Full Itinerary and Tour details for
Dachstein High Altitude 8-day Self-guided Walking Tour Level 4
Prices starting from. Trip Duration. Max Passengers. 689 € 8 days 12
Start and Finish. Activity Level. Ramsau / Ramsau 4
Experience. Tour Code. Walking Tours Europe #B1/2501 Dachstein High Altitude 8-day Self-guided Walking Tour Level 4
Tour Details and Description
Impressive Dachstein-Massif; Gosau-ravine, the so-called Dolomites of the Salzkammergut-region; Unique high-altitude hiking tours; Unspoilt mountain scenery; Idyllic mountain lakes, alps & high-altitude plateaus
Unique walking experience in the World Heritage region Dachstein. A one of a kind, fascinating trekking tour with many facets along a wide network of high altitude paths, magnificent mountain views, overnight stays in huts amidst unspoiled scenery, all this awaits you. In the course of this tour around the majestic Dachstein, situated directly on the border between the three federal states Styria, Salzburg and Upper Austria, you discover remote valleys, Alpine pastures and high altitude plateaus as well as impressive karst areas, which will - with the incredibly
beautiful landscape around the Dachstein - take your breath away. Explore the stunning scenery in and around the Dachstein area, it could not be richer in variety.
Character: Level 4
Trekking; Challenging high altitude paths with views onto the Alps and the Salzkammergut region. An ideal tour for hiking enthusiasts equipped with a good fitness level and sure-footedness. Our tours mainly lead along hiking trails and you can expect walking times up to 7 hours.
Included in the Dachstein Walking Tour: • 7 overnight stays, breakfast included 3* plus 2 x 4* and 1 x mountain hut (hut: multi-bed rooms) Luggage transfer (except overnight at Hofpürglhütte) Ramsau Summer card (Dachstein Gletscherbahn,
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any cable cars, tourist attractions, public buses, etc.) Cable car descent Gosaukamm Salzbergbahn descent to Hallstatt Transfer on day 6 Train Hallstatt -Bad Goisern Carefully elaborated route description Detailed travel and tour documents - 1 per room GPS-data is available Service-Hotline Not included in the tour: • Public transport with bus, approx. EUR 9 per person • Half-board available at 125 EUR (7 x dinners)
Arrival / Parking/Departure:
• Train journey to Schladming and by bus to Ramsau. Parking: Hotel parking spaces free of charge, no reservation possible
Notes: Itinerary • Any visitor taxes are not included in the tour price
and payable on site!
Public transport with bus, approx. EUR 9 per Day 1 person is not included
Departures Fridays and Saturdays from 13 June - Individual journey to Ramsau 19 September 2020
Departure other days on request Day 2
Ramsau – Hofpürgl Hut Short bus ride and hike up to the summit Sulzenschneid. Via the Linzer Path you cross the Alpine pasture area ‚Rinderfeld’ with all kinds of cattle grazing. Then your route leads below the peaks along a high altitude path towards the impressive Bischofsmütze (mitre) and on to the foot of this well-known rock formation to the Hofpürgl hut, where a cosy evening in the hut awaits. Details: approx. 6 hours | 13 km | + 800 m - 660 m.
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Day 3 13 km | +540m -230m
Hofpürgl Hut – Gosau Anticipate an amazing morning Day 6 mood on the mountain, followed by high altitude trekking with stunning views below the sharp ridges Bad Goisern – Stoderzinken After a short transfer the of the Gosau mountain. Then via Alpine pastures with route takes you through the forest to the summit grazing cattle all the way to the alp Stuhlalm, which Hochmühleck. Via the summit to the Viehberg alp, invites you to a break to sample some of the home where traditional huts invite a break. A little bit made produce. Below the peak Donnerkogel (summit towards the valley now and then once more through a ascent possible) to the Gablonzer hut with remote karst and mountain pine area up to the breathtaking views onto the Dachstein glacier and Brünner hut situated on the Stoderzinken. You spend down into the Gosau valley and lake Gosau. Break a recuperating night in the mountains directly below and cable car descent to lake Gosau. Details: approx. the sharp peak of the Stoderzinken. Details: approx. 5 hours | 11 km | + 330 m - 540 m. 7 hours | 19 km | + 1.300 m -370m
Day 4 Day 7
Gosau – Bad Goisern From Gosau the route takes Stoderzinken – Ramsau Today you cross the high you along forest paths via the alp Iglmoosalm to the plateau of the Styrian Dachstein plateau. Through hut of the Goiserer Alpine Club, situated on the mountain pine and larch forests, past little mountain mountain crest which offers stunning views onto the lakes you hike over solitary and vast karst and gravel Goiserer valley and lake Hallstätter See. You have areas upwards and down, heading for the majestic again the option of a summit ascent onto the Dachstein. This high altitude trekking tour beneath mountain Hochkalmberg with the rock formation spectacular summits and through untouched nature called ‚Stone Indian’. Descent via the Waldsteig and towards the mountaineer-station Guttenberghaus is the luge run to Bad Goisern on lake Hallstätter See. the perfect final route of your week of trekking around Details: approx. 6 hours | 15 km | + 860 m - 1.060 m the Dachstein! Details: approx. 6,5 to 7 hours | 19 km | + 750 m - 1.380 m. Day 5 Day 8 Circular Walk Hallstatt From Bad Goisern via the scenic outpost pavillion Giselawarte and through Individual departure or stay extra days marvellous and unspoilt farm land to the Soleweg path, running along the historic salt-pipeline all the way up to the Hallstätter salt mine, which we strongly recommend you visit. Anticipate a tremendous viewing plateau at the Rudolfs-tower with views over Hallstadt and onto the Krippenstein mountain. Descent by cable car to Hallstadt, the world-famous UNESCO World Heritage village with countless tourist attractions and its unique beauty. By boat and train back to Bad Goisern. Details: approx. 5 hours |
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