7-day tour A: Salzalpensteig Prien - Bad Reichenhall (5 walking days)

from Prien am Chiemsee to Bad Reichenhall, approx. 85 km

Day 1: Arrival at your hotel in Prien am Chiemsee

Day 2: Prien - Marquartstein (22 km, 6½ hrs, 630 metres of ascent)

Day 3: Marquartstein - Bergen (13 km, 7½ hrs, 1200 metres of ascent)

Day 4: Bergen - Ruhpolding (15 km, 5½ hrs, 350 metres of ascent)

Day 5: Ruhpolding - Inzell (13 km, 5 hrs, 590 metres of ascent)

Day 6: Inzell - Bad Reichenhall (21 km, 6 hrs, 670 metres of ascent)

Day 7: Departure from Bad Reichenhall

Departure or rest day or continue walking

(possibly by boat to Obertraun)

Day 10: Departure from Obertraun or extra day

Arrival

Arrival from May to October

every Sunday to Thursday to Prien am Chiemsee,

daily arrivals to all other locations

Arrival by car

Arrival for section A or D to Prien am Chiemsee

A8 Munich-Salzburg motorway,

exit 106 Bernau, multi-storey car park in Prien for a fee,

ask the hotel about free parking.

Arrival for section B to Königssee in the Berchtesgadener Land

A8 Munich-Salzburg motorway,

exit 115 Bad Reichenhall, then via Bad Reichenhall

and Berchtesgaden to Königssee,

parking as directed by your arrival hotel, some charges apply

Arrival for section E to Golling/Austria

A8 Munich-Salzburg motorway,

Salzburg junction for the A10 towards Bischofshofen

to exit 28 Golling,

parking as directed by your arrival hotel

Arrival by train

To Prien am Chiemsee:

To Prien station, approx. 90 m to the hotel

To Königssee:

To Berchtesgaden station, then by taxi

to your hotel in Königssee or Schönau

(fares payable locally).

To Golling:

To Golling/Austria station, from there

a short taxi ride to the hotel

(fares payable locally).

Departure

Return journey from the final stage location or

return to your car at the starting point

(fares payable locally),

return journey times in our travel documents

The Salzalpensteig links Prien am Chiemsee, Bad Reichenhall, Lake Königssee, Golling and Lake Hallstatt. You can choose sections of 5 to 8 walking days covering 80 to 130 km; overall approx. 230 km. The route follows historic salt routes through Chiemgau, Berchtesgadener Land, Tennengau and the World Heritage region Dachstein Salzkammergut. An Alpine point-to-point walk with daily hotel changes and luggage transfer. A good level of fitness and a head for heights are required. Joining and extensions are possible at various locations.

Any public transport fares are extra.