The Salzburger Sportwelt - Including accommodation before and after
Duration: 7 days
Trails: T2 trails
Distance: 10 - 15 km / 6 - 9 mi per day
Ascent per day: 500 - 1000 m / 1640 - 3281 ft ascent per day
> Intensive hut-to-hut tour!
> Discover the Salzburger Sportwelt
> Staying in cozy mountain huts
> Hotel before and after is included
> Discover the Salzburger Sportwelt
> Staying in cozy mountain huts
> Hotel before and after is included
Are you looking for a challenge and already have experience hiking in the mountains? In particular, Stage 18 (day 1) and Stage 21 (day 4) will put your fitness to the test. The average days are between 5 and 7 hours of hiking. Along the way you will stay in cozy mountain huts along the way. Mountain peaks, lakes, waterfalls and well-marked routes make a hike in the Salzburger Sportwelt a guaranteed success!
Itinerary
Day
1
Arrival in Wagrain
Servus! Welcome to Austria. Today you will arrive in Wagrain and be expected in a pleasant three-star guesthouse in the village. Your overnight stay includes breakfast.
Haus Heimat (Wagrain)
Day
2
Grafenberg valley station Wagrain - Kleinarl hut
Duration: 04:25 h
Distance: 8.3 km / 5.2 mi
Ascent: 540 m / 1772 ft
Descent: 490 m / 1608 ft
Today's stage follows a path with a somewhat strenuous climb to the Kitzstein ("Gabel") and a long descent to Kleinarl. After reaching the top of the Kitzstein, the trail descends along the western flank of the mountain. You take the footpath down into the valley where you eventually encounter the Kleinarler Hütte. This hut was completely demolished and rebuilt in 2022. Everything that could be preserved from the old hut was included in the new one. Specialty? Kaiserschmarren, of course.
Kleinarl Hütte
Day
3
Kleinarl Hütte - Weissenhofalm
Duration: 05:30 h
Distance: 10 km / 6.2 mi
Ascent: 820 m / 2690 ft
Descent: 790 m / 2592 ft
Once you leave Kleinarl Hütte you walk further into the valley and enter the village of Kleinarl. From here you follow a beautiful forest path through the larch forests to the Steinkaralm. From here you take a narrow path until you reach the ridge at 1832 meters. From here the alpine meadow path leads with beautiful views to the Weissenhofalm. At the Weissenhofalm (1,770 m) you can expect tasty specialties and drinks from the region with a fantastic view from its own sun terrace.
Weissenhofalm
Day
4
Weissenhofalm - Kogelalm - Waldgasthof
Duration: 05:25 h
Distance: 11.3 km / 7 mi
Ascent: 410 m / 1345 ft
Descent: 800 m / 2625 ft
From the Weissenhofalm walk along a mostly flat route via Mooskopf past the ski elevators to the Ahornkarkof, the Saukarkopf and Saukarfunktel to the Kogelalm, which is located at the ski elevator the Flying Mozart. This first section is originally still part of Stage 19, from the Kogelalm officially only starts stage 20 of the full Salzburger Almenweg. Stage 20 goes via wide open ski slopes and high forests. This hike takes us mainly through the ski area, past numerous mountain huts such as the Latschenhof, Jandlalm and finally the Waldgasthof Flachau. If you're feeling a little down, know that you can take a sauna here if you wish.
Berghotel Waldgasthof
Day
5
Waldgastof Flachau - Gamskogelhütte - Zauchensee
Duration: 10:20 h
Distance: 20 km / 12.4 mi
Ascent: 1320 m / 4331 ft
Descent: 1330 m / 4364 ft
Get ready for the toughest day of this trip. After the Waldgasthof, you will trek down through an enclosed high forest to the forest trail that will take you to Flachau. From Flachau, the road goes along the highway until you reach the "Neuer Sattelweg" and then continues uphill through the forest. The last stretch leads over the access road to the Berggasthof Sattelbauer. From there, a nice hiking path leads through the forest to the Lackenalm, and about 800 m before the alpine meadow it joins a goods path.
From here it is up to the Lackenkogel junction, where you have earned a small rest after overcoming 1,050 meters of elevation gain. From here you will cross the mountain pass between Ache and Tageweideck, before descending to today's stop, the Gamskogelhütte. Overnight in a hotel in the neighboring village of Zauchensee. You can save about 5 kilometers by taking the cable car from Bergstation Roskopf.
Liftgasthof Apartments (Zauchensee)
Day
6
Zauchensee - Gamskogelhütte - Vordergnadenalm
Duration: 03:40 h
Distance: 8.2 km / 5.1 mi
Ascent: 160 m / 525 ft
Descent: 760 m / 2493 ft
This is an easy stage with a long descent, if you take the gondola from Zauchensee back up to the Gamskogelhütte. Tip: Have some food here, breakfast or brunch. From the Gamskogelhütte follows a short ascent to the Stubhöhe and a long descent to the Vordergnadenalm. This is the end point of your hike through the Salzburg Sports World! Congratulations!
Haus Heimat (Wagrain)
Day
7
Departure day
After breakfast you can check out. This is the end of the adventure in the Hochköning. We hope to see you again soon. Grüß Gott!
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