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Salzalpensteig 8-day Self-guided Walking Tour Level 3

  • 8days
  • Germany

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8-day Self-guided Walking Tour in Salzalpensteig

The new extensive hiking path ‚Salzalpensteig’ takes you along old former paths, on which salt was transported, commencing from the pretty banks of Lake Chiemsee,the ‚Bavarian Sea’, all the way to Lake Königssee,the ‚Bavarian Fjord’.Walk along idyllic forest and rural tracks through a quaint but also charming landscape with small villages, characteristic farm houses and cow pastures. Not only popular holiday destinations such as Bergen, known for the cable car on the panorama mountain Hochfelln, the famous biathlon village of Ruhpolding and the historic salt/saline village Bad Reichenhall await you on your hiking week, but also unique high-altitude hikes with magnificent views onto the ‚WilderKaiser’ mountain,the Chiemgauer Alps and last but not least the ‚Steinerne Meer’-mountain range with the two summits Watzmann and Hochkönig. In the course of your tour you come across plenty of huts and alps for a well-earned break and to sample some of the regional delicacies. During your hiking week through the ‚Bavarian Salt-Alps’, you will also learn many things worth knowing about the four Bavarian brine pipelines, about culture, history and traditions of the Salt Alps population.

Highlights:

  • Lake Chiemsee, the ‚Bavarian Sea’
  • Famous holiday resorts Ruhpolding
  • Panoramic cable car rides
  • Walking along alp paths with great views
  • Lake Königgssee amidst the Berchtesgaden National Park

Tour Character: Level 3

A week rich in variety with hiking tours along the old salt paths with a duration each of up to 6 hours. On some days surefootedness and a head for heights are required. You walk across picturesque mountain scenery with views onto steep, jagged peaks, two marvellous lakes, gushing mountain streams and gorges

Included in the Walking Tour:

  • 7 overnight stays in 3* hotels and country hotels
  • Breakfast
  • Luggage transfers
  • Welcome briefing (German, English)
  • 1 Cable car ascent Hochfell
  • 1 Train ride Bad Reichenhall - Bischofswiesen
  • 1 Ruhpolding-Card with countless services included
  • 1 Entry old saltworks in Bad Reichenhal
  • Carefully elaborated route description
  • Detailed travel and tour documents 1x per room (German, English)
  • GPS-data is available and app navigation
  • Service hotline

Not included:

  • Any visitors taxes are not included in the tour price and payable on site
  • Anything not mentioned in 'included'

Arrival / Parking /Departure:

  • Train journey from Munich to Prien, duration approx. 1 hour.  From Prien train station to the first hotel either on foot or short bus/taxi ride.
  • Parking: limited number of hotel parking spaces free of charge, public parking spaces Prien train station, approx. EUR 20 per week, no reservation possible, Parking spaces at Stadtwerke Bernau approx. EUR 40 per week.
  • Return train/bus journey from Lake Königssee, duration approx. 2.5 hours (1x change trains)
  • Munich or Salzburg airport
  • Organized return transfer to Prien, cost EUR 105 per person (min. 2 persons, only on Sat). Advance reservation required, payable in advance

Notes:

  • Departure Friday, Saturdays and Sundays 
  • 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
    • Chiemsee: From 89 EUR p.p (+39 EUR single person)
    • Konigsee: From 89-115 EUR p.p (+39 EUR single person)

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  • Day 1

    Arrival in Prien/Environs

    Settle into your hotel

  • Day 2

    Prien /Environs - Marquartstein

    The tour starts with a comfortable walk along the incredibly picturesque lakeside of Lake Chiemsee, through tranquil nature reserves near the reed belt. You encounter a charming landscape with little forest paths and typical Bavarian farm houses dotted around on your route to Marquartstein.

    Details: approx. 5 to 6 hours | 21 km | +490 m -470 m

  • Day 3

    Marquartstein–Bergen

    Today prepare for an idyllic alpine pasture tour. After the ascent to the Schnappenkirchlein, where you have the best views of Lake Chiemsee, there are numerous alps inviting you for a break. The route continues past grazing cattle with views to steep summit flanks, then through lush meadows and shady forests into the well-known holiday resort Bergen.

