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On the trail of the European Capital of Culture 2024
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On the trail of the European Capital of Culture 2024
The Salzkammergut is one of the magical regions of Europe. 23 municipalities in the Salzkammergut were jointly chosen as European Capital of Culture 2024. This is unique in the history of this European cultural initiative. Your individual hiking tour takes you to the highlights of the European Capital of Culture 2024 Bad Ischl Salzkammergut - to places that tell exciting stories, to inns that become a stage and to people who are deeply rooted in the traditions of the Salzkammergut.
Accommodation: Accommodation is in hotels or inns in the 3* and 4* categories. The comfortably furnished rooms have a bathtub or shower/WC, TV and WiFi. Public parking on site (for a fee). Payable locally: local tax.
Price per person:
22.4.–20.9.2024: EUR 749,–
21.9.–4.10.2024: EUR 689,–
5.10.–19.10.2024: EUR 555,–
Code: OBGMSK1 DS B
Your hiking tour
Day 1:
Individual arrival at Lake Traunsee and check-in at the hotel.
Tip: Gmunden, the City of Ceramics, offers a variety of events on the subject of crafts and ceramics. Overnight stay at Lake Traunsee.
Day 2:
Traunsee – Grünberg – Laudachsee, approx. 20 km, ascent and descent approx. 700 m each, walking time approx. 6 hours + train journey
Start the first tour of your hiking holiday in Upper Austria to the Grünberg. You will soon reach Gmunden again via Lake Laudachsee and the Miesweg. Take the ÖBB Regional Express to Bad Ischl. Along the way, you'll take part in the region's history in an interactive way. Bad Ischl is the center of the Capital of Culture 2024 and offers visitors a colorful program: “Salt Lake City” exhibition, imperial villa, Zauner pastry shop, drinking hall and much more. Fans of classical music take note: There are many concert events taking place in Bad Ischl. Tickets can be booked optionally. Overnight stay in Bad Ischl or the surrounding area.
Day 3:
Bad Ischl – Bad Goisern approx. 15 km, ascent and descent approx. 1,000 hm each, walking time approx. 6 hours
The hiking trip in the Inner Salzkammergut takes you over the Katrin, the Ischler's local mountain, to Bad Goisern. When visibility is good, you can enjoy an impressive view of seven lakes as you walk. The path leads you down the valley to Weißenbach and further into the center of Bad Goisern. We recommend the exhibition The Journey of Pictures in Lauffen and a visit to the HAND.WERK.HAUS in Bad Goisern. Overnight stay in Bad Goisern.
TIP: Book an additional night in Bad Goisern. On the one hand, a rest day is an advantage, but on the other hand, this day is perfect for a trip to the 2,042 meter high Krippenstein. Probably the most spectacular viewing platform in the Alps offers a breathtaking view over Lake Hallstatt at a depth of 400 meters. We recommend a boat trip to Obertraun, ascent and descent with the Krippenstein cable car, return trip to Bad Goisern by train (payable locally).
Day 4:
Hallstatt – Bad Aussee approx. 16 km, ascent approx. 300 m, descent approx. 150 m, walking time approx. 5 hours
You make your way to Hallstatt with the Regional Express. On the way, you will immerse yourself in the interactive experience about the history of the region. On this day of the Salzkammergut hike you can choose from 2 tour variants. You can either take the ship to Hallstatt and visit the UNESCO World Heritage Site. The lakeside hiking trail takes you to Obertraun and further along the Koppentraun to Bad Aussee. Or you can walk along the east bank hiking trail to Obertraun and along the wild Koppentraun at a leisurely pace and comfortable stages into the Ausseerland to Bad Aussee. Tip: Visit the Hallstatt Museum in Hallstatt and the exhibition The Journey of Pictures in the Kammerhof Museum in Bad Aussee. Overnight stay in Bad Aussee.
Day 5:
Circular hike to the Altaussee salt mines approx. 17 km, ascent and descent approx. 500 m each, walking time approx. 5 hours
The last hike as part of the Salzkammergut Capital of Culture 2024 takes you along the Altausseer Traun to Altaussee and further uphill to the Pflindsberg ruin observation tower. Gentle hiking trails in Ausseerland reach Lake Altausseer and Bad Aussee. Tip: We recommend visiting the Steinberghaus Simon Schwartz comic exhibition or the Altaussee salt mine, which was a hiding place and storage facility for valuable art and cultural assets during the Nazi era. Overnight stay in Bad Aussee.
Day 6:
Return train journey to Lake Traunsee and individual journey home or additional nights
With the already well-known Regional_Express you travel back to Lake Traunsee, the end of your hiking trip in Upper Austria.
General information
The tours do not have any technical difficulties. The hikes do not have any technical difficulties and are also suitable for beginners, provided they are in good physical condition. Your hiking equipment should include: closed sneakers or hiking boots, backpack, sun and rain protection, functional clothing.
The Salzkammergut is one of the magical regions of Europe. 23 municipalities in the Salzkammergut were jointly chosen as European Capital of Culture 2024. This is unique in the history of this European cultural initiative. Your individual hiking tour takes you to the highlights of the European Capital of Culture 2024 Bad Ischl Salzkammergut - to places that tell exciting stories, to inns that become a stage and to people who are deeply rooted in the traditions of the Salzkammergut.
