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Salz­Al­pen­Steig I wit­hout lug­ga­ge trans­fer 9 days

from 918,- per person

  • Duration: 9 Days
  • Total distance: approx. 120 km
  • Altitude: (+) 3470 m
  • Altitude: (-) 4600 m
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On the almost 125 km long Salz­Al­pen­Steig from Chiem­see to Königs­see, you will not only see uni­que, breath­ta­king land­scapes but also learn a lot about the salt springs, the salt depo­sits and the histo­ry of salt extra­c­tion and pro­ces­sing. Dis­co­ver the traces of salt and the sights of the vil­la­ges on the 7 stages. High­lights of the tour include end­less pan­o­r­amic views, of cour­se the Chiem­see and Königs­see lakes, but also the tra­di­ti­ons of the region. 
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Der Blick fällt auf ein paar einzelne, höhere Bäume, die die Sicht auf einen schönen türkisfarbenen See und die Bergwelt etwas verdecken.
Ein gepflegter Wanderweg bzw. -pfad führt an einem Bach entlang. Im Vordergrund links am Zaun lila Blumen.
Das beeindruckende Bauwerk der alten Saline von Bad Reichenhall. Dahinter Bäume und blauer Himmel.
Der Blick fällt über das hellblaue Wasser des Chiemsees auf die Fraueninsel mit ihrem Kloster.
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Day 1
Indi­vi­du­al jour­ney to Ber­nau / Prien am Chiemsee
Distanz: 0 km Höhe (+): 0m Höhe (-): 0m
Wel­co­me to the Chiem­gau. Over­night accom­mo­da­ti­on: Ber­nau or Prien 
Day 2
Ber­nau / Prien — Marquartstein
Distanz: 20 km Höhe (+): 330m Höhe (-): 320m
If you did not stay over­night in Prien, take the bus in the mor­ning to Prien am Chiem­see, whe­re your first stage beg­ins. The hike takes you through the towns of Prien and Ber­nau, offe­ring magni­fi­cent views of the moun­ta­ins. This stage takes you through bog forests and moor­land, across the woods abo­ve Ber­nau and Rottau, until you final­ly reach Kucheln, fol­lo­wed short­ly by Gras­sau and Mar­quart­stein. Over­night stay: Gras­sau or Marquartstein 
Day 3
Mar­quart­stein — Ruhpolding
Distanz: 15 km Höhe (+): 330m Höhe (-): 1260m
After break­fast, you will be trans­fer­red to Ber­gen. The­re you will take the cable car to the top of the Hoch­felln, the vie­w­ing ter­race of the Chiem­gau regi­on. On the appro­xi­m­ate­ly 20-minu­te ride, you will get your first tas­te of what awaits you on this hike: a magni­fi­cent view of the sur­roun­ding moun­tain ran­ges, vil­la­ges and coun­try­si­de and a won­derful hike in the alpi­ne land­scape of the Hoch­felln. The trail leads you ste­adi­ly down the moun­tain through moun­tain pines, across lar­ge alpi­ne mea­dows and through spar­se forests. You pass the idyl­li­cal­ly situa­ted Felln-Alm and later hike past the Farn­bö­den-Alm. The trail con­ti­nues around the Reit­stein (1250m). A litt­le later you reach the magi­cal fairy­ta­le forest near Brand, which is an impres­si­ve expe­ri­ence not only for youn­ger hikers with its many caves and grot­tos. Always fol­low the signs to Ruh­pol­ding, today’s stage desti­na­ti­on. Over­night accom­mo­da­ti­on: Mai­er­g­schwendt (a sub­urb of Ruh­pol­ding) or Ruhpolding 
Day 4
Ruh­pol­ding — Inzell
Distanz: 15 km Höhe (+): 420m Höhe (-): 440m
An eventful hike bet­ween Ruh­pol­ding and Inzell in the Chiem­gau Alps awaits you on the third stage of the Salz­Al­pen­Steig. At the foot of the Rausch­berg (1645m) you reach the pic­tures­que Tau­ben­see lake, hike on won­derful paths through the moun­tain forests to the Fahr­ries­bo­den cha­pel and on to Schmelz, from whe­re it is only a stone’s throw to your stage desti­na­ti­on of Inzell. Over­night accom­mo­da­ti­on: Schmelz (a sub­urb of Inzell) or Inzell 