    Details: approx. 5 to 6 hours | 17m | +800m -700m.

  • Day 4

    Bergen–Ruhpolding

    A breezy cable car ride will take you to Hochfelln, where you will visit the Taborkircherl and the impressive summit cross and enjoy a fantastic view of the Central Alps. About pastures and forest roads, it goes down into the mystical fairy tale forest. Soon after you reach Ruhpolding, the popular resort in the middle of the Chiemgau Alps.

    Details: approx. 4 to 5 hours | 14km | +150m -1.100m.

  • Day 5

    Ruhpolding–Inzell

    Along the river Ache to Lake Taubensee and from there a cable car ascent onto the Rauschberg with magnificent panoramic views. The descent leads via alpine pastures and past steep rockfaces, before you walk on forest and rural trails all the way to the climatic health resort Inzell. The typical Bavarian flair and the views onto the surrounding summits are best enjoyed with a cool ‚Maß’(1 litre) of beer in your hand.

    Details: approx. 4 to 5.5 hours | 18 km | +110 m -990m.

  • Day 6

    Inzell–Bad Reichenhall

    Walk along the path of the brine pipelines and through the idyllic Höllenbachalm, where you can taste fresh dairy products from the grazing cattle. The Salt Path leads you above the cute little mountain lake Thumsee, along forest paths with a view onto Bad Reichenhall. Past the Old Saltworks you reach this beautiful salt health resort, where the Rupertus-Thermal spa invites your muscles to some relaxation time.

    Details: approx. 5 to 5.5 hours | 19 km | +220 m -440 m.

  • Day 7

    Bad Reichenhall–Lake Königssee

    Short train ride and then ascent to a glorious and remote forest area. High-altitude paths with incredible panoramic views lead you along the mountainside with the ‚Steinerne Meer’ mountain range and the two summits Watzmann and Hochkönig in front of you. Then a short section along the brine pipeline path, before you ascend through the forest to the Grünstein mountain. Glistening deep down below you is lake Königssee, green in colour, with boat houses and little boats, set amidst the national park Berchtesgaden and is the picturesque finish of your hiking holiday.

