From Chiem­see via Königs­see to Hallstatt.

From Chiem­see via Königs­see to Hallstatt.

Crossing the Alps, On the pul­se of the Alps, Tegern­see, Kitzbühel

Hikes along the Salz­al­pen­steig trail orga­ni­zed by Feu­er und Eis Tou­ris­tik. Per­fect­ly plan­ned and organized. 

We at Feu­er und Eis Tou­ris­tik come from Lake Tegern­see. So what could be more natu­ral than start­ing a crossing of the Alps right on our door­step? Which we did in 2018. Sin­ce then, thou­sands of hap­py hikers have fol­lo­wed us on our clas­sic rou­te from Tegern­see to Kitz­bü­hel. “Our” ori­gi­nal rou­te leads — as the name sug­gests — direct­ly to the pul­se of the Alps. To the sou­thern lakes of Munich, Tegern­see and Schlier­see. To Kuf­stein, known as “the pearl on the Inn”. To the Berg­dok­tor­haus on the Wil­der Kai­ser. And final­ly to the “cha­mois town” of Kitz­bü­hel with the famous Streif. In terms of wal­king times, alti­tu­de and tech­ni­cal dif­fi­cul­ties, but also in terms of refresh­ment stops and over­night stays — on this Alpi­ne cross on foot, we always wri­te “enjoy­ment” in capi­tal let­ters. On the six stages, hikers can expect bet­ween 11 and 23 kilo­me­ters and 300 to 1000 meters of alti­tu­de dif­fe­rence every day. And in the evening, you can look for­ward to a cozy three- or four-star hotel.

As befits our clas­sic Alpi­ne crossing, we have tail­o­red the tour per­fect­ly to every requi­re­ment. The rou­te from Tegern­see to Kitz­bü­hel is as varied in terms of sce­n­ery and cul­tu­re as your opti­ons are varied: indi­vi­du­al­ly or gui­ded by a cer­ti­fied moun­tain gui­de, with lug­ga­ge trans­fer from hotel to hotel or wit­hout, and the CHARME opti­on with par­ti­cu­lar­ly com­for­ta­ble hotels in the 4*-5* cate­go­ry for the more dis­cer­ning. One tour, count­less pos­si­bi­li­ties for you!

Always included: In addi­ti­on, we have auto­ma­ti­cal­ly inte­gra­ted the Feu­er und Eis tra­vel pro­tec­tion (acci­dent and moun­tain res­cue insu­rance) for you in the tra­vel pri­ce and are always available for you (even on tour) via our 7‑day care­free ser­vice hotline!

The Salz­al­pen­steig stret­ches over 250 kilo­me­ters from Chiem­gau through Berch­tes­ga­de­ner Land to the pic­tures­que World Heri­ta­ge regi­on of Hall­statt. Salt is deep­ly roo­ted in the histo­ry of this regi­on and is accom­pa­nied on the hike from its extra­c­tion to its trans­por­ta­ti­on. Salt was once known as “white gold”, as the salt rati­on “sala­ri­um” for Roman legio­na­ries shows. The visi­tor mines offer impres­si­ve insights into salt extra­c­tion.

For cen­tu­ries, salt depo­sits brought pro­spe­ri­ty and cul­tu­ral pro­spe­ri­ty. The hike pro­mi­ses an adven­ture amidst fasci­na­ting natu­ral sce­n­ery with water­falls, lakes and alpi­ne paths. You can hike the Salz­al­pen­steig in three vari­ants: Chiem­see to Königs­see, Königs­see to Hall­statt or the enti­re rou­te in 13 days.

Always included: In addi­ti­on, we have auto­ma­ti­cal­ly inte­gra­ted the Feu­er und Eis tra­vel pro­tec­tion (acci­dent and moun­tain res­cue insu­rance) for you in the tra­vel pri­ce and are always available for you (even on tour) via our 7‑day care­free ser­vice hotline!

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Small gui­de

The “white gold” is a con­stant com­pa­n­ion over a total length of approx. 230 km. Even today, it has lost none of its fasci­na­ti­on. Dis­co­ver and expe­ri­ence cul­tu­ral, his­to­ri­cal and his­to­ric infor­ma­ti­on about 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 via Berch­tes­ga­den with the Königs­see and on to Salz­burg and Ober­traun in Aus­tria. Along the way, you cross a total of five vaca­ti­on regi­ons on foot, which have com­bi­ned their most beau­tiful hiking trails for 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

The “white gold” is a con­stant com­pa­n­ion over a total length of approx. 230 km. Even today, it has lost none of its fasci­na­ti­on. Dis­co­ver and expe­ri­ence cul­tu­ral, his­to­ri­cal and his­to­ric infor­ma­ti­on about 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 via Berch­tes­ga­den with the Königs­see and on to Salz­burg and Ober­traun in Aus­tria. Along the way, you cross a total of five vaca­ti­on regi­ons on foot, which have com­bi­ned their most beau­tiful hiking trails for 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

Alter­na­ti­ves to the hike

Plan an alter­na­ti­ve or fol­low-up tour. You can find our tour sug­ges­ti­ons here: 

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