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Feu­er und Eis Self-Gui­ded Tour

Salz­al­pen­steig I and II incl. lug­ga­ge trans­fer 13 days

Start­ing at 1,825 per person

  • Duration: 13 Days
  • Total distance: approx. 174 km
  • Altitude: (+) 6748 m
  • Altitude: (-) 8346 m
  • Difficulty:
Wel­co­me to the Salz­Al­pen­Steig, an impres­si­ve long-distance hiking trail that stret­ches for almost 230 kilo­me­ters and leads from Chiem­see to Hall­statt. During this unfor­gettable jour­ney, you will not only dis­co­ver uni­que and breath­ta­king land­scapes, but also the fasci­na­ting world of salt springs, salt depo­sits and the histo­ry of salt extra­c­tion and pro­ces­sing. On the 11 stages of this pre­mi­um hiking trail, you have the oppor­tu­ni­ty to fol­low in the foot­s­teps of salt and explo­re the sights of the places you visit. Enjoy end­less pan­o­r­amic views, admi­re the pic­tures­que lakes of Chiem­see and Königs­see and immer­se yours­elf in the rich tra­di­ti­ons of this region. 
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Man sieht einen Wasserfall, den man auf der Wanderung auf dem Salzalpensteig passiert.
A wooden post with a Salzkammergut sign in the view. Mountains in the background.
Eine Frau wandert den Bergsteig hinab.
Blick auf Hallstatt und den See dahinter sowie in die Berge.
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Itinerary / Stages

