Salzkammergut Family Pasture Walking

Salzkammergut Family Pasture Walking Tour Itinerary

Day 1 Arrival at Lake Wolfgangsee

Arrive at Lake Wolfgangsee from where your trek will begin.
Overnight Location: Hotel in Lake Wolfgangsee
Distance: None
Meals: None

Day 2 Alm tour high above Lake Wolfgang

You will set off from Lake Wolfgangsee’s shore and then you will head up to your first Alm and wildlife zone Kleefeld. Here you can expect to see numerous wild animals like roes, deer or ibexes. You will also find a play area here if you are still feeling energetic. You will then walk to the Schartenalm, which is located in an idyllic situation between steep, towering mountain tops. On your way back, you will go past a snack area that serves wild game that they breed themselves and that has a wonderful view over St. Wolfgang.
Overnight Location: Hotel in Lake Wolfgangsee
Distance: 4-5 hours, 14km, 480m, 470m
Meals: Breakfast

Day 3 Lake and Glacier views en route to Genneralm

Today your route will lead you up to the Alms in the Osterhorn area. From the Mozart village of St. Gilgen you will float up to the Zwölferhorn with the cable car. From the top, you will enjoy a wonderful view of Lake Wolfgangsee and the glaciers. You will walk along a panorama path past numerous alms, forests and a roaring waterfall before you get to the Genneralm. You will stay here overnight for 2 nights. It is a cosy Alm located in a meadow area and crowned by numerous peaks.
Overnight Location: Hotel in Genneralm
Distance: 5 hours, 16km, 580m of ascent, 780m of descent
Meals: Breakfast

Day 4 Alm tour on the Genneralm

Today you have lots of possibilities: either you can have a chilled-out day at the Alm enjoying Alm life with the cows and seeing the cheese production. Or you go on a walk to one of the other Alms around. Those brave ones might even climb up to a viewpoint. In the evening you will have a pan of “Kasnockn” (a traditional cheesy dish) for dinner made from cheese made at the Alm.
Overnight Location: Hotel in Genneralm
Distance: Flexible
Meals: Breakfast, dinner

Day 5 Hike to Postalm

Today’s walk will take you through an idyllic high valley with numerous small alms amidst the mountain sides. Grazing herds of cows line your way, which winds along the numerous ravines towards the expansive area around the Postalm. Here at the Postalm, you will enjoy two further nights at another traditional alm.
Overnight Location: Hotel in Postalm
Distance: 4 - 5 hours, 17km, 590m of ascent, 530m of descent
Meals: Breakfast

Day 6 Alm tour on the Postalm

If you feel like it, you can either take an easy walk on the alm path with flowers all around or you can go on a more adventurous walk and go up one of the small or larger peaks. There are enough possibilities for today! You should make sure that you visit the dairy maid at the Labenberghütte in order to see the cheese being made. A hearty stop obviously belongs to today. The Postalm chapel was built under the orders of Empress Sissi and is very worth seeing.
Overnight Location: Hotel in Postalm
Distance: Flexible
Meals: Breakfast

Day 7 Walk down to Wolfgangsee

At the end of the week, you can either go on another lovely walk down to Lake Wolfgang where you will be staying tonight or alternatively maybe you prefer to take the bus down and go to one of the attractions that your Salzkammergut Card will give you discounts or deals towards. Here you are spoilt for choice: you could take the boat across the lake, take the cog railway up the Schafberg, visit the great children’s play park “Abarena”, have fun in the “Dorf der Tiere” (animal village) or take a ride on a summer toboggan.
Overnight Location: Hotel in Wolfgangsee
Distance: 4 - 5 hours, 12km, 150m of ascent, 930m of descent
Meals: Breakfast

Day 8 Departure or extension

Departure your accommodation after the breakfast.
Overnight Location: None
Distance: None
Meals: Breakfast