Accommodation: Accommodation is in hotels or inns in the 3* and 4* categories. The comfortably furnished rooms have a bathtub or shower/WC, TV and WiFi. Public parking on site (for a fee). Payable locally: local tax.
Price per person:
22.4.–20.9.2024: EUR 749,–
21.9.–4.10.2024: EUR 689,–
5.10.–19.10.2024: EUR 555,–
Code: OBGMSK1 DS B
Your hiking tour
Day 1:
Individual arrival at Lake Traunsee and check-in at the hotel.
Tip: Gmunden, the City of Ceramics, offers a variety of events on the subject of crafts and ceramics. Overnight stay at Lake Traunsee.
Day 2:
Traunsee – Grünberg – Laudachsee, approx. 20 km, ascent and descent approx. 700 m each, walking time approx. 6 hours + train journey
Start the first tour of your hiking holiday in Upper Austria to the Grünberg. You will soon reach Gmunden again via Lake Laudachsee and the Miesweg. Take the ÖBB Regional Express to Bad Ischl. Along the way, you'll take part in the region's history in an interactive way. Bad Ischl is the center of the Capital of Culture 2024 and offers visitors a colorful program: “Salt Lake City” exhibition, imperial villa, Zauner pastry shop, drinking hall and much more. Fans of classical music take note: There are many concert events taking place in Bad Ischl. Tickets can be booked optionally. Overnight stay in Bad Ischl or the surrounding area.
Day 3:
Bad Ischl – Bad Goisern approx. 15 km, ascent and descent approx. 1,000 hm each, walking time approx. 6 hours
The hiking trip in the Inner Salzkammergut takes you over the Katrin, the Ischler's local mountain, to Bad Goisern. When visibility is good, you can enjoy an impressive view of seven lakes as you walk. The path leads you down the valley to Weißenbach and further into the center of Bad Goisern. We recommend the exhibition The Journey of Pictures in Lauffen and a visit to the HAND.WERK.HAUS in Bad Goisern. Overnight stay in Bad Goisern.
TIP: Book an additional night in Bad Goisern. On the one hand, a rest day is an advantage, but on the other hand, this day is perfect for a trip to the 2,042 meter high Krippenstein. Probably the most spectacular viewing platform in the Alps offers a breathtaking view over Lake Hallstatt at a depth of 400 meters. We recommend a boat trip to Obertraun, ascent and descent with the Krippenstein cable car, return trip to Bad Goisern by train (payable locally).
Day 4:
Hallstatt – Bad Aussee approx. 16 km, ascent approx. 300 m, descent approx. 150 m, walking time approx. 5 hours
You make your way to Hallstatt with the Regional Express. On the way, you will immerse yourself in the interactive experience about the history of the region. On this day of the Salzkammergut hike you can choose from 2 tour variants. You can either take the ship to Hallstatt and visit the UNESCO World Heritage Site. The lakeside hiking trail takes you to Obertraun and further along the Koppentraun to Bad Aussee. Or you can walk along the east bank hiking trail to Obertraun and along the wild Koppentraun at a leisurely pace and comfortable stages into the Ausseerland to Bad Aussee. Tip: Visit the Hallstatt Museum in Hallstatt and the exhibition The Journey of Pictures in the Kammerhof Museum in Bad Aussee. Overnight stay in Bad Aussee.
Day 5:
Circular hike to the Altaussee salt mines approx. 17 km, ascent and descent approx. 500 m each, walking time approx. 5 hours
The last hike as part of the Salzkammergut Capital of Culture 2024 takes you along the Altausseer Traun to Altaussee and further uphill to the Pflindsberg ruin observation tower. Gentle hiking trails in Ausseerland reach Lake Altausseer and Bad Aussee. Tip: We recommend visiting the Steinberghaus Simon Schwartz comic exhibition or the Altaussee salt mine, which was a hiding place and storage facility for valuable art and cultural assets during the Nazi era. Overnight stay in Bad Aussee.
Day 6:
Return train journey to Lake Traunsee and individual journey home or additional nights
With the already well-known Regional_Express you travel back to Lake Traunsee, the end of your hiking trip in Upper Austria.
General information
The tours do not have any technical difficulties. The hikes do not have any technical difficulties and are also suitable for beginners, provided they are in good physical condition. Your hiking equipment should include: closed sneakers or hiking boots, backpack, sun and rain protection, functional clothing.
Included services
- 5 x nights including a rich breakfast buffet in 4* and 3* hotels/inns
- Your personal hiking route in an individualized route book, as a digital application for your computer and cell phone, GPX data for your navigation device
- 1 x train journey from Gmunden to Bad Ischl
- 1 x entry to the “Salt Lake City” exhibition in Bad Ischl
- 1 x train journey from Bad Goisern to Hallstatt/train station
- 1 x entry and guided tour of the Altaussee salt mines
- 1 x return train journey from Bad Aussee to Traunsee (Gmunden or Altmünster)
- Luggage transfer from hotel to hotel to Bad Aussee (1 piece of luggage per person, max. 23kg per suitcase)
- Service telephone also on weekends