    Details: approx. 5 to 6 hours | 17 km | +1100m -1110m

  • Day 8

    Departure or extension of your stay

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May 23 2025 May 30 2025 12 Single rooms 1,198€
Double rooms 979€
May 24 2025 May 31 2025 12 Single rooms 1,198€
Double rooms 979€
May 25 2025 Jun 01 2025 12 Single rooms 1,198€
Double rooms 979€
May 30 2025 Jun 06 2025 12 Single rooms 1,198€
Double rooms 979€
May 31 2025 Jun 07 2025 12 Single rooms 1,198€
Double rooms 979€
Jun 01 2025 Jun 08 2025 12 Single rooms 1,198€
Double rooms 979€
Jun 06 2025 Jun 13 2025 12 Single rooms 1,248€
Double rooms 1,029€
Jun 07 2025 Jun 14 2025 12 Single rooms 1,248€
Double rooms 1,029€
Jun 08 2025 Jun 15 2025 12 Single rooms 1,248€
Double rooms 1,029€
Jun 13 2025 Jun 20 2025 12 Single rooms 1,248€
Double rooms 1,029€
Jun 14 2025 Jun 21 2025 12 Single rooms 1,248€
Double rooms 1,029€
Jun 15 2025 Jun 22 2025 12 Single rooms 1,248€
Double rooms 1,029€
Jun 20 2025 Jun 27 2025 12 Single rooms 1,248€
Double rooms 1,029€
Jun 21 2025 Jun 28 2025 12 Single rooms 1,248€
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Jun 22 2025 Jun 29 2025 12 Single rooms 1,248€
Double rooms 1,029€
Jun 27 2025 Jul 04 2025 12 Single rooms 1,248€
Double rooms 1,029€
Jun 28 2025 Jul 05 2025 12 Single rooms 1,248€
Double rooms 1,029€
Jun 29 2025 Jul 06 2025 12 Single rooms 1,248€
Double rooms 1,029€
Jul 04 2025 Jul 11 2025 12 Single rooms 1,348€
Double rooms 1,129€
Jul 05 2025 Jul 12 2025 12 Single rooms 1,348€
Double rooms 1,129€
Jul 06 2025 Jul 13 2025 12 Single rooms 1,348€
Double rooms 1,129€
Jul 11 2025 Jul 18 2025 12 Single rooms 1,348€
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Jul 12 2025 Jul 19 2025 12 Single rooms 1,348€
Double rooms 1,129€
Jul 13 2025 Jul 20 2025 12 Single rooms 1,348€
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Jul 18 2025 Jul 25 2025 12 Single rooms 1,348€
Double rooms 1,129€
Jul 19 2025 Jul 26 2025 12 Single rooms 1,348€
Double rooms 1,129€
Jul 20 2025 Jul 27 2025 12 Single rooms 1,348€
Double rooms 1,129€
Jul 25 2025 Aug 01 2025 12 Single rooms 1,348€
Double rooms 1,129€
Jul 26 2025 Aug 02 2025 12 Single rooms 1,348€
Double rooms 1,129€
Jul 27 2025 Aug 03 2025 12 Single rooms 1,348€
Double rooms 1,129€
Aug 01 2025 Aug 08 2025 12 Single rooms 1,348€
Double rooms 1,129€
Aug 02 2025 Aug 09 2025 12 Single rooms 1,348€
Double rooms 1,129€
Aug 03 2025 Aug 10 2025 12 Single rooms 1,348€
Double rooms 1,129€
Aug 08 2025 Aug 15 2025 12 Single rooms 1,348€
Double rooms 1,129€
Aug 09 2025 Aug 16 2025 12 Single rooms 1,348€
Double rooms 1,129€
Aug 10 2025 Aug 17 2025 12 Single rooms 1,348€
Double rooms 1,129€
Aug 15 2025 Aug 22 2025 12 Single rooms 1,348€
Double rooms 1,129€
Aug 16 2025 Aug 23 2025 12 Single rooms 1,348€
Double rooms 1,129€
Aug 17 2025 Aug 24 2025 12 Single rooms 1,348€
Double rooms 1,129€
Aug 22 2025 Aug 29 2025 12 Single rooms 1,348€
Double rooms 1,129€
Aug 23 2025 Aug 30 2025 12 Single rooms 1,348€
Double rooms 1,129€
Aug 24 2025 Aug 31 2025 12 Single rooms 1,348€
Double rooms 1,129€
Aug 29 2025 Sep 05 2025 12 Single rooms 1,248€
Double rooms 1,029€
Aug 30 2025 Sep 06 2025 12 Single rooms 1,248€
Double rooms 1,029€
Aug 31 2025 Sep 07 2025 12 Single rooms 1,248€
Double rooms 1,029€
Sep 05 2025 Sep 12 2025 12 Single rooms 1,248€
Double rooms 1,029€
Sep 06 2025 Sep 13 2025 12 Single rooms 1,248€
Double rooms 1,029€
Sep 07 2025 Sep 14 2025 12 Single rooms 1,248€
Double rooms 1,029€
Sep 12 2025 Sep 19 2025 12 Single rooms 1,198€
Double rooms 979€
Sep 13 2025 Sep 20 2025 12 Single rooms 1,198€
Double rooms 979€
Sep 14 2025 Sep 21 2025 12 Single rooms 1,198€
Double rooms 979€
Sep 19 2025 Sep 26 2025 12 Single rooms 1,198€
Double rooms 979€
Sep 20 2025 Sep 27 2025 12 Single rooms 1,198€
Double rooms 979€
Sep 21 2025 Sep 28 2025 12 Single rooms 1,198€
Double rooms 979€
Sep 26 2025 Oct 03 2025 12 Single rooms 1,198€
Double rooms 979€
Sep 27 2025 Oct 04 2025 12 Single rooms 1,198€
Double rooms 979€
Sep 28 2025 Oct 05 2025 12 Single rooms 1,198€
Double rooms 979€

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