Salz­al­pen­steig — Chiem­see — König­see — Hall­stadt — Feu­er und Eis Touristik

Over a total length of appro­xi­m­ate­ly 230 km, “white gold” is a con­stant com­pa­n­ion. Even today, it has lost none of its fasci­na­ti­on. Dis­co­ver and expe­ri­ence cul­tu­ral, his­to­ri­cal, and his­to­ri­cal infor­ma­ti­on rela­ted to salt. The Salz­Al­pen­Steig is one of the most diver­se long-distance hiking trails in Cen­tral Euro­pe. You can look for­ward to varied natu­ral land­scapes, from flat­lands with moor­land to mode­ra­te moun­tain hikes with end­less pan­ora­mas and unfor­gettable views. As water used to play an important role in salt pro­duc­tion, you will be accom­pa­nied by a multi­tu­de of streams and rivers as well as the three most beau­tiful lakes in Cen­tral Euro­pe: the Bava­ri­an Chiem­see, the Königs­see in Berch­tes­ga­de­ner Land and the Hall­stät­ter­see in Aus­tria. The enti­re “Salz­Al­pen­Steig” long-distance hiking trail runs from Prien am Chiem­see in Bava­ria, through Berch­tes­ga­den and Königs­see, and on to Salz­burg and Ober­traun in Aus­tria. Along the way, you’ll tra­ver­se a total of five vaca­ti­on regi­ons on foot, each of which has com­bi­ned its most beau­tiful hiking trails to crea­te the Salz­Al­pen­Steig. The­re are 39 ent­ry points along the trail whe­re you can hike the most­ly mode­ra­te low moun­tain trails. The dif­fe­ren­ces in alti­tu­de ran­ge from 466 meters (near Kuchl) to 1,663 meters (Hoch­felln). Num­e­rous huts in the moun­ta­ins invi­te hikers to take a lei­su­re­ly break along the way. The Salz­Al­pen­Steig was cer­ti­fied with the “Pre­mi­um Trail Hiking Seal” by the Ger­man Hiking Insti­tu­te. The num­e­rous sights, huts and excur­si­on desti­na­ti­ons along the stages of the long-distance hiking trail include: 

• the Chiem­see with Her­ren­in­sel / Fraueninsel
• the Hoch­felln, the pan­o­r­amic ter­race of the Chiemgau
• The towns of Ruh­pol­ding and Inzell in the Chiem­gau Alps
• the cozy Höllenbachalm
• the salt town of Bad Reichenhall
• the Halthurm Pass
• the Stone Agnes
• the Mord­au­alm on the Ram­sau­er Almerlebnisweg
• the bri­ne pipe­line route
• the Grün­stein in the Berch­tes­ga­den Alps
• the Königs­see near Schönau
• Berch­tes­ga­den Natio­nal Park with the famous Watz­mann mountain
• the Berch­tes­ga­den salt mine