Arrive in Altmünster and check in to your hotel. Spend the day exploring the town of Gmunden and taking a boat trip on Lake Traunsee.
Accommodation location: Altmünster
Hotel example: Panoramahotel Traunstein
The Salzkammergut attracts visitors from all over the world with the fantastic interplay of alpine mountains and bathing lakes with clean drinking water. This hiking week leads along the most famous lakes to the most beautiful places in the region. Discover and marvel at the magnificent natural landscapes along the Traunsee, Mondsee, Wolfgangsee, Hallstätter See and the Ausseer See. You will see: At the end of the Salzkammergut lake hike you will have discovered a new heart region for yourself.
Overview of your benefits
- Good value for money
- Tour incl. hotels and luggage transport
- Extensive route booklet
- Over 30 years of experience
To get in the mood for the hiking week, climb the Grünberg, the local mountain of Gmunden. At a height of around 1.000 meters, a natural landscape with a relaxing factor opens up. You can reach the Laudachsee in a short time via comfortable walking paths. Return to Gmunden.
↑ 700 m ↓ 700 m
Accommodation location: Same as the previous day
Take the train to Bad Ischl. From the picturesque imperial town, hike via Lake Nussensee to Strobl and on to the much-celebrated St. Wolfgang.
Overnight stay: St. Wolfgang
Hotel example: Hotel Weißer Bär
After a short bus ride back to Bad Ischl, the adventure continues with a hike across the spectacular "Ewige Wand" (Eternal Wall), offering fantastic panoramic views of the Dachstein-Salzkammergut World Heritage region. The journey then proceeds to Bad Goisern, an idyllic village at the foot of the Dachstein mountain.
↑ 600 m ↓ 600 m
Accommodation location: Bad Goisern
Hotel example: Landhotel Agathawirt
Train ride from Bad Goisern to Hallstatt/Bahnhof.
Option 1: Take time for a ferry ride to Hallstatt and visit the UNESCO World Heritage Site. Afterwards, follow the lakeshore to Obertraun and continue along the Koppentraun river to Bad Aussee.
Option 2: You hike along the east bank trail to Obertraun and then along the wild Koppentraun river into the Ausseerland region to Bad Aussee. The path through the "wilderness" turns out to be a pleasant hiking trail and is easily walkable.
↑ 300 m ↓ 200 m
Overnight stay: Bad Aussee
Hotel example: Hotel Erzherzog Johann
Your final day of hiking takes you along the Altausseer Traun to Altaussee and out to the screw mine of the Ausseer Salt Mines. Gentle hiking trails take you back across Lake Altausseer to Bad Aussee.
Tip: We recommend a visit to the Altaussee salt mine, which was a hiding place and storage facility for valuable art and cultural assets during the Nazi era.
↑ 500 m ↓ 500 m
Overnight stay: Bad Aussee
Hotel example: Hotel Erzherzog Johann
Return journey by train to Lake Traunsee, individual journey home or extension of stay.
- 6 nights in 3 and 4 star hotels and guesthouses including breakfast
- Luggage transfer from hotel to hotel to Bad Aussee (1 piece of luggage per person, max. 23 kg)
- Train journey Gmunden–Bad Ischl
- Bus trip St. Wolfgang–Bad Ischl
- Train journey Bad Goisern–Hallstatt/train station
- Return train journey Bad Aussee–Traunsee (Gmunden or Altmünster)
- Personal hiking route in an individualized route book as a digital application for computer and mobile phone, GPX data for your navigation device
- 7 days service hotline
Basic price in € per person
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Reisecode
- WASK 01
Salzkammergut lake hike
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Duration
- 7 days
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Overnight stays
- 6 nights
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Overnight stays
- about 85 km
Daily departure 25.04. – 10.10.2026//
Attention: This trip is not suitable for people with reduced mobility.
Train:
- to/from Gmunden main station
Parking:
- public parking spaces free of charge/fees apply (information without guarantee, no reservation possible, payable on site)
General tip for traveling by car
A comprehensive overview of parking lots can be conveniently viewed on the external website www.parkopedia.de.
We primarily book the hotels listed by name. Should one of these be unavailable, you will stay in equivalent accommodations.
General information
Not included in the price: Cultural development tax, bed tax, arrival and departure, transfers, excursions, entrance and sightseeing fees, city maps, ferry fees, insurance, tips and personal expenses.
This trip is not suitable for people with reduced mobility. Maps presented are for illustrative purposes only and do not reflect geographical reality.
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Popular trip
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Duration
- 8 days
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Length
- approx. 290 - 328 km
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Reisecode
- UNG 03
