Austria walking holidays


Our Austria Holidays
Walking holiday in the Austrian Tyrol
Beautiful mountain scenery and attractive Tyrolean villages
Austria self guided walking holiday
A glorious mix of spectacular scenic views.
Austria yoga & walking holiday
Daily yoga, stunning alpine hiking, delicious food.
Austrian Lakes cycling holiday, self guided
Spectacular scenic views, gentle shoreline routes and swimming
Danube cycling holiday, self guided
Discove the compelling history of the Danube
Germany and Austria walking holiday, self guided
Circular trek around Mount Hochkönig and Königssee
Winter walking holiday in the Austrian Tyrol
Winter walking from the northern banks of the biggest lake in Tyrol
Prague to Budapest cycling holiday
A wonderfully contrasting ride through the heart of Europe
Austrian walking holiday
Explore Austrian Alps on foot from our remote mountain home
Germany and Austria self guided walking tours
Circumnavigate Germany's highest mountain!
Austrian lakes activity holiday
Self-guided walking and cycling routes in Austria
Austria walking holidays, walk the lake district
Lakeside walking with a beautiful mountain backdrop
Danube self guided walking holiday in Austria
Outstanding walking along the Blue Danube in the Wachau
Skiing holiday in Slovenia, Austria and Italy
Winter fun around Slovenia, Italy and Austria!
Austrian winter walking holiday
Winter activities from a stunning Alpine retreat.
Austria cycling holiday, cycle the Lake District
A lovely introduction to picture-postcard Austria
Snowboard and yoga holiday in Austria
Snowboard and Yoga in a remote location in the Austrian Alps
Winter walking and yoga holiday in Austria
Guided winter walks and cross country skiing + daily yoga.
Lake Constance cycling holiday in Austria and Germany
A unique jewel in the crown of central Europe
E-bike tour from Italy to Austria
Bike through Italy, Croatia, Austria and Slovenia
Austria snow shoeing holiday
Guided snowshoe walking and winter activities in the Alps
Eastern europe by train, the Iron Curtain tour
Whizz around Europe's lesser-visited cities by rail!
Highlights of Central Europe tour
Experience the incredible highlights of Central Europe
Austria multi activity holiday
Adventurous mountain holiday in the stunning Austrian Alps
Christmas markets holiday, Central Europe
Indulge the senses by exploring the best of the festive market scene
Vienna to Budapest cycle ride, self guided
Enjoy rides along the Danube from Austria to Hungary
Cycling holiday in the Netherlands, Germany & Austria
European cycling at its best
Passau to Vienna cycling holiday in Austria and Germany
One of the most popular cycle paths in Europe
Austria self guided cycling holiday
Discover Salzkammergut, the Austrian lake district
Learn to ski and yoga holiday in Austria
Ski and Snowboard in the Alps alongside daily yoga classes
What do walking holidays in Austria entail?
River Danube
Salzerkammut
Walking around the Salzerkammut region you can easily base yourself in one place, like the picturesque town of Bad Ischl, and use short transfers to get to the start of each walk. Nine days gives you a lovely overview of the area, and its many lakes, including Seefeld, St Gilgen and Mondsee. This area easy to get around, and works really well for a self-guided walk.Alps
Some of the most popular walks are in the High Tauern National Park, which straddles East Tyrol and Carinthia. Here, you’ll walk under the immense shadow of Austria’s highest mountain, the 3,798m-high Grossglockner.
Long distance routes
There are some more ambitious long-distance trails you can follow in the Alps – often these cross between borders. The E4 long distance trail runs from Gibraltar to Crete, passing into Austria on the way. If you’re feeling adventurous and want to do a self-guided trip in the High Tyrol, circumnavigate Zugspitze, Germany’s highest mountain (and Austria’s 15th highest) on a route that dips between Germany and Austria and back, or base yourself in Lake Königssee, Germany, and reach into Austria from here. Austrian hiking trails are relatively well mapped – look out for footpath signs marked with white and red stripes.Lunch stops
Wherever you choose to go, you’ll find that the Austrian cuisine particularly well-suited to refuelling hungry hikers. Mountain cuisine seems like the food of champions at the end of a long day: what better excuse to tuck into Käsespätzle – cheesy noodles, or an enormous schnitzel than that 1,200m climb you made to reach the restaurant?Our top Austria Holiday
Walking holiday in the Austrian Tyrol
Beautiful mountain scenery and attractive Tyrolean villages
2021: 5 Jun, 12 Jun, 19 Jun, 26 Jun, 3 Jul, 10 Jul, 17 Jul, 24 Jul, 31 Jul, 7 Aug, 14 Aug, 21 Aug, 4 Sep, 18 Sep
2022: 4 Jun, 11 Jun, 18 Jun, 25 Jun, 2 Jul, 9 Jul, 16 Jul, 23 Jul, 30 Jul, 6 Aug, 13 Aug, 20 Aug, 27 Aug, 3 Sep, 10 Sep, 17 Sep
When to go on a walking holiday in Austria?
If you’re walking in the Danube area, walks start as early as March and April. Most walking holidays in the Alps run from May to September, but sometimes the highest routes aren’t snow-free until June. In spring, there will be flowers everywhere – though spring gets to the alpine meadows relatively late and you’ll see beautiful flowers all through summer.
High summer: July and August is really busy. Austria is so lovely, that everyone visits for the summer – especially Austrians. In the school holidays, popular resorts will be busy and bustling.
Autumn is cooler, but the beautiful birch forests of Kawendel national park turn the trails yellow with fallen leaves. It’s very unusual for early autumn to get any snow, but it does happen; the first snow of 2019 came in mid-September in the Hohe Taurn National Park. October and November are off season for walking.
How fit do I need to be?
What to bring?
Lottie Joynes from our specialist holiday company WearActive has these packing tips:
“We’re at 1,800m in the Alps, and the weather can change dramatically up here. We always send round a detailed packing list and tell guests to bring coats and good walking boots, but also sun protection and t-shirts and shorts. Don’t forget, you absolutely must bring walking boots. We have spikes which you can attach to your boots if there’s ice, and we also have snow shoes.”