Walking Holidays in the Austrian Alps

After a warm welcome, relax and settle in. Your Walk Pack will be waiting for you. Join our Walks Team at Office Hour in the early evening. Ask questions and get your walk planning off to the perfect start. Enjoy dinner with everything sorted for the following day. Wednesday is a day-off for our Walks Team, so Wednesday arrivals meet the team on Thursday morning.   

12kms, Walking Time 4 – 5hrs,  Ascent 400m
A much-loved scenic classic, featuring 3 mountain lakes and the source of the River Loisach. Enjoy tranquil woodland paths, teal-coloured lakes, paddling opportunities, a secret bathing spot, and sensational views. And how about apple strudel in Biberwier on the way home? 

12kms, Walking Time 4 – 5hrs, Ascent 250m
A summit ascent, assisted by a gondola ride, rewards you with awesome mountain views, before a truly idyllic ramble of quaint hamlets, gushing streams, and the gentle clanging of cowbells.

16kms, Walking Time 5 – 6hrs, Ascent  700m
A stunning circumnavigation of the monumental Zugspitz, featuring popular huts, the Gams Alm and the Brent Alm. This floral-rich walk is towered over by spellbinding rock formations and rewards walkers with amazing bird’s-eye views of the entire Zugspitz Arena.

5.2kms,  Walking Time 3 – 4hrs, Ascent 600m
Hike to a stand‐alone peak after 2 chairlifts give you an inspirational start to the day. Soak up tantalising views on a gradual ascent to the summit, where more majestic panoramas to the south await. On a clear day, you can even glimpse Italy. Remember to sign the summit book.

9.6kms,  Walking Time 4 – 5hrs, Ascent 450m
Wallow in the iconic alpine beauty of the Zugspitz Arena on a feel-good hike, featuring pine-scented woodland, magnificent views, and 2 enchanting mountain huts, one where you are lovingly welcomed by a St. Bernard. Descend a picturesque valley for a short bus ride back to Ehrwald.

10kms,  Walking Time 5 – 6hrs, Ascent 650m
A wet weather winner! The more rain, the better! Starting in nearby Bavaria, tunnels and bridges lead you through a gorge with a thundering river below you. Then come the waterfalls with their ubiquitous spray! Nothing a warm drink at the Hollentalklamm Hutte cannot put right. Finally, you are captivated by the Zugspitze glacier and the sheer walls of its summit peaks.

Independent onward travel. Staying longer than 7 nights? Just keep enjoying the walks by working through your Walk Pack and joining the Walks Team at Office Hour.

After a warm welcome, relax and settle in. Your Walk Pack will be waiting for you. Join our Walks Team at Office Hour in the early evening. Ask questions and get your walk planning off to the perfect start. Enjoy dinner with everything sorted for the following day. Wednesday is a day-off for our Walks Team, so Wednesday arrivals meet the team on Thursday morning.   

15.5 km,  Walking Time 6 – 7hrs,  Ascent 950m
A much-loved hike from the door into tranquil woodland with panoramic viewing points. Your reward for an exposed, steep, and cabled section is the heavenly glacial lake, Sebensee. Further up at the Coburger Hutte, try a Kaisersmarrn, as the views bewitch you. Now relax, as it’s an easy walk to a cable car descent home.

11.5 km,   Walking Time 4 – 5hrs,  Ascent 800m
An off-the-beaten-track moonscape hike of flora, fauna, woodland, pristine tarns and fabulous views of the remote Brendlsee. In the Igels Torl, a glaciated rock bowl, Gams scatter over scree slopes as you traverse their space. Descent woodland and floral-rich valleys to a cable car descent. 

18.5km,  Walking Time 7- 8hrs,  Ascent 850m
This adventure unfolds in an off-the-beaten-track valley, the glorious home of a big annual trail running festival. There are three fabulous huts on this flower-strewn and wildlife-rich route, each with their local specialities, such as schnapps, grostel and Kaisersmarrn. A long but varied day with exceptional views.  

11.5km, Walking Time  7 – 8hrs,  Ascent 900m
A classic alpine trek with all the ingredients of a memorable mountain day: exquisite upland pastures, tranquil woodland, glacial lakes and tarns and a wild, rocky landscape high above the Zugspitz Arena, where the views are sensational. Plenty of options to shorten the route if you spend too much time appreciating your glorious surroundings. 

11 km, Walking Time 5 – 6hrs,  Ascent 1340m
Today features lush meadows, craggy spires and the awesome scenery of the Wetterstein mountains. At a rusty gate, you cross into Bavaria and traverse a deep, glaciated bowl to refuel at the Knorrhutte. A glacial valley ascent in moonscape terrain provides cable car access to Germany’s highest point, a panoramic inspiration. A dramatic cable car descent whisks you home.

 18km,   Walking Time 7 – 8hrs,  Ascent 1600m
It’s time to conquer Daniel, looming large over Ehrwald, a jewel of the Arena. This classic circular trek includes aromatic pine woodland, 2 high passes, exposed rocky landscapes, a ridge traverse and a panoramic summit, where you can survey each of your previous holiday hikes. Raise a glass to the joys of the Zugspitz Arena at the Tuftalm on the long descent home. 

Independent onward travel. Staying longer than 7 nights? Just keep enjoying the walks by working through your Walk Pack and joining the Walks Team at Office Hour.