Day 5
Inzell — Bad Reichenhall
Distanz: 23 km Höhe (+): 480m Höhe (-): 700m
This enorm­ously varied, but also stre­nuous stage takes you from the cli­ma­tic health resort of Inzell across moor­land and lush mea­dows to the Weiß­bach Falls. Along the Weiß­bach and the Weiß­bach gor­ge you come to the Thum­see and over the Bür­ger­meis­ter­hö­he abo­ve Kirch­berg to the cen­ter of Bad Rei­chen­hall. Over­night stay: Bad Reichenhall 
Day 6
Bad Rei­chen­hall — Bischofswiesen
Distanz: 17 km Höhe (+): 490m Höhe (-): 350m
Today’s stage offers you lots of infor­ma­ti­on and sights on the sub­ject of salt, a very varied land­scape and won­derful views of the Alps. Visit the old salt works in Bad Rei­chen­hall, the town pul­pit, from whe­re you have a won­derful view of the Alpi­ne spa town, and the idyl­lic muni­ci­pa­li­ty of Baye­risch Gmain. Bri­ne pipes and other ‑sal­ty- sights make the trail an enter­tai­ning expe­ri­ence for the who­le fami­ly. Con­ti­nue hiking until you final­ly arri­ve in Hall­thurm. The old house of Hall­thurm is part of the for­mer for­ti­fi­ca­ti­ons of the prin­ce pro­vost of Berch­tes­ga­den against Salz­burg and Bava­ria and was built in 1194 on the occa­si­on of an attack by the citi­zens of Rei­chen­hall in 1193 (during which the salt bre­wing pans of Berch­tes­ga­den were des­troy­ed). The rou­te con­ti­nues slight­ly uphill through the forest, you cross the Schwarz­gra­ben and the Fre­chen­bach and final­ly reach the Bischofs­wie­se­ner Ache, who­se cour­se you fol­low to Winkl and our desti­na­ti­on Bischofs­wie­sen. Train ride to your accom­mo­da­ti­on in Bad Reichenhall. 
Day 7
Bischofs­wie­sen — Ramsau
Distanz: 13 km Höhe (+): 510m Höhe (-): 550m
Take the train to Bischofs­wie­sen in the mor­ning. From lei­su­re­ly paths along rivers and streams to steep ascents, e.g. to the Mord­au­alm, this stage of the Salz­Al­pen­Steig in Berch­tes­ga­de­ner Land has ever­y­thing to make hikers’ hearts beat fas­ter. Over­night accom­mo­da­ti­on: Ramsau 
Day 8
Ram­sau — Königssee
Distanz: 17 km Höhe (+): 910m Höhe (-): 980m
The eventful seventh stage of the Salz­Al­pen­Steig from Ram­sau to Königs­see beg­ins with a short hike along the nor­t­hern bank of the Ram­sau­er Achen. At the foot of Geröll­berg (1162m) and Söl­den­köpfl (1022m), you fol­low the old bri­ne pipes towards Enge­dey and are reward­ed again and again with magni­fi­cent views in the bird sanc­tua­ry abo­ve Ram­sau for the effort of the ascent. The view here wan­ders south over Ram­sau to the Hoch­kal­ter (2606m), the nor­t­hern­most blue ice gla­cier in the Alps and one of the hig­hest moun­ta­ins in Ger­ma­ny, the Mit­tel­spit­ze (2713m) and the Klei­ner Watz­mann (2307m). From Enge­dey you start the ascent to the Grün­stein, a well-known pan­o­r­amic moun­tain in the Berch­tes­ga­den Alps, which can also be clim­bed via seve­ral via fer­ra­tas. On forest roads and forest paths, the rou­te winds uphill to the Grün­stein­hüt­te, from whe­re you once again have a magni­fi­cent view of the Berch­tes­ga­de­ner Land. Along the Wei­ße Wend, you hike down into the val­ley and reach Schön­au after this varied hike. At the end of this hiking stage at the beau­tiful Königs­see lake, take the public trans­port bus from Schön­au am Königs­see to your over­night accom­mo­da­ti­on in Berchtesgaden. 
Day 9
Indi­vi­du­al jour­ney home or extension
Distanz: 0 km Höhe (+): 0m Höhe (-): 0m
Return on your own to Lake Chiem­see, or an orga­ni­zed return trip for an addi­tio­nal fee, or extend your stay to Gol­ling and then begin the Salz­al­pen­steig II tour.

