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Dear hikers and nature lovers, below we would like to inform you about current trail closures in the UNESCO World Heritage region of Hallstatt Dachstein Salzkammergut. This way you are informed even faster about current occurrences in Hallstatt, Gosau, Bad Goisern on Lake Hallstatt and Obertraun; and you can start your hiking day in a relaxed manner.

Current news for hikers
in the SalzkammergutHiking trail closed
between Bad Ischl and Bad Goisern on Lake Hallstatt

Dear hiking enthusiasts,
From Monday, March 11, 2023 to Sunday, March 24, the hiking trail between "Perneck" (Bad Ischl) and the "Rossmoosalm" (Bad Goisern) will be closed due to construction work. During this time, hiking enthusiasts can only take the path through the "Eternal Wall". This also leads from Bad Goisern to Bad Ischl. Thank you for your understanding.

Your Editorial Team

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    Ferienregion Dachstein Salzkammergut
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    Kirchengasse 4
    4822 Bad Goisern, Österreich
    Austria
    Phone: +43 (0) 5 95095 10
    E-Mail: info@dachstein-salzkammergut.at
    Fax: +43 (0) 5 95095 74
    Bus stop: Bad Goisern Mitte/B145
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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

 

 

Everything you need to know
about hiking in the Salzkammergut

Tie your boots, pack your rucksack and just start hiking. Through roads and alleys, past lovingly painted houses and friendly people. Out of town,into nature. Stimulating, exciting or calming – all around Lake Hallstatt and the Gosau Valley you can experience and walk the rough beauty of the breathtaking Alpine mountains.

Let your mind wander into the vast Alpine landscape. Across blooming Alpine pastures, rugged mountain ranges, deep blue lakes and crystal clear streams. Wild and real, gentle and calm. A world of contradictions – incomparable enjoyment. Past the Mout Sarstein mountain range all the way to Moun Krippenstein in Obertraun on Lake Hallstatt. Moments you will never forget. The daily grind moves far away and you can clear your head, as clear as the high Alpine mountain air. You might get to know yourself a bit better. You almost wish you will never arrive at your destination. That´s hiking in the UNESCO World Heritage region of Hallstatt Dachstein Salzkammergut. Enjoy it!

The large hiking portal
in the Salzkammergut at a glance

Hiking & unforgettable mountain moments: Mountain Moments 2024

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Hiking trails at a glance

Mountain Huts and Alpine

© Kraft | Almen und Berghütten in der Ferienregion Dachstein Salzkammergut: Gablonzerhütte

“Glücksplätze” - Places of happiness

Unforgettable nights in the mountains

© Kraft Übernachten auf den Berghütten und Almen in der Ferienregion Dachstein Salzkammergut: Raschberghütte in Bad Goisern am Hallstättersee.

The “Dachstein Salzkammergut hiking friends“

© Kraft | Kompetenz-Gastgeber “ Wanderfreunde Dachstein Salzkammergut“

The youth-spring way (Jungbrunnenweg) in Russbach

Hiking with Betty

© Jehlde | Wmit Betty in der Ferienregion Dachstein Salzkammergut

Your Hiking Taxis in the World Heritage

"Home Bringer Hiking Taxi" Gosau

Alm Taxi Gosau

©Jack/www.gosautal.net

Slow train Gosau

Overview: mountain guides & alpine schools in the Salzkammergut

© Gerhard Pilz

Natural spectacle - Here the landscape is the star of the show

© Kraft | Naturschauspiel – Hier ist die Landschaft der Star

Hiking in Autumn

Safety tips for hiking

Combined Ticket "Hike & Surf" at Lake Traunsee

Mountain events in the Salzkammerut

Mountain events

Tue, May. 14, 2024 09:30 — 16:00 Sports ground Gosau, Gosau

Sun, May. 19, 2024 10:00 — 14:00 Schiffsanlegestelle Loidl, Ortsplatz

Fri, Jul. 5, 2024 09:30 — 15:00 Tourist office of Rußbach, Rußbachsaag 22 Russbach

Tue, Jul. 9, 2024 09:30 — 16:00 Dachstein-Krippenstein-Cable car, Winkl 34 Obertraun

Sat, Jul. 13, 2024 Valley station Gosaukammbahn, Gosau

Tue, Jul. 16, 2024 08:30 Dachstein-Krippenstein-Cable car, Winkl 34 Obertraun

Sat, Jul. 20, 2024 19:15 — 22:30 Dachstein-Krippenstein-Cable car, Winkl 34 Obertraun

Sat, Aug. 3, 2024 09:00 — 13:30 Municipal office Obertraun, Obertraun 180 Obertraun

Sun, Aug. 18, 2024 09:20 Dachstein-Krippenstein-Cable car, Winkl 34 Obertraun

Sat, Aug. 24, 2024 05:30 — 09:30 Dachstein-Krippenstein-Cable car, Winkl 34 Obertraun

Sun, Aug. 25, 2024 09:30 — 16:30 Sports ground Gosau, Gosau

Sun, Sep. 8, 2024 12:30 Simonyhütte, Lahnstraße 48 Hallstatt

Sat, Sep. 14, 2024 09:00 — 17:00 Protestant church Gosau, Gosau 179 Gosau

Sat, Sep. 14, 2024 11:30 Zwölferkogel, Obertraun

Sun, Sep. 15, 2024 09:20 Dachstein-Krippenstein-Cable car, Winkl 34 Obertraun

Sat, Oct. 26, 2024 09:30 — 16:00 Sports ground Gosau, Gosau

Search now for free accommodation to go hiking in the Salzkammergut

Hotels and accommodation providers in Hallstatt, Bad Goisern, Gosau and Obertraun offer the ideal room or apartment for your holidays, no matter what your tastes. Aside from establishments rated according to the international "star" scale, you will also find around Lake Hallstatt in Austria businesses that have been awarded two to four "edelweiss". The more flowers, the greater comforts you can expect. Whether you eventually find your cozy nest in an elegant 5-star luxury hotel, at comfortable guesthouse, a family-friendly apartment, or on a traditional farm, the choice is always entirely up to you.