Mountains & Lakes Trail "The pleasure wide hiking trail from lake to lake" - Part I

• 6 nights

• 6 x Overnight stay with breakfast (4 x ***inns/hotel, 2 x in hut –  communal bunks, hut sleeping bags* mandatory, half board at Riederhütte)
• 1 x welcome video with explanations and information that you need for the tour
• 1 x tasty apple strudel at Hochleckenhaus
• 1 x taxi transfer Gasthof Kreh – Ebensee
• 1 x descent by Feuerkogel cable car
• 1 x ferry from Ebensee to Gmunden
• 1 x Hiking map of the Salzkammergut area + detailed routing (1x per room)
• 1 x S-Trail hiking booklet (1x per room)
• 1 x Salzkammergut Adventure Card – Reductions on 120 attractions in the region
• 3 x Luggage transfer - max. 2 pcs./person and max. 25 kg/piece of luggage
• A tree for your booking – we plant a tree for your booking
• Daily service hotline from 08.00am - 06.00pm (including weekends)

• Breakfast

The course of your hiking tour:

Day 1: Individual arrival to Gmunden am Traunsee
You will receive your detailed travel documents at the hotel.
The port of the ceramic city used to be a transshipment point for Hallstatt salt. Here the transport routes separated into water and land routes. A first exploration of the old town can be combined with a walk to the picturesque the city park and a visit to a café by the lake. (1 night)

Day 2: Up and down through the Attersee-Traunsee Nature Park
Along the Gmunden lake promenade and through Altmünster you then follow a part of the Josef pilgrimage path. From Neukirchen in front of the Höllengebirge the route runs on lonely paths through the mountain forest and over panoramic alpine pastures to the Langbathtal. (Transfer from Gasthof Kreh to Ebensee, 1
night)
Hiking: approx. 6 hours (18 km, ascent 762 m, descent 555 m)

Day 3: 4-lakes-hike
Today's first destination is the two Langbath lakes; surrounded by a magnificent mountain backdrop, they are probably among the most beautiful mountain lakes in Europe. A little later, the idyllically situated Taferlklaussee is reached. It was built by a cloister wall built in the 18th century. From here, the wood cut for the salt works could be drifted to the Aurach further down. Continue along the Valerieweg, which was
named after the daughter of Emperor Franz Josef, Archduchess Valerie, you hike to the Attersee in Weissenbach. (1 night)
Hiking: approx. 8 hours (23 km, ascent 740 m, descent 902 m)

Day 4: Off to the limestone massif of the Höllengebirge
The steeply rising mountains are part of the Salzkammergut mountains and belong to the Austrian Limestone Alps. The name part "Hells" is derived from the many caves (limestone). Panoramic mountain tour to the Hochleckenhaus with a wonderful view of Austria's largest lake, the Attersee. The ascent over forest paths and mountain pine alleys to a steep scree field is already varied. Located at almost 1,600 m, the shelter of the Austrian Alpine Club offers everything you are looking for in a mountain hut - peace and retreat. Also the innkeepers of the Hochleckenhaus would like to spoil you with culinary delights. Look forward to the applestrudel at the hut today! (1 night)
Hiking: approx. 5-6 hours (9 km, ascent 1,280 m, descent 200 m)

Day 5: High mountain hike from hut to hut
Steeply rising rock pyramids, large sinkholes, wide mountain pine fields and again and again the magnificent view of the king of the Salzkammergut mountains - the Dachstein - that makes the indescribable charm of this stage. And if you keep a watchful eye, you will notice animals that can live here in great freedom. (1 night at the Riederhütte)
Hiking: approx. 4-5 hours (9 km, ascent 760 m, descent 550 m)

Day 6: Around the Feuerkogel
In the summer months, the flower lover will find a great variety of alpine plants here. The mountain spring even transforms the plateau into a sea of flowers. From the Riederhütte, the path follows the alpine version of the BergeSeen Trail. On the way to the Feuerkogel cable car there is - according to taste - also the possibility of the highest elevation of the Höllengebirge, the Great Höllkogel with 1,862 m, or to climb the panorama that stretches from the Alberfeldkogel opens up to enjoy. To the southern end of the Traunsee, to Ebensee, the ride takes place by cable car and on foot to the accommodation. (1 night in Ebensee)
Hiking: approx. 4-5 hours (6 km, ascent 158 m, descent 330 m)

Day 7: On the "Austrian Lake Garda"
The Ebensee Bay on the southern shore of Lake Traunsee offers optimal conditions for water sports enthusiasts sailing in the warm season. A spectacle for the eye is to watch the many surfers in their tricks like on Lake Garda in a special wind. If you travel back to Gmunden, you can use the services of Traunsee boat trip today and look forward to a "sea day" on Lake Traunsee. For all those who want to spend even
more time in the Salzkammergut, additional overnight stays can be reserved.

Arrival day: daily

• € 770,00 per person
• bookable from 1 person