Walking in Austria

A comprehensive guidebook on walking in Austria by Kev Reynolds. 102 routes, day walks and multi-day treks are described, alongside classic hut-to-hut tours. The walks in this guide are a reflection of the variety available; with short, easy walks to arduous multi-day routes, there is something for every mountain lover. It is divided into 10 sections by district including the Ratikon, Silvretta, Stubai, and Zillertal Alps, the Hohe Tauern, and the Karawanken. This book has all the information you need to make the most of an active walking holiday in Austria, including information on public transport, accommodation, gear required and safety issues, full details of 135 mountain huts and a German-English glossary. Austria is one of Europe's most walker-friendly countries. Its 40,000km of well-maintained and waymarked trails through breathtaking scenery pass more than a thousand Austrian mountain huts and countless attractive villages, hospitable hotels, inns and restaurants. It also boasts an extensive, integrated public transport system that is particularly useful for walkers.

Table of Contents:
Map Key Overview Map Introduction Austria's Alps Mountain Flowers Wildlife Getting There Transport within Austria Accommodation The Austrian Alpine Club The Routes Equipment Recommended Maps Using this Guide 1 Rätikon Alps Introduction Route 1 Douglass Hut - Lünersee Circuit - Douglass Hut Route 2 Douglass Hut - Totalp Hut - Lünersee Alm - Douglass Hut Route 3 Douglass Hut - Schesaplana Route 4 Douglass Hut(1976m) - Cavelljoch(2239m) - Douglass Hut Route 5 Rätikon Höhenweg Nord Route 6 Tschagguns - Lindauer Hut Route 7 Tilisuna Hut - Sulzfluh 2 Silvretta Alps Introduction Route 8 Gaschurn - Tübinger Hut Route 9 Tübinger Hut - Hochmaderer Joch - Bielerhöhe Route 10 Bielerhöhe - Saarbrucker Hut Route 11 Saarbrucker Hut - Tübinger Hut Route 12 Bielerhöhe - Wiesbadener Hut - Radsattel - Bielerhöhe Route 13 Galtür - Jamtal Hut Route 14 Hut to Hut across the Silvretta Alps 3 ötztal Alps Introduction Route 15 Hut to Hut across the ötztal Alps Walks in the ötztal Route 16 Obergurgl - Schönwies Hut - Rotmoostal Route 17 Obergurgl) - Schönwies Hut) - Langtalereck Hut Route 18 Langtalereck Hut - Hochwilde Haus 4 Stubai Alps Introduction Walks in the Sulztal Route 19 Circular Walk from Gries-im-Sulztal Route 20 Gries-im-Sulztal - Winnebachsee Hut Route 21 Gries-im-Sulztal - Sulztalalm - Amberger Hut Route 22 Hut to Hut in the northwest Stubai Alps Walks in the Stubaital Route 23 Neder - Pinnisalm - Innsbrucker Hut Route 24 Ranalt - Nürnberger Hut Route 25 Nürnberger Hut - Niederl - Grünausee Route 26 Oberiss - Franz Senn Hut Route 27 Franz Senn Hut - Rinnensee Route 28 The Stubaier Höhenweg 5 Zillertal Alps Introduction Route 29 Ramsau - Laberg - Mayrhofen Route 30 Mayrhofen - Finkenberg - Mayrhofen Route 31 Mayrhofen - Niedermoor - Penkenalm Route 32 Zillergrund Reservoir - Plauener Hut Route 33 Madseit - Höllenstein Hut - Lanersbach Route 34 Breitlahner - Berliner Hut Route 35 Schlegeis Reservoir - Pfitscher-Joch-Haus Hut to Hut in the Zillertal Alps Route 36 The Berliner Höhenweg Route 37 The Zillertal Höhenweg 6 Kitzbüheler Alps Introduction Walks from Söll and Ellmau Route 38 Söll - Scheffau Route 39 Ellmau - Hochsöll Route 40 Ellmau - Panoramaweg - Rahnhartalm - Ellmau Walks from Westendorf and Brixen Route 41 Westendorf - Brixen - Westendorf Route 42 Westendorf - Nachsöllberg - Einködlscharte - Westendorf Route 43 Westendorf - Brechhornhaus - Talkaser Route 44 Westendorf - Gampenkogel - Talkaser Route 45 Westendorf - Einködlscharte - Brixenbachgraben Valley - Brixen Route 46 Brixen - Hochbrixen - Söll Walks from Kitzbühel Route 47 Kitzbühel - Schwarzkogel Route 48 Hechenmoos - Bochumer Hut Route 49 Hechenmoos - Tristkogel - Saaljoch - Bochumer Hut - Hechenmoos Walks from Saalbach and Hinterglemm Route 50 Saalbach - Hinterglemm - Lindlingalm Route 51 Mitterlengau - Tristkogel - Hochtorsee Route 52 Saalbach - Spielberghaus - Burgeralm Route 53 Saalbach - Spielberghaus - Kleberkopf Route 54 Saalbach - Barnkogel - Spielberghorn - Saalbach Route 55 Saalbach - Geierkogel - Viehhofen Route 56 Saalbach - Klinglertörl- Zell am See Walks from Zell Am See Route 57 Zell am See - Thumersbach- Zell am See Route 58 Zell am See - Viehhofen Route 59 Zell am See - Maurerkogel - Rohrertörl - Schmittenhöhe 7 Kaisergebirge Introduction Route 60 Kufstein - Hinterbärenbad - Hans-Berger-Haus Route 61 Kufstein - Vorderkaiserfelden Hut Route 62 Vorderkaiserfelden Hut - Pyramidenspitze Route 63 Kufstein - Vorderkaiserfelden Hut - Stripsenjochhaus Route 64 Stripsenjochhaus - Steinerne Rinne - Ellmauer Tor - Grutten Hut Route 65 Söll - Hintersteiner See - Söll Route 66 Scheffau - Wilder-Kaiser-Steig - Riedl Hut - Ellmau Route 67 Ellmau - Gaudeamus Hut - Grutten Hut - Riedl Hut - Ellmau Route 68 The Wilder-Kaiser-Steig Route 69 Griesenau - Griesner Alm Route 70 Griesenau - Stripsenjochhaus Route 71 Griesner Alm - Stripsenkopf - Feldberg - Griesner Alm Route 72 A Tour of the Wilder Kaiser 8 Dachsteingebirge Introduction Walks from Filzmoos Route 73 Filzmoos - Hofpürgl Hut - Sulzenhals - Sulzenalm - Filzmoos(1057m) Route 74 Filzmoos - Sulzenalm - Filzmoos Route 75 The Gosaukamm Circuit Walks from the Bachlalm Route 76 Bachlalm - Tor - Dachstein-Südwand Hut - Bachlalm Route 77 Bachlalm - Sulzenhals - Rötelstein Route 78 Bachlalm - Sulzenhals - Hofpürgl Hut - Filzmoos Walks from Ramsau Am Dachstein Route 79 Vorderer Gosausee - Hintere Seealm Route 80 Steeg-Gosau - Hallstatt - Steeg-Gosau 9 Hohe Tauern Introduction Walks from Badgastein Route 81 Badgastein - Palfnersee - Badgastein Route 82 Badgastein - Graukogel - Reedsee - Badgastein Route 83 Badgastein - Böckstein - Badgastein Route 84 Badgastein - Oberer Bockhartsee - Sportgastein Walks from Kaprun Route 85 Kaprun - Krefelder Hut Route 86 Krefelder Hut - Salzburger Hut - Kaprun Route 87 Kaprun - Scharfer Grat Route 88 Kaprun - Heinrich-Schwaiger-Haus Route 89 Kaprun - Austriaweg Route 90 Hut to Hut across the Glockner Group Walks from Matrei in Osttirol Route 91 Matreier Tauernhaus - Innergschlöss Route 92 Innergschlöss - Ochsnerwaldweg - Innergschlöss The Virgental Route 93 Ströden - Essener-Rostocker Hut Route 94The Venediger Höhenweg The Tauerntal Route 95 Europa Panoramaweg Goldried - Kals-Matreier-Törlhaus - Kalser Höhe - Goldried Route 96 Matrei - Sudetendeutsche Hut(2656m) - Matrei Walks from Kals Am Grossglockner Route 97 Kals - Stüdl Hut Route 98 Kals - Glorer Hut - Lucknerhaus 10 Karawanken Introduction Route 99 Bärental - Klagenfurter Hut Route 100 Klagenfurter Hut - Bielschitza Route 101 Schaidasattel - Hochobir Appendix A Useful Addresses Appendix B Bibliography Appendix C Menu Items Appendix D German-English Glossary Appendix E Index of Routes

About the Author :
Kev Reynolds is a freelance author, photojournalist and lecturer whose first title for Cicerone Press (Walks & Climbs in the Pyrenees) was published in 1978, and has been in print ever since. He has produced many books on the Alps, a series of trekkers' guides to Nepal and, nearer to home, several guides on walking in southern England. He also contributes regular features for the outdoor press, writes and illustrates brochures for tourist authorities, and occasionally leads walking or trekking holidays in various high mountain regions. The first honorary member of the British Association of European Mountain Leaders (BAEML), and a member of the Alpine Club, Austrian Alpine Club and Outdoor Writers' Guild, Kev's enthusiasm for the countryside in general, and mountains in particular, remains undiminished after a lifetime's activity. When not trekking or climbing in one of the world's great mountain ranges, Kev lives among what he calls 'the Kentish Alps', and during the winter months regularly travels throughout Britain to share that enthusiasm through his lectures.