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Hiking in Hallstatt

Hiking trails at a glance

Around Hallstatt. Two thousand metre-high mountain tops, gentle crests, smooth hilltops, wide plateaus and mountains of all sizes. No matter what direction you look in Dachstein Salzkammergut, towering peaks are feature of the landscape everywhere. The historical “Soleweg” (brine trail) is widely known as one of Austria’s most beautiful trails an other trails.

News for hikerson the
historical Brine Trail (Salzkammergut Soleweg)

Section Hallstatt - Bad Goisern locked
Section Bad Goisern - Bad Ischl open
Section Bad Ischl - Ebensee locked

Dear hiking friends, good news from the Salzkammergut Soleweg. The section between the Bad Goisern district of Steeg and Bad Ischl has been hikeable again since mid-July 2021. The rest of the trail in the direction of Ebensee will be reopened in 2022. The section from Hallstatt to Steeg (Bad Goisern) will then take place in 2024 - just in time for the Capital of Culture Year.

If you still don't want to wait that long and want to hike from Hallstatt to Bad Ischl, we can recommend the following alternative:
From Hallstatt by ferry to the station, on the “Ostuferwanderweg” (east shore hiking trail) to Steeg and then on the Salzkammergut Soleweg via Bad Goisern and Lauffen to Bad Ischl. The walking time for this alternative is about 6 hours. Refreshment stops: Weißenbachwirt, Steegwirt or Seeraunzn. We wish you a pleasant hike!

Another note for hikers in Hallstatt: The ascent via the Soleweg from Hallstatt to the Salzberg remains closed and parts of the World Heritage Hiking Trail in Hallstatt are also not accessible at the moment. Thank you for your understanding. Your editorial team.

Up-to-date information for hikers on the Salzkammergut “Soleweg” Rock clearance work and forest maintenance along the “Soleweg” (brine pipeline path) - observe closures!

The annual rock clearance and forest maintenance work will be carried out along the “Soleweg” from 3rd April until probably 5th May 2023. The section from the Kaiser hunting statue, in Bad Ischl, to Steeg is affected. During the work, the path will be temporarily closed to protect the population from falling trees and rockfall.

For your own safety, please observe and respect the closures along the brine pipeline path and the instructions of the ground staff! After acceptance of the path by the responsible regional geologist, the entire path from Steeg to Ebensee will be opened for general use by mid-May at the lates

Hiking News
Hiking trail to the "Salzberg" in Hallstatt closed

Dear visitors,
We would like to draw your attention to the fact that the footpath, i.e. the serpentine path to the "Salzberg", will be closed from Tuesday, 2nd April 2024 due to renovation work. Unfortunately, the duration of the closure is not yet known. We will inform you as soon as the path is reopened. During this time, only tickets for the ascent and descent will be sold. Single tickets will not be available. The Salt Mine is open at the usual times.

Alternative route up the “Salzberg"

If you wish to hike up the "Salzberg" in Hallstatt during this period, we recommend the route through the "Hallstatt Echerntal". The hike takes about 90 minutes and offers fantastic views of the valley and the picturesque lake. The trail is well signposted.

Thank you for your understanding.

Your editorial team

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The historical Brine Trail

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Panorama trail Hallstatt

Hiking Through the Radltal in Hallstatt

Simony Hut: So close to heaven!

© Kraft | Simonyhütte in der Ferieregion Dachstein Salzkammergut

Hiking to the Glacier Garden in Hallstatt

The “Ostuferwanderweg” (East shore hiking trail) - Always along Lake Hallstatt

Hiking through the Echern Valley

Hike to the Wiesberghaus

© Kraft | Wandern zum Wiesberghaus in der Ferienregion Dachstein Salzkammergut in Österreich

Hiking to the "Waldbach" origin in Hallstatt

Hike to the Hirschaualm in Hallstatt

Mountain home of the people of Hallstatt

The Simony Hut and Mount Dachstein

Hike to the "Steingrabenschneid" in Hallstatt

Breath-taking World Heritage hiking

Round hiking trail to the “Schönen Aussicht“ (Beautiful View)

Hiking to the natural spectacle "Kessel" (Cauldron)

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