A guidebook to 30 walks in Austrias Salzkammergut, a region of lakes and mountains near Salzburg. With the majority of routes graded easy to moderate, there are plenty of options to suit less experienced walkers and families, and most can be accessed by public transport.
Walks range from 5 to 20km (312 miles) and can be enjoyed in 29 hours. They are divided between four geographical areas, including the ever-popular Dachstein.
Clear route description illustrated with 1:50,000 mapping GPX files available for download Refreshment and public transport information for each walk Accommodation options, public transport and sites of interest for each of the geographical sections, plus notes on the gateway cities of Salzburg and Linz
History, geology, plants and wildlife
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
Rudolf Abraham (www.rudolfabraham.co.uk) is an award-winning travel writer and photographer specialising in Central and Eastern Europe. He is the author of a dozen books, and his work is published widely in magazines.
