Itinerary at a glance

The "Pinzgauer Spaziergang" (walk) takes you high up, the view of the Großglockner and Kitzsteinhorn is a delight. In addition to magnificent nature, the knight's castle Lichtenberg, the idyllic Maria Alm - and regional delicacies await you.

Hotel example: Schloss Kammer

Your trip starts with one of the most beautiful high altitude routes of the Alpes! Short busride to Saalbach. You take the cable car to the Schattberg, where you start your tour on the ‘Pinzgauer Spaziergang’ (Pinzgau stroll). At an altitude of approx. 2000m with marvellous views of the surrounding mountain tops, you continue your way towards Schmittenhöhe. Here you can once again enjoy the fascinating 360 degree views of more than 30 mountains with an altitute of more than 3000m. Take the cable car down into Zell am See and the bus back to Maishofen.

Hotel example: Schloss Kammer

You start with a marvellous tour over the Kammereggalm to the Schwalbenwand, the famous double top of the Pinzgau meadow mountains. An impressive hiking tour with unforgetable views of differently shaped peaks are to be expected. A path through the forest ‘Hofer Plattl’ leads you to Hinterreit for a break and snack and then past the chapel of peace to Maria Alm, an idyllic pilgrimage destination and farming village.

Hotel example: Hotel Niederreiter

Through meadows you will follow the trails of pilgrims before the path takes you across a wonderful moorland on your way to the rugged mountain tops of the ‘Steinerne Meer’ (stoney sea). On several high altitude routes with beautiful views up to the Steinalm, a sunny upland pasture with a cabin where you can stop by. The descent follows a steep path which leads you to a striking hermitage. Via the knight's castle Lichtenberg you walk into the the historic town of Saalfelden.

Hotel example: Schloss Kammer

Other variants of this tour

Mountain panorama with 3 cows on an alpine meadow in the foreground

Salzburg’s Peaks & Kitzbühel Alps

8 Days

26 ratings

Marvellous view from the Schmittenhöhe to Zell am See

View of the Steinernes Meer and Steinalm

Hiking trail through the Steinerne Meer of the Kitzbühel Alps

Hiker travelling with a map in the Kitzbühel Alps

Wonderful view from the Schmittenhöhe to Lake Zell

Difficulty level

Mountain Hiking

Beautiful high routes on well-maintained paths and forest roads. Tour requires good basic fitness level for walking days of up to 6 hours as well as surefootedness on just a few sections. In some cases comfortable alternative routes are possible. We suggest this tour to everyone who likes the alpine pasture scenery and beautiful views.

Prices & Dates

Prices per person in EUR

Sustainably on the go

Offsetting your carbon footprint

112 kg

CO₂-Emissions get compensated

The total value of all emissions per travel and per person is carefully tracked using the CO2 calculator 'Carmacal,' which was specifically developed for tour operators. The individual components that make up this value are shown in the diagram. The overall impact is contributed to by accommodations, luggage transport, on-site catering, and activities, and it is fully offset through our climate protection projects.

Accommodation (76%)

Catering (18%)

Transport (3%)

Activities (3%)

100%

Services & Information

Further details about this tour

Services

Included

Accomodation in 4**** and 3*** hotels and country hotels
Breakfast
Luggage transfer
1 Cable car fare Westgipfel/Schattberg X-press*
1 Cable car fare Schmittenhöhebahn*
Welcome briefing (German, English)
Carefully elaborated route description
Detailed travel documents 1x per room (German, English, French)
App for Navigation and GPS-data
Service hotline

*Westgipfelbahn and following Schmittenhöhebahn only from mid-June to the end of September, alternative hiking offer for the 2nd day

Optional

Half-board evening meal (mostly mulit-course, sometimes outside the property, payable with voucher)

Information

Arrival / Parking / Departure

By train to Zell am See, from there a short bus or taxi ride. Cost approx. EUR 15 per taxi to Maishofen.
Salzburg or Munich airport.
Parking: Limited number of free hotel parking spaces, paid hotels parking spaces or garage, approx. EUR 10 to EUR 15 per day.

Things to note

Tourist tax, if due, is not included in the price
Bus rides (Maishofen – Saalbach, Zell am See – Maishofen, Saalfelden – Maishofen), approx. EUR 14 per person
Further important information according to the package travel law can be found here!

Sustainability bonus

Join us in achieving greater sustainability by choosing our digital route book, rather than the printed version. As a small thank you we will give you a discount of EUR 20 per room.