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Season

01.09.2026 — 25.09.2026 (Arri­val: Fri, Sun)
May 14, 2027 – June 30, 2027 (Arri­val: Fri, Sun)
July 1, 2027 – August 31, 2027 (Arri­val: Fri, Sun)
Sep­tem­ber 1, 2027 – Sep­tem­ber 26, 2027 (Arri­val: Fri, Sun)

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Single room

EUR 1.248,00
EUR 1.198,00
EUR 1.228,00
EUR 1.198,00

Double room*

EUR 918,00
EUR 958,00
EUR 988,00
EUR 958,00
*Prices are per person.

Additional nights BEFORE the tour

(01.01.2026 — 31.12.2026) Addi­tio­nal night BEFORE the tour in Ber­nau in a dou­ble room incl. break­fast / (Hotel Farb­in­ger Hof) 
(01.01.2026 — 31.12.2026) Addi­tio­nal night BEFORE the tour in Ber­nau 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

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

Price per person/night

EUR 95,00
EUR 107,00
EUR 112,00
EUR 134,00
EUR 95,00
EUR 109,00
EUR 75,00
EUR 100,00

Additional transfers

(01.01.2027 — 31.12.2027) Orga­ni­zed return trans­fer to Bernau/Prien am Chiem­see (pri­ce for max. 4 persons)
(01.01.2026 — 31.12.2026) Orga­ni­zed return trans­fer to Bernau/Prien am Chiem­see (pri­ce for max. 4 persons)

Price

EUR 245,00
EUR 206,00

Services

Included services
  • Inde­pen­dent Hiking (not a group tour)
  • 8 x over­night stays in sel­ec­ted hotels, inns and guest­hou­ses (3*/4* category)
  • Rooms with a show­er or a bath­tub and toilet
  • 8 x breakfast 
  • Trans­fer on day 3 from the hotel to Bergen
  • Detail­ed tra­vel docu­ments with important infor­ma­ti­on on the rou­te and itin­era­ry (1x per room)
  • 1 x com­pass hiking guide
  • 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)

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Natu­re of the Tour
During the tour on the Salz­al­pen­steig trail, you will repea­ted­ly find yours­elf in alpi­ne ter­rain. Appro­pria­te moun­tain equip­ment and stami­na are the­r­e­fo­re a pre­re­qui­si­te. The neces­sa­ry equip­ment includes Moun­tain boots, func­tion­al clot­hing, ruck­sack, water and food, rain and sun pro­tec­tion, cell pho­ne, pos­si­bly hiking poles, etc. Approx. 5 to 6 hours of hiking are plan­ned each day. 
Par­king
PRIEN: Con­ti­park P1 at Prien train sta­ti­on. Approx. 21 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). 
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.
Return jour­ney
Return jour­ney eit­her by train from Berch­tes­ga­den main sta­ti­on with chan­ge in Frei­las­sing to Prien or Ber­nau (dura­ti­on: approx. 2 hours) or book an orga­ni­zed return transfer.
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. 

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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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