Hiking in Salzburg
Hiking in your summer holiday in Austria
Gentle hills and broad valleys but also Alpine elevations await you for your hiking holidays in Saalbach Hinterglemm. While hiking in Salzburger Land, you alone decide what you want to experience.
Dates & Facts – Hiking holidays in Saalbach Hinterglemm
| Hiking paths in Saalbach | 400 km |
| Marked hiking tours | 18 |
| Managed alpine huts | 40 |
| Cable car service during the summer | 5 |
The countryside of the Pinzgauer Grasberge surrounding Saalbach Hinterglemm in Austria is the fantastic setting for unforgettable hiking holidays. The perfectly marked hiking trails lead you though a gorgeous mountain region. The fresh air and the impressive view accompany you on all trails. For breaks and refreshments, allow yourself to be pampered in one of the 40 mountain cabins.
The individual hiking trails and mountain routes offer an ideal challenge for every agenda. At the same time pleasure hiking is very popular! You feel the healthy activity, but do not have to mobilize your last resources. Place special focus on relaxing - after all you are on holidays.
If you want to hike sportier just go on one of the mountain routes. The Alpine mountain region surrounding Saalbach has exciting hiking tours in store for you. You will keep the hard-earned crest adventures in your memory for a long time; the panoramic view is a pleasure beyond compare.
As a family you can tackle one of the adventure hikes in Salzburg. Your kids will have a lot of fun and will surely not be overwhelmed. In addition, interesting adventures and games await you along the way. It is also good to know about the nature trail. You will discover more about the Austrian Alps in general and the hiking area of Saalbach Hinterglemm in detail.
You don’t have to miss anything during your hiking holidays in Salzburg. The cable cars are ready to take you conveniently to the top. With the hiking pass or the AlpinCard you enjoy the superior benefits like entrance fees and transfers at a bargain all inclusive price. In addition, every week the tourist office organizes hiking programs with guided tours and many other attractions.
Hiking trips in Saalbach Hinterglemm in Austria:
Gaisstein (2.363 m)
- Ascent
- Duration: approx. 7 hours
- Tour: Zwölferkogel - Hoher Penhab - Schönhoferwand - Stoffennieder - Murnauerscharte - Gaisstein. Descent: Lengau bus station.
Hasenauerkopf - Reiterkogel
- Easy hiking tour
- Duration: approx. 4,5 hours
- Tour: Hochalm - Rosswaldhütte - Hasenauerkopf - via Kammweg to the Reiterkogel - Wetterkreuz - Reiteralm - Hinterglemm.
Hochkogel (2.249 m)
- Ascent
- Duration: approx. 5 hours
- Tour: Ostgipfel - Westgipfel - Seetörl - ascent Hochkogel (approx. 1 hour). Descent via Seetörl, Hacklbergeralm, Hinterglemm.
Hohe Penhab (2.113 m) - Schönhoferwand (2.116 m)
- Hiking trip, easy mountain hiking
- Duration: approx. 4,5 hours
- Tour: descent Zwölferkogel - Penhab (approx. 1 hour) - Schönhoferwand. Descent via Breifußalm to Hinterglemm.
Kleberkopf (1.757 m)
- Hiking trip, easy mountain hiking
- Duration: approx. 4,5 hours
- Tour: top terminal - Saalachtaler summit path - Spielbergtörl - easy way up to the Kleberkopf (approx. 1 hour). Descent via Maisalm to Saalbach.
Manlitzkogel (2.247 m)
- Ascent
- Duration: approx. 6 hours
- Tour: Zwölferkogel - Schönhoferwand - Stoffennieder - ascent to mount Manlitzkogel (approx. 0,75 hours). Descent via the Untere Zehentneralm to Lengau (Bus station).
Pinzgauer walk (approx. 1.900 m)
- Panorama hiking
- Duration: approx. 6 hours
- Tour: Schattberg-Ost - Schattberg-West - Seetörl - Klinglertörl - Klammerscharte - Schmittenhöhe. Descent to Zell am See.
Reichkendlkopf - Spieleckkogel (1.941 - 1.998 m)
- Panorama hiking
- Duration: approx. 5,5 hours, after ascent by cable car: approx. 1,5 hours
- Tour: Ascent through alpine pastures to the Reichkendlkopf – crest walk to the Spieleckkogel with marvellous panorama. Descent via Elböckalm to the Lengauerhof (Bus station).
Reiterkogel (1.818 m) - Bernkogel (1.740 m)
- Hiking tour, easy mountain hiking
- Duration: approx. 5,5 hours
- Tour: via the Pfefferalm - Sportalm to the Reiterkogel - Wetterkreuz - Bernkogel - Spielberghaus – descent to Saalbach
Saalachtaler Höhenweg (ca. 1.800 m)
- Panorama hiking
- Duration: approx. 6 hours
- Tour: Kohlmaiskopf - Schönleiten Asitzkopf - Geierkogel - Sausteige - Jahnhütte. Descent to Viehhofen.
Schönleiten (1.804 m) - Asitzkopf (1.914 m)
- Hiking tour, easy mountain hiking
- Duration: 4,5 hours
- Tour: top terminal Kohlmaisgipfelbahn - Asitzkopf. Way down via the Aster- and Maisalm. Marvellous hike through alpine pastures and forests.
Sonnspitz (2.062 m)
- Ascent
- Duration: approx. 5,5 hours, ascent: approx. 3 hours
- Tour: via Henlabjoch to the Sonnspitz. Descent via the valley end.
Spielberghorn (2.044 m)
- Ascent
- Duration: approx. 5 hours
- Tour: Following the path Saalachtaler Höhenweg to the Spielbergtörl - Spielberghorn (ascent approx.1,5 hours). Descent via Maisalm to Saalbach.
Staffkogel (2.115 m)
- Ascent
- Duration: approx. 5 hours
- Tour: Through alpine pastures to the Staffkogel. Descent via Osmannalm, Lindlingalm, valley end.
Stemmerkogel (2.123 m)
- Hiking trip, easy mountain hike
- Duration: approx. 4,5 hours
- Tour: Panorama hiking through alpine pastures to the Stemmerkogel (ascent approx. 0,5 hours). Descent via Hacklbergeralm, Hinterglemm.
Talschlussrunde (1.400 m)
- Hiking tour, easy mountain hiking
- Duration: approx. 2,5 - 4 hours, depending on the tour
- Tour: From Mitterlengau to the Lindlingalm (on foot or by train), via Saalalm and Ossmannalm back to the Lindlingalm or continuing for the Forsthofalm back to Mitterlengau.
Tristkogel (2.095 m) - Hochtorsee (2.000 m)
- Mountain hiking
- Duration: approx. 5,5 hours
- Tour: Via Osmannalm - Saaljoch to Tristkogel (approx. 2,5 hours). Way down via Pfandeben, Lindlingalm, valley end.
From Hinterglemm to Kitzbühel (1.860 m)
- Mountain hiking
- Duration: approx. 5 hours
- Tour: Via Lengau - Henjabloch - Hochwildalm - Kitzbühel
For all these hiking trips you can directly start at Hotel Sonne. And you are immediately in the heart of nature. Get tips about the best hiking trips in the hotel, so you needn’t wait so long about which path to choose. Here you can find the no-commitment inquiry for your hiking holidays in Salzburg in the Austrian Alps.