Day 1
Indi­vi­du­al arri­val at the Chiemsee
Distanz: 0 km Höhe (+): 0m Höhe (-): 0m
A warm wel­co­me to the beau­tiful Chiem­gau regi­on. Over­night stay in Prien or Bernau. 
Day 2
Prien / Ber­nau — Marquartstein
Distanz: 20 km Höhe (+): 330m Höhe (-): 320m
On your first stage, you will pass through the pic­tures­que vil­la­ges of Prien and Ber­nau and enjoy breath­ta­king views of the sur­roun­ding moun­ta­ins. The hike takes you through moor­land and forests abo­ve Ber­nau and Rottau befo­re you final­ly reach Kucheln, fol­lo­wed by Gras­sau and Mar­quart­stein. Over­night stay in Gras­sau or Marquartstein. 
Day 3
Mar­quart­stein — Ruhpolding
Distanz: 15 km Höhe (+): 370m Höhe (-): 1300m
After break­fast in the mor­ning, you will be trans­fer­red to Ber­gen. The­re, a cable car ride to the sum­mit of the Hoch­felln, known as the vie­w­ing ter­race of Chiem­gau, awaits you. During the appro­xi­m­ate­ly 20-minu­te ride, you will alre­a­dy get a first impres­si­on of what awaits you on this hike: an impres­si­ve distant view of the sur­roun­ding moun­tain mas­sifs, vil­la­ges and land­scapes as well as a won­derful hike through the alpi­ne land­scape of the Hoch­felln. The trail leads you through den­se moun­tain pine forests, across wide alpi­ne mea­dows and through pic­tures­que light forests as you ste­adi­ly des­cend the moun­tain. On the way, you pass the enchan­tingly situa­ted Felln-Alm and later con­ti­nue your hike along the Farn­bö­den-Alm. In the cour­se of the rou­te, you will cir­cle the Reit­stein, which lies at an alti­tu­de of 1250 meters. Fur­ther down, you final­ly reach the fairy­ta­le-like Brand­wald forest, which is an impres­si­ve expe­ri­ence not only for youn­ger hikers with its num­e­rous caves and grot­tos. Final­ly, depen­ding on whe­re you are stay­ing over­night, you will reach Mai­er­g­schwendt (a sub­urb of Ruh­pol­ding) or Ruhpolding. 
Day 4
Ruh­pol­ding — Inzell
Distanz: 15 km Höhe (+): 420m Höhe (-): 440m
The third stage of the Salz­Al­pen­Steig pro­mi­ses an exci­ting hike in the Chiem­gau Alps bet­ween Ruh­pol­ding and Inzell. Your rou­te takes you along the foot of the impo­sing Rausch­berg (1645 meters) until you reach the pic­tures­que Tau­ben­see lake. From the­re, the trail leads along beau­tiful paths through mon­ta­ne forests to the Fahr­ries­bo­den cha­pel and then con­ti­nues to Schmelz. From Schmelz, it is only a short distance to your stage desti­na­ti­on of Inzell. Over­night stay in Schmelz (a sub­urb of Inzell) or Inzell. 
Day 5
Inzell — Bad Reichenhall
Distanz: 23 km Höhe (+): 480m Höhe (-): 700m
The stage that lies ahead of you is extre­me­ly varied, but also chal­len­ging. It beg­ins in the idyl­lic cli­ma­tic health resort of Inzell and takes you through varied moor­land and green mea­dows to the impo­sing Weiß­bach Falls. Your rou­te runs along the Weiß­bach and through the impres­si­ve Weiß­bach Gor­ge, which even­tual­ly leads you to Lake Thum­see. The rou­te con­ti­nues over the Bür­ger­meis­ter­hö­he abo­ve Kirch­berg to the heart of Bad Reichenhall. 
Day 6
Bad Rei­chen­hall — Königssee
Distanz: 17 km Höhe (+): 1090m Höhe (-): 1100m
In the mor­ning, take the train to Bischofs­wie­sen. From here, the rou­te takes you direct­ly to the hid­den Königs­see lake via the pan­o­r­amic Grün­stein­hüt­te. Final­ly, take the public bus to your over­night accom­mo­da­ti­on in Berchtesgaden. 
Day 7
Königs­see — Golling
Distanz: 14 km Höhe (+): 500m Höhe (-): 700m
You will be picked up from your hotel in the mor­ning and taken to the start­ing point in Bad Dürrn­berg. From Bad Dürrn­berg to Gol­ling, you are immer­sed in a sceni­cal­ly, natu­ral­ly and geo­lo­gi­cal­ly attrac­ti­ve area. On this stage, you hike through the ton­gue basin of the for­mer Salz­ach gla­cier through the magni­fi­cent Salz­ach flood­plain. First, the trail leads uphill to the hig­hest point of the hike, the beau­tiful­ly situa­ted, rustic Trucken­than­nalm. With a bit of luck, you can even get a snack the­re. But you should also take a break at the alp, which was first men­tio­ned almost 900 years ago. Along lush mea­dows, you pass the Maxi­mi­li­an spring beneath the impres­si­ve rock faces of the Hoher Goll. After a short climb, you reach the Schlei­er­fall with a rest area. Final­ly, you reach Gol­ling through the lush vege­ta­ti­on of the idyl­lic allu­vi­al forests of the Salz­ach, whe­re you will spend the night. 
Day 8
Gol­ling — Abtenau
Distanz: 14 km Höhe (+): 559m Höhe (-): 339m
The bus takes you to the start­ing point of today’s hike in Unter­schef­f­au (paya­ble local­ly). The hiking trail now fol­lows the river upstream through a forest and mea­dow land­scape, always along the Lam­mer, to Ober­schef­f­au. The 41-kilo­me­ter-long river to the Salz­ach has its source in the sou­thern Ten­nen­ge­bir­ge moun­ta­ins. After rea­ching Ober­schef­f­au, you reach the Schwar­zen­bach stream and con­ti­nue through a cul­ti­va­ted land­scape and along the so-cal­led Müh­len­weg trail. The Klaus­gra­ben is full of water. A stone pil­lar from the 16th cen­tu­ry indi­ca­tes bor­der dis­pu­tes bet­ween Schef­f­au and Abten­au. The last stage leads to the Trick­lfall and the no less impres­si­ve Dachs­er­fall. Final­ly, you reach your over­night accom­mo­da­ti­on in Abtenau. 
