Category: Hiking & Mountain Tours

The Nockberge are an unusually gentle mountain group shaped by rounded grass summits and form the Nockberge Biosphere Park. The Nockalm Road winds as a panoramic toll road in many hairpins over the alpine pastures. Marmots, alpine farming and wide trails shape the quiet area. Highlights Gentle, rounded grass summits…

The Montafon in the south of Vorarlberg lies nestled between the Silvretta, Rätikon and Verwall and combines several ski areas with a dense network of trails. The main town Schruns was a favourite haunt of Ernest Hemingway. Over the valley the Silvretta High Alpine Road leads to the Bielerhöhe. Highlights…

The Kleinwalsertal is a geographical curiosity: the Austrian high valley is reachable by road only from Oberstdorf in Germany. Founded by Walser settlers, it forms a shared ski and hiking area with Allgäu's Oberstdorf, before the backdrop of the Widderstein and Ifen. Highlights High valley reachable only via Germany Shared…

At 1,669 m, the Kampenwand above Aschau in the Chiemgau is a popular viewpoint mountain with a wide view over the Chiemsee and the Alpine chain. A cable car opens up the mountain, from which scenic high trails and via ferratas start. The area is also popular with paragliders. Highlights…

At around 1,970 m in the Rätikon, the Lünersee is regarded as one of the most beautiful mountain lakes in Vorarlberg and shimmers intense turquoise before the backdrop of the Schesaplana and Zimba. A cable car from the Brandnertal opens up the lake, used as a reservoir; an easy loop…

The Walchensee, with its deep-blue to turquoise shimmering water, is one of the most beautiful and largest mountain lakes in Germany. Framed by the Herzogstand and Jochberg, it is a popular destination for bathing, sailing, windsurfing and diving. From the Herzogstand the view reaches over the lake to the nearby…