Long-distance hiking on the trail of the Blue Gentian
- Brief description
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Hiking on the alpine pastures trail.
- Difficulty
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medium
- Rating
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- Starting point
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Pfarrwerfen
- Route
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WerfenReitsamerhof1.8 kmGrünmaiß8.3 kmMitterfeldalm10.9 kmArthurhaus12.8 kmSennerei Schweizerhütte12.8 kmWindrauchegg Alm14.5 kmAuwald15.9 kmScharten Hütte17.0 kmMolteraualm17.2 kmWiddersbergalmen17.2 kmBrandstatthütte17.3 kmWiddersberg17.3 kmHöfl-Zachhof26.5 kmBürglalm26.9 kmDienten am Hochkönig27.3 kmBürglalm29.6 kmWastlhöhelift30.6 kmWastlhöhe (1,737 m)30.8 kmKollmannsegg (1,848 m)31.8 kmSchneebergkreuz (1,936 m)34.4 kmHochegg (1,817 m)36.9 kmGamskögerl (1,747 m)37.6 kmMeislsteinalm41.9 kmHackeralm42.6 kmLend48.3 kmBruderau48.4 kmGigerach49.6 kmKögerlalm54.1 kmDrei-Waller-Kapelle54.8 kmAmoseralm58.1 kmUnterberg60.6 kmUnterbergerwirt60.8 kmAnna Kapelle63.1 kmFriedhofskapelle63.4 kmHeiliger Rupert und Virgil63.4 kmDorfgastein63.5 kmSebastian Ruh65.1 kmDorfberg66.7 kmPatzberg68.5 kmHeinreich-Hochalm70.9 kmHeinreich-Kapelle71.3 kmKokaseralm71.8 kmPräaualm73.6 kmBiberalm81.7 kmFundner Heimalm84.9 kmBrandner Hochalm87.5 kmKleine Scharte (2,052 m)89.8 kmBergrestaurant Kleine Scharte90.2 kmSendleitenbahn (2,019 m)90.3 kmWeitmoser Schlossalm91.4 kmSchlosshochalm91.7 kmNesslach96.5 kmNasslach-Kapelle96.5 kmSchattbachalm103.4 kmBockhartseehütte109.1 kmNaßfeld110.3 kmValeriehaus110.4 kmRestaurant Talstation110.5 kmHubertus-Kapelle110.6 kmBärenfall111.4 kmSchleierfall111.6 kmKesselfall113.0 kmObere Astenalm114.1 kmEvian115.7 kmAltböckstein116.3 kmSchmerzensmannkapelle116.6 kmBöckstein116.8 kmPyrkershöhe119.7 kmBad Gastein120.3 kmWasserfall120.4 kmGasteiner Wasserfall120.4 kmPreimskirche120.6 kmBadberg121.4 kmBlick nach Bad Hofgastein121.6 kmPoserhöhe125.0 kmOberharbachalm131.0 kmSchappachkapelle136.2 kmHotel Almrösl136.4 kmHüttenwirt136.5 kmHüttschlag136.5 kmPfarrkirche Hüttschlag136.7 kmSchrambach137.5 kmWolfau138.0 kmGruberwirt138.1 kmKarteiskapelle139.0 kmKarteis139.2 kmKarteistörl (2,146 m)146.6 kmTappenkarseehütte148.1 kmTappenkarsee Alm149.3 kmLoosbühelalm (Klausalm)156.8 kmWeißalm158.2 kmEllmaualm159.4 kmGroßwildalm166.1 kmKarsegg-Heimalm169.1 kmUnterwandalm169.9 kmMuggenfeldalm (Rothofalm)172.0 kmMaurachalm172.9 kmGernkogel (1,787 m)176.1 kmObergaßalmbahn176.3 kmGernkogelalm176.4 kmSonntagskogelbahn III178.5 kmSonntagskogel (1,849 m)178.7 kmGabel (2,037 m)181.9 kmKleinarler Hütte185.4 kmKleinarl189.3 kmPfarrkirche zum hl. Laurentius189.4 kmSteinkarhütten193.7 kmSteinkaralm193.8 kmWeissenhofalm195.5 kmMooskopf (1,961 m)197.6 kmBubble Shuttle (1,920 m)197.7 kmAlmstüberl197.8 kmPanorama Link Bergstation198.3 kmAhornkarkopf (1,923 m)198.6 kmSaukarkopf (2,014 m)199.6 kmSaukarfunktel (2,024 m)200.0 kmGrießenkareck (1,991 m)201.1 kmstarjet 3202.0 kmspacejet 3202.4 kmFlachau208.5 kmPfarrkirche Flachau208.9 kmSattelbauer211.7 kmKuchlberghütte213.7 kmLackenalm213.8 kmHinterkogel (1,922 m)219.0 kmRoßkopfhütte220.2 kmHöchalm-Adlerhorst221.0 kmZauchensee224.2 kmTauernkaralm228.2 kmTauernkarleitenalm228.3 kmVordergnadenalm231.6 kmGnadenalm231.8 kmWeissenhofhütte Hintergnadenalm233.5 kmHintergnadenalm233.5 kmSüdwiener Hütte236.8 kmZum Heiligen Petrus in Banden243.5 kmHochalmbahn Talstation245.5 kmHochalm245.6 kmPanoramabahn Talstation245.7 kmDikt'nalm247.5 kmSeekarscharte (2,026 m)248.7 kmOberhütte am See252.2 kmOberhütte252.4 kmVögeialm255.1 kmVögeialmkapelle255.2 kmFallhausalm255.6 kmHintereggalm256.6 kmEllmaualm259.4 kmErblehenalm259.6 kmWinklhütte262.3 kmLourdeskapelle266.4 kmForstauer Wirt266.8 kmForstau266.9 kmKapuzinerkirche276.6 kmRadstadt (858 m)277.2 kmBürgerbergalm279.3 kmQuelle281.5 kmRadstädterhütte282.6 kmRossbrand (1,770 m)282.7 kmHoferegg (1,641 m)285.4 kmMoserscharte (1,513 m)286.9 kmMoosalm287.9 kmFilzmoos290.0 kmGasthof Bachlalm297.2 kmBachlalm297.2 kmSulzenhals (1,824 m)299.5 kmSulzenalmen301.0 kmKrahlehenhütte301.0 kmOberhofalm303.2 kmUnterhofalm303.4 kmMarcheggsattel (1,220 m)306.2 kmNeuberg309.4 kmBischofsmützenblick315.6 kmGerzkopf (1,728 m)316.2 kmHöllbrand320.5 kmHöllalm321.2 kmOberstein322.4 kmPfarrkirche St. Martin323.6 kmSankt Martin am Tennengebirge323.6 kmButtermilchalm324.9 kmOstermaißalm326.3 kmOstermaisalm326.4 kmKoreinalm329.7 kmDr.Heinrich-Hackel-Hütte335.3 kmWengerau337.7 kmBergdorf338.6 kmWerfenweng340.5 kmBergdorf342.3 kmWengerau343.1 kmWengau Alm343.2 kmGamsblickalm343.9 kmElmaualm346.2 kmElmaualm Werfenweng346.3 kmMahdegg Alpengasthof349.0 kmGasthaus Samerhof350.4 kmMaier351.9 kmWerfen358.0 km
