Austria walking vacations


Our Austria Vacations
Austria self guided hiking vacation
A glorious mix of spectacular scenic views.
Walking vacaton in the Austrian Tyrol
Beautiful mountain scenery and attractive Tyrolean villages
Austria yoga & walking vacation
Daily yoga, stunning alpine hiking, delicious food.
Germany and Austria self guided walking tours
Circumnavigate Germany's highest mountain!
Prague to Budapest cycling vacation
A wonderfully contrasting ride through the heart of Europe
Germany and Austria hiking vacation, self guided
Circular trek around Mount Hochkönig and Königssee
Winter walking vacation in the Austrian Tyrol
Winter walking from the northern banks of the biggest lake in Tyrol
Austrian walking vacation
Explore Austrian Alps on foot from our remote mountain home
Danube cycling vacation, self guided
Discove the compelling history of the Danube
Danube self guided hiking vacation in Austria
Outstanding walking along the Blue Danube in the Wachau
Austria skiing and winter activity vacation
Ski, Snowshoe & Cross Country ski in a remote mountain base
Austria cycling vacation, cycle the Lake District
A lovely introduction to picture-postcard Austria
Walking vacation in Austria
high peaks, remote lakes and meadows flush with wild flowers
Cycling vacation in the Netherlands, Germany & Austria
European cycling at its best
E-bike tour from Italy to Austria
Bike through Italy, Croatia, Austria and Slovenia
Austria learn to ski or splitboard vacation
Take your skiing/snowboarding to the next level!
Danube cycling vacation, Germany and Austria
Follow the winding route of the Danube
Austria snow shoeing vacation
Guided snowshoe walking and winter activities in the Alps
European rail tour, 29 days
Tour Europe's best cities on this 29-day adventure!
Austria multi activity vacation
Adventurous mountain vacation in the stunning Austrian Alps
Christmas markets vacation, Central Europe
Indulge the senses by exploring the best of the festive market scene
Vienna to Budapest cycle ride, self guided
Enjoy rides along the Danube from Austria to Hungary
Snowboard and yoga vacation in Austria
Snowboard and Yoga in a remote location in the Austrian Alps
Eastern europe by train, the Iron Curtain tour
Whizz around Europe's lesser-visited cities by rail!
Single track mountain biking vacation in Europe
Biking "off the radar" trails in Slovenia
Austria self guided cycling vacation
Discover Salzkammergut, the Austrian lake district
Skiing vacation in Slovenia, Austria and Italy
Winter fun around Slovenia, Italy and Austria!
Winter yoga and Walking Vacation
Guided winter walks and cross country skiing + daily yoga.
Austrian winter walking vacation
Winter activities from a stunning Alpine retreat.
Learn to ski and yoga vacation in Austria
Ski and Snowboard in the Alps alongside daily yoga classes
What do walking vacations in Austria entail?
River Danube
Salzerkammut
Walking around the Salzerkammut region you can easily base yourself in one place, like the picturesque town of Bad Ischl, and use short transfers to get to the start of each walk. Nine days gives you a lovely overview of the area, and its many lakes, including Seefeld, St Gilgen and Mondsee. This area easy to get around, and works really well for a self-guided walk.Alps
Some of the most popular walks are in the High Tauern National Park, which straddles East Tyrol and Carinthia. Here, you’ll walk under the immense shadow of Austria’s highest mountain, the 3,798m-high Grossglockner.
Long distance routes
There are some more ambitious long-distance trails you can follow in the Alps – often these cross between borders. The E4 long distance trail runs from Gibraltar to Crete, passing into Austria on the way. If you’re feeling adventurous and want to do a self-guided trip in the High Tyrol, circumnavigate Zugspitze, Germany’s highest mountain (and Austria’s 15th highest) on a route that dips between Germany and Austria and back, or base yourself in Lake Königssee, Germany, and reach into Austria from here. Austrian hiking trails are relatively well mapped – look out for footpath signs marked with white and red stripes.Lunch stops
Wherever you choose to go, you’ll find that the Austrian cuisine particularly well-suited to refuelling hungry hikers. Mountain cuisine seems like the food of champions at the end of a long day: what better excuse to tuck into Käsespätzle – cheesy noodles, or an enormous schnitzel than that 1,200m climb you made to reach the restaurant?Our top Austria Vacation
Austria yoga & walking vacation
Daily yoga, stunning alpine hiking, delicious food.
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When to go on a walking vacation in Austria?
If you’re walking in the Danube area, walks start as early as March and April. Most walking vacations in the Alps run from May to September, but sometimes the highest routes aren’t snow-free until June. In spring, there will be flowers everywhere – though spring gets to the alpine meadows relatively late and you’ll see beautiful flowers all through summer.
High summer: July and August is really busy. Austria is so lovely, that everyone visits for the summer – especially Austrians. In the school vacations, popular resorts will be busy and bustling.
Autumn is cooler, but the beautiful birch forests of Kawendel national park turn the trails yellow with fallen leaves. It’s very unusual for early autumn to get any snow, but it does happen; the first snow of 2019 came in mid-September in the Hohe Taurn National Park. October and November are off season for walking.
How fit do I need to be?
What to bring?
Lottie Joynes from our specialist vacation company WearActive has these packing tips:
“We’re at 1,800m in the Alps, and the weather can change dramatically up here. We always send round a detailed packing list and tell guests to bring coats and good walking boots, but also sun protection and t-shirts and shorts. Don’t forget, you absolutely must bring walking boots. We have spikes which you can attach to your boots if there’s ice, and we also have snow shoes.”