermal bath Bad Ischl, salt mine Hallstatt, Boat rides etc.)
Carefully elaborated route description
Detailed travel documents 1x per room (German, English, French)
App for Navigations and GPS-data
Service hotline
Note:
Bus ride Strobl – Bad Ischl, approx. CHF 6.- per person
Tourist tax, if due, is not included in the price
Reservation fee of CHF 20.- per adult (incl. legally required customer money protection)
Optional:
Transfers from/to airport/station Salzburg upon request
Information
Arrival/Departure:
By train to Salzburg, by bus to Wolfgangsee (approx. 1 hour). Or by train to Bad Ischl and by bus to Wolfgangsee (approx. 30 min). Pick up service from the bus stop by the hotel.
Salzburg or Munich airport.
Parking: mostly free hotel car park available, partly public car park, approx. CHF 45.- per week. No reservation required.
Other important information:
The distance travelled is approximate and may differ from the actual distance.
Travel cancellation insurance, including travel interruption insurance is recommended.
Internationally renowned is this hotel on Lake Wolfgangsee because of Ralph Benatzky’s operetta.
Hotel Weisses Rössl St. Wolfgang
★★★★
Internationally renowned is this hotel on Lake Wolfgangsee because of Ralph Benatzky’s operetta. However this traditional hotel does not rest on the laurels of its glittering past. On the contrary: this family-led business is a legend, never growing tired of defining itself anew. Located directly at the lake complete with spa area and heated pool in the lake a hotel with all amenities awaits.
The spa area comprises a sauna, a steam bath, a hot tub and an indoor pool.
Hotel Villa Seilern Bad Ischl
★★★★S
Located in the picturesque spa town of Bad Ischl, Villa Seilern consists of a classical villa built in 1881 and its modern and stylish annex building. The spa area comprises a sauna, a steam bath, a hot tub and an indoor pool. Each of the bright and modern rooms at Villa Seilern comes with a balcony with views of local mountain and are fitted with furniture made of natural materials like wood. In the restaurant you enjoy fine Austrian and international cuisine.
Wedged between the mountain and the lake, in the middle of the UNESCO world cultural heritage you can really feel the unique ‘Hallstatt’-feeling.
Heritage Hotel Hallstatt
★★★★
Wedged between the mountain and the lake, in the middle of the UNESCO world cultural heritage you can really feel the unique ‘Hallstatt’-feeling. The Hotel.Heritage’ 4**** unifies three historic town houses into one very special hotel: in the heritage-protected buildings no hotel room looks like the other, every room enchants with its own story and decor. You will be fascinated by this unique flair and the stylish furniture in the most amazing lake-town in the world.
Uns allen 4 Personen hat die Wanderung im Salzkammergut sehr gut gefallen. Die Touren waren sehr abwechslungsreich und auch für Schwimmbegeisterte wie wir, ideal! Einzig eine Wanderkarte im gesamtmaterial haben wir vermisst, obschon die Touren ja bildlich hervorragend beschrieben sind, wie auch die Sehenswürdigkeiten. Daumen hoch und das machen wir wieder!! Herzlichen Dank!!!