Day 9
Abten­au — Annaberg
Distanz: 9 km Höhe (+): 645m Höhe (-): 993m
A mini­bus trans­fer or a plea­sant ride on the Kar­ko­gel Cable Car (depen­ding on ope­ra­ting hours) takes hikers to the Kar­ko­gel­hüt­te. From here, it’s just a few minu­tes’ walk to a small pla­teau offe­ring a magni­fi­cent pan­o­r­amic view of the peaks of the Ten­nen­ge­bir­ge and the Salz­kam­mer­gut moun­ta­ins. On the way across flower-fil­led alpi­ne mea­dows with a stun­ning view of the Klei­ner Traun­stein, you’ll reach the Gsen­g­alm, whe­re refresh­ments are ser­ved. At the foot of the 1,810-meter-high Scho­ber, fol­low the trail through mea­dows and dwarf pine forests. Pas­sing the dila­pi­da­ted Que­hen­bergalm, the trail des­cends toward the pic­tures­que vil­la­ge of Anna­berg in the Lam­mer­tal, whe­re you’ll spend the night. 
Day 10
Anna­berg — Gablon­zer hut
Distanz: 11 km Höhe (+): 1269m Höhe (-): 514m
Well for­ti­fied, you start in Anna­berg and fol­low the legen­da­ry hiking trail through den­se, blueber­ry-cover­ed coni­fe­rous forest up to the hig­hest point of the Kopf­berg. You are gree­ted by a figu­re of St. Anne, the patron saint of the vil­la­ge, car­ved from Swiss stone pine, invi­ting you to take a brea­ther and rech­ar­ge your bat­te­ries in a real place of strength. Now beg­ins a steep ascent to the wel­co­me Stuhl­alm with a rest stop. From the hut, visi­tors can enjoy a fan­ta­stic view of the north face of the Bischofs­müt­ze, while the Ten­nen­ge­bir­ge, Groß­glock­ner and Hohe Tau­ern moun­ta­ins are also visi­ble in good wea­ther. As the rou­te con­ti­nues, we hike along a high-level path, initi­al­ly over rough roots and later over the rough scree of the moun­tain flanks, to a high-moun­tain beech forest. It is now only a short distance to the Gablon­zer Hüt­ter. Here you are reward­ed with an impres­si­ve pan­ora­ma of Lake Gos­au, the Hohe Dach­stein and the Don­ner­ko­gel. (Lug­ga­ge trans­port from Anna­berg to Bad Goi­sern, whe­re you will spend the night the fol­lo­wing day). 
Day 11
Gablon­zer Hüt­te — Bad Goisern
Distanz: 17 km Höhe (+): 958m Höhe (-): 1838m
The Gos­au­kamm cable car is a quick way to over­co­me the dif­fe­rence in alti­tu­de to the Gos­au Val­ley, which is said to have been even more remo­te than Hall­statt in the past (paya­ble on site). Howe­ver, if you would like to make the des­cent into the val­ley on foot, a varied hike over woo­den foot­brid­ges and bridges awaits you, with small moun­tain huts coming into view time and again. From the val­ley sta­ti­on of the cable car, take the public bus (paya­ble local­ly) past old farm­hou­ses to Gos­au-Ram­sau. Here you enter the Bibel­steig trail and reach the Goi­se­rer Hüt­te at 1,592 meters via the Igl­moos­alm. The des­cent is via the Tro­ckent­an­nalm to Bad Goi­sern on the nor­t­hern shore of Lake Hallstatt. 
Day 12
Bad Goi­sern — Hallstatt
Distanz: 19 km Höhe (+): 127m Höhe (-): 102m
On the way to Lake Hall­statt, you cross the Traun seve­ral times. It is the life­line of the Salz­kam­mer­gut and has its source in the Totes Gebir­ge in Sty­ria. The fol­lo­wing sec­tion on the eas­tern shore of Lake Hall­statt is unspoilt, the view of the Dach­stein moun­ta­ins is fan­ta­stic and the rou­te is spec­ta­cu­lar. The flank of the Sar­stein plun­ges almost ver­ti­cal­ly into the lake and the foot­bridge hove­ring abo­ve the water gives the impres­si­on of wal­king abo­ve the water. The rou­te con­ti­nues to Ober­traun and on to Hall­statt for the night. The almost per­fect ensem­ble of nar­row alley­ways, his­to­ric hou­ses, lake pan­ora­ma and the cul­tu­ral heri­ta­ge from the Hall­statt peri­od make this town world-famous. If you want to take a short­cut, you can take the fer­ry from Hall­statt train sta­ti­on to Hall­statt Markt and save yours­elf around eight kilo­me­ters of wal­king (fer­ry paya­ble local­ly). A visit to the oldest salt mine in the world is plan­ned for the after­noon. Valuable exhi­bits from the Bron­ze Age, a walk through his­to­ric tun­nels and a trip down the 64-met­re-long miners’ slide bring the life of the miners to life. Over­night stay in Hallstatt.
Day 13
Indi­vi­du­al Departure
Distanz: 0 km Höhe (+): 0m Höhe (-): 0m
With its shingle-roofed hou­ses, pic­tures­que half-tim­be­red hou­ses and pas­tel faca­des, church towers and mar­ket squa­re, Hall­statt nest­les per­fect­ly in a set­ting bet­ween moun­ta­ins and lake. For all tho­se who can take even more time to dis­co­ver Hall­statt, we are hap­py to reser­ve addi­tio­nal over­night stays. 

