A comprehensive guidebook to walking routes in Austria. 101 routes, day walks, multi-day treks and classic hut-to-hut tours in the Ratikon, Silvretta, Stubai, and Zillertal Alps, the Hohe Tauern, and the Karawanken. With information on transport, accommodation, gear and safety, plus full details of over a hundred Austrian mountain huts.

A comprehensive guidebook detailing walking routes in Austria. The 101 walks reflect the diversity of this popular region and cover Austria's magnificent Alps - including the Rätikon, Silvretta, Stubai and Zillertal - as well as the Dachsteingebirge, Hohe Tauern and the Karawanken. Graded according to difficulty and ranging from short walks of a few kilometres to day hikes and multi-day hut-to-hut tours, from the classic to the lesser-known, there is something to suit every level of ability and ambition. 

A full description of each route is accompanied by clear sketch maps. This book has all the information you need to make the most of an active walking holiday in Austria, including information on public transport, accommodation, gear required and safety issues, full details of over 100 mountain huts and a German–English glossary. 

Austria is one of Europe's most walker-friendly countries. Its 40,000km of well-maintained and waymarked trails pass more than a thousand Austrian mountain huts and countless attractive villages, hospitable hotels, inns and restaurants. It also boasts an extensive, integrated public transport system that is particularly useful for walkers. The Austrian landscape is enchanting in its beauty, featuring rugged limestone spires, towering snowy peaks, majestic lakes and tranquil valleys.


Contents

Introduction
Austria’s Alps
Mountain Flowers
Wildlife
Getting There
Transport within Austria
Accommodation
The Austrian Alpine Club
The Routes
Equipment
Recommended Maps
Using this Guide