- Best season
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JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
- Description
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On the Salzburg Almenweg, everyday life stays behind in the valley. One of the most beautiful long-distance hiking trails in the Alps is the Salzburger Almenweg: on 350 kilometers and in 25 stages, it leads to 120 alpine pastures in Salzburg's Pongau region. The trail follows the trail of the "Blue Gentian" from alpine pasture to the next. The Salzburger Almenweg connects well-known vacation regions: It leads from the Tennengebirge, to the Hochkönig region, over the Salzburger Sonnenterrasse, through the Gastein Valley, into the Grossarltal, right through the Salzburger Sportwelt and to Obertauern.
- Directions
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From every 25 places in the region Pongau in Salzburg hikers can enter the 350-kilometer-long hiking trail and everywhere they can also descend again to the valley. 120 alpine huts are along the way where one stops and stays overnight. Hikers can, but do not have to, return to the valley as well. Those who want a longer break from everyday life can simply stay at the top: In the world of alpine pastures with its people, animals and stories.
With the whole family on the "traces of the blue gentian"
The Salzburg Almenweg is well marked: The blue blossom of the gentian points the way across the mountains. A special incentive, especially for children, is the collection of hiker's stamps.
The "Bronze Hiking Pin" is awarded for one stage. The stamp pass and the hiking pins are available in all tourist offices in the towns.
For even more variety for the whole family, there are entertaining themed trails such as the "Alles Alm" trail in Obertauern, "Flori's Erlebnispfad" in Flachau or the two adventure mountains "Geisterberg" in St. Johann-Alpendorf and "Wagraini's Grafenberg" in Wagrain.
Dogs are also very welcome on the Salzburg Almenweg: You can find out directly from the hut owners at which huts you can stay overnight with dogs.
Culinary Almenweg Highlights
A snack never tastes better than after a walk of several hours, and on the Salzburg Alpine Pastures Trail you can, if you want, hike far.
On the alpine pastures, hikers are traditionally spoiled with homemade delicacies. Cow’s milk is processed into butter, cheese and curd. These products, in turn, form the basis for cheese snacks and Ploughman’s lunches, doughnuts, cakes and many other alpine delicacies. From summer 2022, there will be designated “Alpine Trail Delicacies” in numerous huts along the Salzburg Alpine Pastures Trail. These dishes are the respective figurehead of each alpine hut and guarantee culinary diversity during long-distance hikes.
- Highest point
- 2,226 m
- Endpoint
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Pfarrwerfen
- Height profile
- Safety instructions
- Tips
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The stages are varied and at different difficulty levels and are, to 90 percent, at over 1,000 metres above sea level. Many of them are suitable for families with children as well as for beginners. Others are reserved for experienced mountain enthusiasts. In any case, the Salzburger Almenweg is a trail for all those who prefer the mountains.
- Additional information
- Directions
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Arrival by car
- From the north (Munich/Salzburg) to Werfen (entry point route 1): via A8 & A10
- From the east (Liezen) to Radstadt (route 21): via B320
- From the south (Villach) to Flachau (route 17): via A10
- From the west (Zell am See) to Goldegg (route 4): via B311
- From the northwest (St. Johann in Tirol) to Dienten am Hochkönig (route 3): via B164
Arrival by plane
Take advantage of the convenient flight connections from many European cities to Salzburg. More than 25 airlines take you from Berlin, Frankfurt, Cologne, Dublin, Amsterdam, London, Istanbul and many other European cities directly to the W.A. Mozart Airport to Salzburg. Arrived at the airport, you can easily cover the distance to the entry points of the Salzburger Almenweg by taxi, public transport or rental car.
- Public transportation
- Parking
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You will find information on parking facilities in the individual stage descriptions or the staff of the local tourist associations will be happy to provide you with more detailed information.
- Author
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Salzburger AlmenwegThe tour Long-distance hiking on the trail of the Blue Gentian is used by outdooractive.com provided.