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Booking code: SALZ-ALPEN-CHIEM-HALL

Solo Tra­ve­ler Surchar­ge: 406 EUR

Season

May 14, 2027 – June 24, 2027 (Arri­val: Fri, Sun)
June 25, 2027 – August 31, 2027 (Arri­val: Fri, Sun)

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Single room

EUR 2.225,00
EUR 2.265,00

Double room*

EUR 1.825,00
EUR 1.865,00
*Prices are per person.

Additional nights BEFORE the tour

(01.01.2026 — 31.12.2026) Addi­tio­nal night BEFORE the tour in Ber­nau am Chiem­see in a dou­ble room incl. break­fast / (Hotel Farb­in­ger Hof) 
(01.01.2026 — 31.12.2026) Addi­tio­nal night BEFORE the tour in Ber­nau am Chiem­see in a sin­gle room incl. break­fast / (Hotel Farb­in­ger Hof) 
(01.01.2027 — 31.12.2027) Addi­tio­nal night BEFORE the tour in Prien am Chiem­see in a dou­ble room, inclu­ding break­fast / (Hotel Baye­ri­scher Hof) 
(01.01.2027 — 31.12.2027) Addi­tio­nal night BEFORE the tour in Prien am Chiem­see in a sin­gle room, inclu­ding break­fast / (Hotel Baye­ri­scher Hof) 

Price per person/night

EUR 112,00
EUR 134,00
EUR 75,00
EUR 100,00

Additional nights AFTER the tour

Price per person/night

Services

Included services
  • Inde­pen­dent Hiking (not a group tour)
  • 12 nights’ lodging in sel­ect hotels, inns, and guest­hou­ses (3‑star/4‑star cate­go­ry), as well as one night in a dor­mi­t­ory-style cabin (a slee­ping bag is required)
  • Rooms with a show­er or a bath­tub and toilet
  • 12 x breakfast
  • Lug­ga­ge trans­port from one accom­mo­da­ti­on to ano­ther (1 suit­ca­se per per­son, max. 20 kg)
  • Day 3: Trans­fer from the hotel to Bergen
  • Day 7: Trans­fer from the hotel to Bad Dürrnberg
  • Day 9: Trans­fer to Kar­alm or ride up the Karkogelbahn
  • 1 gui­ded tour of the Hall­statt Salt Mines (due to reno­va­tions, available only for arri­vals start­ing in July 2027)
  • Detail­ed tra­vel docu­ments with important infor­ma­ti­on on the rou­te and itin­era­ry (1x per room)
  • 1 x Com­pass hiking gui­de Salzalpensteig
  • Prac­ti­cal felt bag for your tra­vel docu­ments (1x per room)
  • Down­load GPS data for mobi­le navigation
  • Salz­al­pen­steig Pin
  • Dona­ti­on Sus­taina­bi­li­ty Initia­ti­ve Berg­wald­pro­jekt e.V.
  • 7‑Day Hass­le-Free Ser­vice Hot­line (dai­ly from 8:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.)
  • Feu­er und Eis tra­vel insurance
Excluded services
  • Tra­vel to and from the tour, as well as par­king fees
  • Spa/local taxes (approx. 1–4 EUR per per­son per night), to be paid at the accommodations
  • If appli­ca­ble, over­night fees for regis­tered dogs are to be paid at the accommodations
  • Meals and bever­a­ges, unless other­wi­se specified
  • Tips, sight­see­ing, and other per­so­nal expenses
  • Bus and train tra­vel, trans­fers unless express­ly included in the itinerary
  • Tra­vel Insu­rance (We’d be hap­py to book tra­vel can­cel­la­ti­on and trip inter­rup­ti­on insu­rance for you)

