Category: Hiking & Mountain Tours

The Liechtensteinklamm near St. Johann im Pongau is one of the longest and deepest accessible gorges in the Alps. Walkways lead along rock walls up to 300 m high, in places only a few metres apart, to a waterfall. A modern spiral staircase opens up the rear section. Highlights Up…

Mittenwald lies picturesquely at the foot of the Karwendel and has been famous for its violin-making since the 17th century. The houses of the old town are richly decorated with Lüftlmalerei. Above the village the Karwendel railway leads up to around 2,244 m to a wide mountain panorama and Germany's…

Mayrhofen is the best-known holiday resort in the rear Zillertal, with the mountains Penken and Ahorn. The Harakiri piste, with a gradient of up to 78 percent, is regarded as the steepest groomed run in Austria. In summer the village is a base for tours into the Zillertal Alps Nature…

Bad Hindelang is a climatic spa town in the Allgäu high Alps, above which the famous Jochstraße with its 106 hairpins leads to the pass village of Oberjoch, one of the highest villages in Germany. The region combines hiking, family skiing and an intact mountain-farming landscape with the Hintersteiner Tal…

Seefeld lies on a sunny high plateau above the Inn valley and is one of the best-known cross-country centres in the Alps, a repeated host of Nordic Ski World Championships and Olympic events. The mild plateau climate also makes the village a popular hiking and golf destination in summer. Highlights…

The Grünten is regarded as the guardian of the Allgäu, because as a striking foothill it rises visible from afar over the Iller valley. From the summit at 1,738 m the view reaches over the Allgäu foothills and the high-Alpine chain. Trails and a cable car open up the popular…