Feu­er und Eis Self-Gui­ded Tour

Salz­Al­pen­Steig I (wit­hout lug­ga­ge trans­fer) – 5‑day short trip

from 458,- per person

Along the shor­ten­ed Salz­Al­pen­Steig trail from Ruh­pol­ding to Königs­see, you’ll encoun­ter not only an impres­si­ve and cap­ti­vat­ing natu­ral land­scape, but also the fasci­na­ting world of salt springs, salt depo­sits, and the mul­ti­face­ted histo­ry of salt pro­duc­tion and pro­ces­sing. Over the 3 stages of this jour­ney, you’ll have the oppor­tu­ni­ty to fol­low in the foot­s­teps of salt and explo­re the sights of the towns you visit. Look for­ward to unfor­gettable high­lights, such as the end­less pan­o­r­amic views and, of cour­se, the breath­ta­king fina­le of your tour at the pic­tures­que Königssee.

Itinerary / Stages

Day 1
Indi­vi­du­al arri­val in Ruhpolding
Distanz: 0 km Höhe (+): 0m Höhe (-): 0m
A warm wel­co­me to your tour! Today you will spend the night in Mai­er­g­schwendt (a sub­urb of Ruh­pol­ding) or Ruhpolding.
Day 2
Ruh­pol­ding — Inzell
Distanz: 15 km Höhe (+): 420m Höhe (-): 440m
This 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 3
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 impres­si­ve 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 4
Bad Rei­chen­hall — Königssee
Distanz: 17 km Höhe (+): 1090m Höhe (-): 1100m
Take the train to Bischofs­wie­sen. From here, the rou­te takes you direct­ly to the hid­den Königs­see lake via the pan­o­r­amic Grün­stein­hüt­te hut. Final­ly, take the public bus to your over­night accom­mo­da­ti­on in Berchtesgaden.
Day 5
Indi­vi­du­al Departure
Distanz: 0 km Höhe (+): 0m Höhe (-): 0m
Indi­vi­du­al depar­tu­re, or start the “Salz­al­pen­steig II” tour from Gol­ling afterward?

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Booking code: SALZ-ALPEN-5T-O-GEPAECK

Season

May 16, 2027 — June 30, 2027 (Check-in: daily)
July 1, 2027 – August 31, 2027 (Check-in: daily)
Sep­tem­ber 1, 2027 – Sep­tem­ber 28, 2027 (Check-in: daily)

Category

ST
ST
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Single room

EUR 578,00
EUR 598,00
EUR 578,00

Double room*

EUR 458,00
EUR 478,00
EUR 458,00
*Prices are per person.

Additional nights BEFORE the tour

(01.01.2027 — 31.12.2027) Addi­tio­nal night BEFORE the tour in Ruh­pol­ding in a dou­ble room, inclu­ding break­fast / (Hotel Alp Inn)
(01.01.2027 — 31.12.2027) Addi­tio­nal night BEFORE the tour in Ruh­pol­ding in a sin­gle room, inclu­ding break­fast / (Hotel Alp Inn)

Price per person/night

EUR 86,00
EUR 117,00

Additional nights AFTER the tour

(01.01.2027 — 31.12.2027) Addi­tio­nal night AFTER the tour in Berch­tes­ga­den in a dou­ble room incl. break­fast / (Alpen Hotel Seimler)
(01.01.2027 — 31.12.2027) Addi­tio­nal night AFTER the tour in Berch­tes­ga­den in a sin­gle room incl. break­fast / (Alpen Hotel Seimler)
(01.01.2027 — 31.12.2027) Addi­tio­nal night AFTER the tour in Ruh­pol­ding in a dou­ble room, inclu­ding break­fast / (Hotel Alp Inn)
(01.01.2027 — 31.12.2027) Addi­tio­nal night AFTER the tour in Ruh­pol­ding in a sin­gle room, inclu­ding break­fast / (Hotel Alp Inn)

Price per person/night

EUR 95,00
EUR 109,00
EUR 86,00
EUR 117,00

Additional transfers

(01.01.2027 — 31.12.2027) Orga­ni­zed return trans­fer to Ruh­pol­ding (pri­ce for up to 4 people)

