BergeSeen Trail 23 stages

Thanks to its well-thought-out routing, the Salzkammergut BergeSeen Trail makes the dream of many people who love the Salzkammergut come true: being on the move for twenty-three (or more) days, on a circular route from Gmunden over Lake Attersee to St. Wolfgang, across the Mondsee region and into the Salzburg state to Lake Fuschl, past Lake Hintersee and through the Osterhorn group, over the high pastures of the Postalm back to Lake Wolfgang and then on to Bad Ischl, to the Katrin and the Goiserer hut, high above Gosau towards the Dachstein, down from the Salzberg to Hallstatt, and from Lake Hallstatt through the Koppental valley to the Styrian Ausseerland, past Lake Öden and via the Hinterberg valley to the Tauplitzalm, in a wide arc to Lake Grundlsee, up into the Dead Mountains, through its northern cliffs to Lake Offensee, onward to Lake Almsee, through the Almtal valley and finally back over Lake Laudach to the starting point. If you are already a bit out of breath reading this list, consider that using the bus and train, boat or cable car can save a sweat drop or two.

Detailed information on the individual stages at trail.salzkammergut.at.

For all stages, you need hiking or mountain shoes with profiled rubber soles as well as wind- and waterproof clothing.

Spare clothes for changing and a small emergency first aid kit should also be in your backpack. How much provisions you pack depends on the number of places to stop. In any case, you should take enough to drink. Telescopic poles are especially helpful when going downhill.

Text kindly provided by the KOMPASS publishing house and Wolfgang Heitzmann.

More information at trail.salzkammergut.at