Additional information

Natu­re of the Tour
During the tour on the Salz­al­pen­steig you are repea­ted­ly in alpi­ne ter­rain. Appro­pria­te moun­tain equip­ment and stami­na are the­r­e­fo­re a pre­re­qui­si­te. As you hike for around 5 to 7 hours a day, a good basic level of fit­ness is important. 
Par­king
PRIEN: Con­ti­park P1 at Prien train sta­ti­on. Approx. 22 EUR per week. BERNAU: Free par­king lot at the mini golf cour­se. Plea­se ask your accommodation/hotel about other par­king opti­ons for the dura­ti­on of your hiking tour with Feu­er und Eis (addi­tio­nal cos­ts may apply). 
Over­night stay in a hut — what to consider
Hut slee­ping bag: Blan­kets are available in the huts, only a light cot­ton or silk slee­ping bag is requi­red. // Card pay­ment is not pos­si­ble in most huts. Take suf­fi­ci­ent cash with you for food etc. // Due to their loca­ti­on, not all huts can offer run­ning water, hot water or show­ers. In some cases, the toi­lets do not flush. 
Other Infor­ma­ti­on
To ensu­re a stress-free start to your trip, we gene­ral­ly recom­mend arri­ving at the start­ing point by ear­ly evening. Some tours begin as ear­ly as noon; in tho­se cases, we recom­mend arri­ving the day befo­re. We’d be hap­py to book an extra night for you right away. Your indi­vi­du­al return trip takes place on the last day of the trip. The distances lis­ted are appro­xi­ma­te and may dif­fer from the actu­al distances tra­ve­led. This trip is not sui­ta­ble for peo­p­le with limi­t­ed mobility. 
Mini­mum num­ber of participants
If a mini­mum num­ber of par­ti­ci­pan­ts is requi­red for the tour to take place, this is sta­ted under Pri­ces and ser­vices. If the mini­mum num­ber of par­ti­ci­pan­ts is not rea­ched, we reser­ve the right to can­cel the trip up to four weeks befo­re the date of arri­val. We recom­mend that you do not orga­ni­ze your arri­val and depar­tu­re until after this dead­line has passed.
Insu­rance
Tra­vel can­cel­la­ti­on insu­rance inclu­ding trip inter­rup­ti­on insu­rance is high­ly recom­men­ded. You can find infor­ma­ti­on at: https://www.feuer-eis-touristik.de/reiseversicherung
7‑Day Hass­le-Free Hotline
No mat­ter how well you plan a trip, unex­pec­ted things can hap­pen on rare occa­si­ons. In moments like the­se, it’s nice to have someone the­re you can count on. For this reason, on our cus­to­mi­zed acti­ve tours, you’ll have a local cont­act per­son who will be hap­py to pro­vi­de you with infor­ma­ti­on and, as indi­ca­ted in your tra­vel docu­ments, will be available to assist you in case of an emergency.
Addi­tio­nal nights Hallstatt
Addi­tio­nal nights in a dou­ble room can be boo­ked online. Addi­tio­nal nights in a sin­gle room only on request. Plea­se send us an e‑mail.
Get­ting There
CAR: Via the A8 to Ber­nau and if neces­sa­ry con­ti­nue on Ber­nau­er Stra­ße to Prien. TRAIN: Good train con­nec­tions to Ber­nau and Prien. 
Sin­gle tra­ve­ler surcharge
If only one per­son is tra­ve­ling per boo­king, a sin­gle-tra­ve­ler surchar­ge of 406 EUR appli­es. If we alre­a­dy have con­cur­rent boo­kings on the Ger­man side, the surchar­ge will be reduced. 

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As a tour operator specializing in active nature travel, the protection and enhancement of the regions we visit are particularly important to us. That is why we ensure that the planning and execution of our trips are carried out in a way that adds value and is environmentally responsible. Specifically, this means: We work closely with local partners to strengthen the regional economy and preserve cultural heritage. In addition, we support the protection and conservation of forests in our home region of Tegernsee-Schliersee by donating five euros per booking to Bergwaldprojekt e.V.

These are our goals:

  • to bring people closer to nature in an authentic way
  • to work closely with regional partners and hosts
  • to create added value for the region and at the same time create added value for the guests

We need your help to make this happen! During your trip, please treat nature with respect and follow general rules of conduct.

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