Price

EUR 245,00

Services

Included services
  • Inde­pen­dent Hiking (not a group tour)
  • 4 nights’ lodging in sel­ect hotels, inns, and guest­hou­ses (3*/4* category)
  • Rooms with show­er or bath­tub / toilet
  • 4 break­fasts
  • Detail­ed tra­vel docu­ments with important infor­ma­ti­on about the rou­te and itin­era­ry (1 set per room)
  • 1 “Kom­pass” hiking gui­de­book for the Salzalpensteig
  • Prac­ti­cal felt pouch for your tra­vel docu­ments (1 per room)
  • GPS data for mobi­le navi­ga­ti­on available for download
  • Salz­al­pen­steig pin
  • Dona­ti­on to the Berg­wald­pro­jekt e.V. sus­taina­bi­li­ty initiative
  • 7‑Day Worry-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
  • Resort/local taxes (approx. 14 EUR per per­son per night), to be paid at the accommodations
  • Any over­night fees for regis­tered dogs, to be paid at the accommodations
  • Meals and bever­a­ges, unless other­wi­se included
  • Tips, sight­see­ing, and other per­so­nal expenses
  • Bus and train rides, 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

Return jour­ney
Eit­her by train from Berch­tes­ga­den main sta­ti­on with chan­ges in Frei­las­sing and Traun­stein to Ruh­pol­ding or boo­ka­ble, orga­ni­zed return transfer.
7‑Day Hass­le-Free Hotline
Even the best-plan­ned trip can encoun­ter unex­pec­ted events in rare cases. In such moments, it’s reassu­ring to have someone on site you can rely on. For this reason, our indi­vi­du­al acti­ve tours pro­vi­de you with a local cont­act per­son who will glad­ly pro­vi­de infor­ma­ti­on and, as sta­ted in your tra­vel docu­ments, is available for you in emergencies.
Insu­rance
Tra­vel can­cel­la­ti­on insu­rance inclu­ding trip inter­rup­ti­on insu­rance is high­ly recom­men­ded. You can find infor­ma­ti­on at: https://www.feuer-eis-touristik.de/reiseversicherung
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 arri­val date. We recom­mend that you do not orga­ni­ze your arri­val and depar­tu­re until after this dead­line has passed.
Other Infor­ma­ti­on
For a stress-free start to your trip, arri­val at the start­ing point is usual­ly recom­men­ded by ear­ly evening; some tours start at mid­day, in which case we recom­mend arri­ving the day befo­re, and we would be hap­py to book an addi­tio­nal night for you. Indi­vi­du­al return tra­vel takes place on the last day of the trip. The kilo­me­ter indi­ca­ti­ons are appro­xi­ma­te and may dif­fer from the actu­al kilo­me­ters cover­ed. This trip is not sui­ta­ble for peo­p­le with redu­ced mobility.
Get­ting There
BY CAR: Tra­vel via the A8 free­way, exit Siegsdorf/Traunstein and take the B306 in a south-eas­ter­ly direc­tion, then at the traf­fic cir­cle take the St2098 and fol­low this road to Ruh­pol­ding. BY TRAIN: Take the train to Ruh­pol­ding station.
Par­king
Free par­king is available at Ruh­pol­ding station.
Natu­re of the Tour
During the tour on the Salz­al­pen­steig, you will repea­ted­ly find yours­elf in alpi­ne ter­rain. Appro­pria­te moun­tain equip­ment and stami­na are the­r­e­fo­re a pre­re­qui­si­te. Approx. 5 to 7 hours of hiking are plan­ned each day. A good basic level of fit­ness is the­r­e­fo­re important.

Travel carefree with us

More safety. Exclusively at Feuer und Eis.

If something should happen along the way, you are well covered:
ERGO travel insurance, which is only included with Feuer und Eis, covers search, rescue and recovery costs of up to €10,000.

Even in the event of more serious accidents, the insurance cover is reliable and supports you or your relatives with clearly defined assistance and cash benefits.
Depending on the case, benefits of up to €50,000 are covered.

Bicycle protection

If something comes up on the road, you stay mobile.
Breakdown, accident or theft: ERGO's exclusive travel insurance with Feuer und Eis covers repairs or additional travel costs - quickly and easily.

Details and conditions can be found under Feuer und Eis travel insurance.

Travel Responsibly

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:

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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