Guided Hiking Tours in Austria for Professional Hikers
Hiking in Salzburg
Guided hiking tours Austria: All those ones, searching for a challenge during their hiking holidays in Salzburg, will love the hiking tours for professional hikers of Hotel Gratz. Long hikes will lead you across climbs, combs and ridges to the most beautiful mountain peaks of the valley of Grossarl. Having a length between 9 and 12 miles (15 & 20 km), a walking time of 8 to 12 hours and an altitude of approx. 3280 to 6561 feet (1.000 to 2.000 m), these challenging hikes require a very good level of fitness and a good equipment. Furthermore, you should have no fear of heights and be sure-footed. Accompanied by the experienced and certified hiking guide Sepp Gratz, you will get to know a lot about the Alpine world and about hiking in Salzburg.
Guided Hiking Tours in Austria for Professional Hikers
HIKE TO MOUNTAIN LAKES
Highest point: 7263 feet (2.214 m)
Walking distance: approx. 8 miles (13,3 km)
Altitude difference: 4140 feet (1.262 m)
Difficulty level: Professional
Highlights: Mountain peak “Schuflickergipfel”, lake “Schuhflickersee”, beautiful panorama from the lakes “Paarseen” to the valley of the Salzach and the Hochkönig mountain range.
Description: By car or hiking taxi to the mountain pasture “Auhochalm” 5889 ft (1.795m), climbing up the mountain Schuhflicker 7263 ft (2.214m) – approx. 1,5 hours, climbing down to the lake Schuhflickersee 6696 ft (2.041m) – approx. 0,5 hours, on the ridge to the Hochegg 7152 ft (2.180m), hike to Urkübel 6594 ft (2.010m), then to the lakes Paarseen 6089 ft (1.856m) – approx. 1,5 hours, climbing up to the Haßeck 6952 ft (2.119m) approx. 20 minutes, across the Urkübel to the Schuhflicker and back again to the mountain pasture Auhochalm about 3,5 hours, departure by car or hiking taxi.
HIGH ALTITUDE HIKE
Highest point: 7106 feet (2.166 m)
Walking distance: approx. 6 miles (9,6 km)
Altitude difference: 6220 feet (1.896 m)
Difficulty level: Professional & Advanced
Highlights: Beautiful high-altitude hike between the valleys of the Tauern mountains - the valley of the 40 mountain pastures Grossarl and the valley of Kleinarl, with a view on the National Park Hohe Tauern.
Description: By taxi on the trail Labenbach in the town Au to the mountain pasture Maurachalm 5298 ft (1.615m), climbing up the mountain Kitzstein 6683 ft (2.037m) – approx. 1,5 hours, hike on the ridge to the Penkkopf 6597 ft (2.011m) – about 1 hour, continue on the path to the Gründegg 7112 ft (2.168m) – about 1 hour, climbing down to the mountain pasture Loosbichlalm 5797 ft (1.767m) – about 1 hour, departure by the hiking shuttle of Hotel Gratz
You are a passionate hiker and are searching for some guided hiking tours in Austria? Then send a non binding inquiry to the hike hotel Gratz and look forward to hiking in Salzburg.