1 Rätikon Alps
Introduction
Route 1 Douglass Hut – Lünersee Circuit – Douglass Hut
Route 2 Douglass Hut – Totalp Hut – Lünersee Alm – Douglass Hut
Route 3 Douglass Hut – Schesaplana
Route 4 Douglass Hut – Cavelljoch – Douglass Hut
Route 5 Rätikon Höhenweg Nord
Route 6 Tschagguns – Lindauer Hut
Route 7 Tilisuna Hut – Sulzfluh
2 Silvretta Alps
Introduction
Route 8 Gaschurn – Tübinger Hut
Route 9 Tübinger Hut – Hochmaderer Joch – Bielerhöhe
Route 10 Bielerhöhe – Saarbrucker Hut
Route 11 Wiesbadener Hut – Litzner Sattel – Saarbrucker Hut
Route 12 Bielerhöhe – Wiesbadener Hut – Radsattel – Bielerhöhe
Route 13 Galtür – Jamtal Hut
Route 14 Hut to Hut across the Silvretta Alps
3 Ötztal Alps
Introduction
Route 15 Hut to Hut across the Ötztal Alps
Walks in the Ötztal
Route 16 Obergurgl – Schönwies Hut – Rotmoostal
Route 17 Obergurgl) – Schönwies Hut) – Langtalereck Hut
Route 18 Langtalereck Hut – Hochwilde Haus
4 Stubai Alps
Introduction
Walks in the Sulztal
Route 19 Circular Walk from Gries-im-Sulztal
Route 20 Gries-im-Sulztal – Winnebachsee Hut
Route 21 Gries-im-Sulztal – Sulztalalm – Amberger Hut
Route 22 Hut to Hut in the northwest Stubai Alps
Walks in the Stubaital
Route 23 Neder – Pinnisalm – Innsbrucker Hut
Route 24 Ranalt – Nürnberger Hut
Route 25 Nürnberger Hut – Niederl – Grünausee
Route 26 Oberiss – Franz Senn Hut
Route 27 Franz Senn Hut – Rinnensee
Route 28 The Stubaier Höhenweg
5 Zillertal Alps
Introduction
Route 29 Ramsau – Laberg – Mayrhofen
Route 30 Mayrhofen – Finkenberg – Mayrhofen
Route 31 Mayrhofen – Niedermoor – Penkenalm
Route 32 Zillergrund Reservoir – Plauener Hut
Route 33 Madseit – Höllenstein Hut – Lanersbach
Route 34 Breitlahner – Berliner Hut
Route 35 Schlegeis Reservoir – Pfitscher-Joch-Haus
Hut to Hut in the Zillertal Alps
Route 36 The Berliner Höhenweg
Route 37 The Zillertal Höhenweg
6 Kitzbüheler Alps
Introduction
Walks from Söll and Ellmau
Route 38 Söll – Scheffau
Route 39 Ellmau – Hochsöll
Route 40 Ellmau – Panoramaweg – Rahnhartalm – Ellmau
Walks from Westendorf and Brixen
Route 41 Westendorf – Brixen – Westendorf
Route 42 Westendorf – Nachsöllberg – Einködlscharte – Westendorf
Route 43 Westendorf – Brechhornhaus – Talkaser
Route 44 Westendorf – Gampenkogel – Talkaser
Route 45 Westendorf – Einködlscharte – Brixenbachgraben Valley – Brixen
Route 46 Brixen – Hochbrixen – Söll
Walks from Kitzbühel
Route 47 Kitzbühel – Schwarzkogel
Route 48 Hechenmoos – Bochumer Hut
Route 49 Hechenmoos – Tristkogel – Saaljoch – Bochumer Hut – Hechenmoos
Walks from Saalbach and Hinterglemm
Route 50 Saalbach – Hinterglemm – Lindlingalm
Route 51 Mitterlengau – Tristkogel – Hochtorsee
Route 52 Saalbach – Spielberghaus – Burgeralm
Route 53 Saalbach – Spielberghaus – Kleberkopf
Route 54 Saalbach – Barnkogel – Spielberghorn – Saalbach
Route 55 Saalbach – Geierkogel – Viehhofen
Route 56 Saalbach – Klinglertörl– Zell am See
Walks from Zell Am See
Route 57 Zell am See – Thumersbach– Zell am See
Route 58 Zell am See – Viehhofen
Route 59 Zell am See – Maurerkogel – Rohrertörl – Schmittenhöhe
7 Kaisergebirge
Introduction
Route 60 Kufstein – Hinterbärenbad – Hans-Berger-Haus
Route 61 Kufstein – Vorderkaiserfelden Hut
Route 62 Vorderkaiserfelden Hut – Pyramidenspitze
Route 63 Kufstein – Vorderkaiserfelden Hut – Stripsenjochhaus
Route 64 Stripsenjochhaus – Steinerne Rinne – Ellmauer Tor – Grutten Hut
Route 65 Söll – Hintersteiner See – Söll
Route 66 Scheffau – Wilder-Kaiser-Steig – Riedl Hut – Ellmau
Route 67 Ellmau – Gaudeamus Hut – Grutten Hut – Riedl Hut – Ellmau
Route 68 The Wilder-Kaiser-Steig
Route 69 Griesenau – Griesner Alm
Route 70 Griesenau – Stripsenjochhaus
Route 71 Griesner Alm – Stripsenkopf – Feldberg – Griesner Alm
Route 72 A Tour of the Wilder Kaiser
8 Dachsteingebirge
Introduction
Walks from Filzmoos
Route 73 Filzmoos – Hofpürgl Hut – Sulzenhals – Sulzenalm – Filzmoos
Route 74 Filzmoos – Sulzenalm – Filzmoos
Route 75 The Gosaukamm Circuit
Walks from the Bachlalm
Route 76 Bachlalm – Tor – Dachstein-Südwand Hut – Bachlalm
Route 77 Bachlalm – Sulzenhals – Rötelstein
Route 78 Bachlalm – Sulzenhals – Hofpürgl Hut – Filzmoos
Gosautal and Hallstätter See
Route 79 Vorderer Gosausee – Hintere Seealm
Route 80 Steeg-Gosau – Hallstatt – Steeg-Gosau
9 Hohe Tauern
Introduction
Walks from Badgastein
Route 81 Badgastein – Palfnersee – Badgastein
Route 82 Badgastein – Graukogel – Reedsee – Badgastein
Route 83 Badgastein – Böckstein – Badgastein
Route 84 Badgastein – Oberer Bockhartsee – Sportgastein
Walks from Kaprun
Route 85 Kaprun – Krefelder Hut
Route 86 Krefelder Hut – Salzburger Hut – Kaprun
Route 87 Kaprun – Scharfer Grat
Route 88 Kaprun – Heinrich-Schwaiger-Haus
Route 89 Kaprun – Austriaweg
Route 90 Hut to Hut across the Glockner Group
Walks from Matrei in Osttirol
Route 91 Matreier Tauernhaus – Innergschlöss
Route 92 Innergschlöss – Ochsnerwaldweg – Innergschlöss
The Virgental
Route 93 Ströden – Essener-Rostocker Hut
Route 94 The Venediger Höhenweg
The Tauerntal
Route 95 Europa Panoramaweg Goldried – Kals-Matreier-Törlhaus – Kalser Höhe – Goldried
Route 96 Matrei – Sudetendeutsche Hut – Matrei
Walks from Kals Am Grossglockner
Route 97 Kals – Stüdl Hut
Route 98 Kals – Glorer Hut – Lucknerhaus
10 Karawanken
Introduction
Route 99 Bärental – Klagenfurter Hut
Route 100 Klagenfurter Hut – Bielschitza
Route 101 Schaidasattel – Hochobir

Appendix A Useful Addresses
Appendix B Bibliography
Appendix C Menu Items
Appendix D German–English Glossary
Appendix E Index of Routes