A hiking holiday in Austria
Hiking can be really lovely!
A day in Forstautal (Fallhausalm 1350 m, Vögeialm 1360 m, Oberhütte at Oberhüttensee 1860 m) or on the Fageralmen (Lechneralm 1610 m, Trinkeralm 1780 m) shows just how nice the natural surroundings can be: genuinely natural, audibly still and picturesquely dreamy.
On hikes you are accompanied by the delightful babbling of the mountain streams; your ascent into the mountains is accompanied by bird song and the sound of cow bells. And what’s that? Right along the edge of the route are rare flowers, such as lady’s slipper, black vanilla orchid and mountain gentian!
There are of course a number of shorter hiking trails too with leisurely stop-offs in Forstau, at "Winklhütte" or "Haflingerstüberl" for instance. Further information and hiking maps for the region available in the tourist information office!
New!!! Radstadt – Fostau hiking bus
The hiking bus operates from 7th June until 11th October, on MONDAYS and THURSDAYS, and takes guests to the most interesting hiking points in Forstau and Radstadt and back again. When you take the hiking bus (seats 50) there are numerous hiking variants and combinations on offer. For instance you could head up on foot and come back down on the hiking bus, or vice-versa. The integrated signposts on the hiking trails makes finding your way around even easier.
For those of you who aren’t so keen on walking, the hiking bus also heads to the summit of the 1770m Rossbrand in Radstadt twice a day, from where there is a panoramic view to more than 150 Alpine summits.
Forstau - Guests are collected at 9.25 a.m. and 2.50 p.m. from the center of Forstau to the Forstauwinkl, which is one of he loveliest valley heads in the Radstädter Tauern.
You can hike from Fallhausalm or Vögeialm to Oberhütte am See (1860m), or just spend a nice day on the Alp! Return journey from Vögeialm to Forstau at 9.45 a.m. 3.10 p.m.
More information available at TVB Forstau, Tel: 06454/ 8325.
Use of the hiking bus costs € 1.- for guest from Forstau and Radstadt upon presentation of a Forstau and Radstadt guest card.
Day ticket (without guest card): 5.-- Euro.
'Salzburger Almenweg' trail
The Salzburger Almenweg wonderful trail heads along the new long-distance hiking trail, from Alpine lodge to Alpine lodge, from the Niederen and Hohen Tauern to Bischofsmütze and Hochkönig. An expedition on the Salzburger Almenweg, at over 350 km in length, heads through the Pongau Mountains via 120 Alpine lodges. This concentration of Alpine lodges is unique, and is found in no other state - only Salzburger Land. The Salzburger Almenweg also goes through Forstau valley of course past our traditional cosy Alpine lodge.
More information about the route and the lodges available at:
www.salzburger-almenweg.at
NEW! The "Interactive hiking map for Salzburger Almenweg is available HIER!
