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Salzburg's peaks & Kitzbuhel Alps 8-day Walking Tour Level 3

  • 8days
  • Austria

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High Altitude Routes in Pinzgau & Pillerseetal Walking Tour

Every day greet new, impressive scenery as you meet a new mountain! If that is your wish, then the high altitude hike in the Salzburg peaks and Kitzbühel Alps is just the trip for you. Be it the Steinernes Meer with the rugged peaks of Leogang, the Loferer Steinberge or the double summit of the Pinzgauer Grasberge. On the hike you catch a glimpse of Austria’s highest peaks while enjoying Pinzgau’s culinary delights.

Highlights:

  • Zell am See and Saalbach holiday towns: Via the Lichtenberg Castle you reach the historic town of Saalfelden.
  • Pillerseetal in the Steinbergen & Kitzbühel Alps: A lonely pass takes you between the Leogang and Loferer Steinberge mountains to Tyrol.
  • Views of Austria’s highest peaks: The ‘King of the Mountains’, the Großglockner, the Kitzsteinhorn Glacier, the Hohe and Niedere Tauern and the Bavarian Alps.

Tour Character: Level 3

Mountain Hiking. Beautiful high routes on well-maintained paths and forest roads. Tour requires good basic fitness level for walking days of up to 6 hours as well as sure-footedness on just a few sections. In some cases comfortable alternative routes are possible. We suggest this tour to everyone who likes the alpine pasture scenery and beautiful views.

Included in the Walking Tour:

  • 7 overnight stays in 4* and 3* hotels 
  • Breakfast
  • Luggage transfer
  • 1 Cable car fare Westgipfel/Schattberg x-press*
  • 1 Cable car fare Schmittenhöhebahn*
  • 1 Saalbach-Hinterglemm ‚Sommerjoker-Card’
  • Welcome briefing
  • Digital travel documents incl. navigation app, GPS-data, route book
  • Service hotline

*Westgipfelbahn and following Schmittenhohebahn only from mid-June to the end of September, alternative hiking offer for the 7th resp. 2nd day

Not included:

  • Half-board evening meal (mostly multicourse, sometimes outside the property, payable with voucher) 185 EUR
  • Any visitors taxes are not included in the tour price and payable on site!
  • Bus rides (Saalfelden–Weißbach, Zell am See–Maishofen), approx. EUR 12 per person

Arrival / Parking / Departure:

  • Arrival by train to Zell am See and by bus or Taxi to Maishofen
  • Salzburg or Munich airport
  • Parking: limited number of free hotel parking spaces or hotel parking spaces resp. garage costs approx. EUR 15 per day

Notes:

  • Departures on Saturdays and Sundays, other days on request
  • On this particular walking tour you have the option of bringing your 'four-legged friend'. When booking, simply let us know the breed and size of your dog. Possible additional costs are payable locally on site.
  • Extra nights - Maishofen/ surroundings: From 115 EUR p.p (+29 EUR single person)

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  • Day 1

    Individual journey to Maishofen / surroundings

  • Day 2

    From Maishofen / surroundings to Maria Alm

    You start with a marvellous tour over the Kammereggalm to the Schwalbenwand, the famous double top of the Pinzgau meadow mountains. An impressive hiking tour with unforgetable views of differently shaped peaks are to be expected. A path through the forest Hofer Plattl leads you to Hinterreit for a break and snack and then past the chapel of peace to Maria Alm, an idyllic pilgrimage destination and farming village.

    Details: approx. 3 (valley hike) to 6 hours (summit hike) | 16 km | +1220 m -1190 m.

  • Day 3

    From Maria Alm to Saalfelden/Weissbach

    Through meadows you will follow the trails of pilgrims before the path takes you across a wonderful moorland on your way to the rugged mountain tops of the Steinerne Meer (stoney sea). On several high altitude routes with beautiful views up to the Steinalm, a sunny upland pasture with a cabin where you can stop by. The descent follows a steep path which leads you to a striking hermitage. Via the knight's castle Lichtenberg you walk into the the historic town of Saalfelden.

    Details: approx. 4 to 5 hours | 13 km | + 720 m -780 m

  • Day 4

    From Saalfelden/Weissbach to Fieberbrunn

    From the ravine ‘Vorderkaser’ in Weißbach, you will follow gurgeling streams on a diverse path to the heavenly situated hill pasture ‘Hochkaser’. This isolated pass traverse will lead you from the steep tops of the Leogang and Lofer mountains to the Tyrolian side. Via the Niederkaseralm and through the valley Griesel, the path goes along a wild and romantic riverbed into the wonderful valley of Pillersee with the backdrop of the Lofer mountains.

    Details: approx. 5,5 to 6 hours | 18 km | +840 m-720 m.

  • Day 5

    From Fieberbunn to Saalbach-Hinterglemm

    Via lush meadows and with a view of the Kitzbühel Alps, you walk into a deep valley from where a comfortable path under the dangling cable cars of the Magnesitenbergwerk (a mine) leads you up to the Burgeralm. After a rustic stop and after being well inivgorated by the best dessert called 'Buchteln', you walk downhill on a wonderful forest path and on a high-up route to the famous holiday resort Saalbach-Hinterglem. Or would you like to climb one of the numerous appealing mountain tops?

    Details: approx. 4,5 to 5,5 hours | 16 km | +990 m -920 m.

  • Day 6

    Mountain pastures loop tour

    Enjoy a day off in the sport region, benefit from one of the services of your Joker-Card or take a comfortable circular walk at the end of the valley. The trail leads you past the Forsthof alp to the Saal alp and on to the Lindling alp, where a suspension bridge leads to the Baumzipfelweg. Enjoy a glass of buttermilk in an alpine hut and enjoy the panoramic view of the Glemmtal valley.

    Details: approx. 3,5 hours | 10 km | + 500 m - 500 m

  • Day 7

    From Saalbach-Hinterglemm to Maishofen / surroundings

    On your final day one of the most beautiful high altitude routes of the Alpes can be expected! From Saalbach you take the cable car to the Schattenberg, where you start your tour on the Pinzgauer Spaziergang (Pinzgau stroll). At an altitude of approx. 2000m with marvelous views of the surrounding mountain tops, you continue your way towards Schmittenhöhe. Here you can once again enjoy the fascinating 360 degree views of more than 30 mountains with an altitute of more than 3000m. Take the cable car down into Zell am See and the bus back to Maishofen.

    Details: approx. 6 hours | 17 km | +450 m-490 m.

  • Day 8

    Individual departure or extra days

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Aug 16 2026 Aug 23 2026 12 Single rooms 1,408€
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Aug 22 2026 Aug 29 2026 12 Single rooms 1,358€
Double rooms 1,149€
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Aug 29 2026 Sep 05 2026 12 Single rooms 1,358€
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Aug 30 2026 Sep 06 2026 12 Single rooms 1,358€
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Sep 05 2026 Sep 12 2026 12 Single rooms 1,248€
Double rooms 1,039€
Sep 06 2026 Sep 13 2026 12 Single rooms 1,248€
Double rooms 1,039€
Sep 12 2026 Sep 19 2026 12 Single rooms 1,248€
Double rooms 1,039€
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Double rooms 1,039€

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