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Active holiday in SalzburgerLand: Explore the Alps in a fun way

SalzburgerLand is perfect for an active holiday with the family. Put on your hiking boots and get on your bike.
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Active holiday in SalzburgerLand in Austria: Explore the Alps in a fun way is written by The editorial staff, RejsRejsRejs.

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Bring your hiking boots and bike helmet – have an active holiday in SalzburgerLand

The perfect vacation is the one where you feel much better when you get home. That's why you must remember to get touched on the journey.

Bring your walking shoes and bike helmet and fill your body with energy, fresh air and incredible experiences in nature - few places are more suitable for an active holiday than SalzburgerLand, which is straight in the middle of Austria and right in the heart of Europe.

Salzburger Saalachtal - bike & hike with the family in the Alps

Your active holiday for the whole family can conveniently start in Salzburg Saalachtal.

Here you will find both family-friendly cycling and walking routes, and there are also exciting activities when your legs need a rest or the weather is not suitable for outdoor activities. The routes vary in difficulty, length and elevation, so you can easily choose one that suits your family.

Hop on the bike and ride the good 13 kilometers from St. Martin to Vorderkaserklamm. Here you can explore the adventurous Stone Age path, where you will also find several different playgrounds and a restaurant where you can end the day with a good meal.

If the family is ready for a slightly longer bike ride, you can cycle along the Tauern cycle path to Lamprechtshöhle. The trip is about 17 kilometers long, and here you can enjoy the beautiful view of the Alpine landscape and visit Room numbers natural monuments. Lamprechthöhle is among Europe's largest caves, and it is said that a treasure should have been hidden somewhere in the cave.

You can also take a hike in the Seisenbergklamm, which is a deep gorge created by huge glaciers during the ice age. Walk between the breathtaking rock walls as the sound of the water cascading down becomes more and more intense.

If swimming is high on the wish list, you can take the family on a short trip to the Innersbachklamm, where you can cool off in the natural 'swimming pool' at the bottom of the gorge. A wild swim in the middle of the beautiful nature of the Alps in Austria.

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Wagrain-Kleinarl – a fun challenge for those who love competition

If you want a bit of competition while being active on your holiday, the Salzburger Sportwelt in Wagrain-Kleinarl is the perfect place.

Here you can "collect" hilltops by climbing the 7 peaks, which together are called 'The gracious queen and her six nobles'.

According to legend, the queen was concerned that people, animals and plants should live in harmony, and this sense of balance is clearly felt when you wander the area. Along the way, you can collect stamps from each of the mountaintops while learning more about the queen's wisdom. It is an experience that both challenges the body and inspires the mind.

You can decide the pace and order of the climbs yourself, so there is no need to worry about the challenges along the way.

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Zell am See-Kaprun - Explore the Hohe Tauern Panorama Trail

If you want to get completely away from the hustle and bustle of everyday life, then take to the wild heights above Zell am See. Here you will find a multitude of activities for an active holiday – including the Hohe Tauern Panorama hiking route, which stretches over 150 kilometers through SalzburgerLand.

If you want to go all the way from the start at the Krimml waterfalls to the finish in Schmittenhöhe, the tour consists of 10 daily stages for the ambitious. However, it can also be eaten in smaller parts if you want to save a little effort but still have the mountain panorama experience.

Accommodation takes place either up in the mountains or down in the valley, and the starting point is in the beautiful city Zell am See-Kaprun, which is the capital of the historic district of Pinzgau.

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Saalbach Hinterglemm Leogang Fieberbrunn – active holiday in SalzburgerLand

If you are into mountain biking on beautiful trails and have a good time in the adrenaline pump, then head for Austria's largest cycling region. Here you will find a myriad of routes for every fitness level, and you will not run out of challenges.

Actually, the area is known for being a large contiguous ski area in the winter, but in the summer of 2020, Saalbach Hinterglemm, Saalfelden Leogang and Fieberbrunn decided to go together and create a mecca for mountain biking - and also gravel bike for the more adventurous who want to go out and drive even more off road with full freedom.

Take the lift up into the mountains and let gravity help you down the road, or take the trip up on two wheels and work up a sweat from the start.

In Saalbach Hinterglemm Leogang Fieberbrunn you get two-wheeled fun and trouble on the big blade.

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St. Johann in Salzburg - explore all the senses on 'herbal hiking'

An active holiday in SalzburgerLand does not have to be pure adrenaline and sore muscles throughout the body.

I St. John invites nature expert and storyteller Elisabeth Hafner on an herbal walk in beautiful nature. The 'herbal fairy' Hafner shares both his knowledge of and his love of the impressive Austrian nature, and you learn a lot about what the alpine flora can be used for both in a culinary and health context.

The senses come to work, and you come into serious harmony with nature and feel the primordial power that herbs and plants possess.

Obertauern - try your hand at Stoneman Taurista

The Stoneman Taurista mountain bike route, which opened in 2020 and covers 4.500 meters above sea level, winds through Obertauern and takes you through the most impressive alpine landscapes. You come on the trip up to the plateau Kongens Scene, which forms the framework for the 'royal stage' on the three-day cycle route high up over the green valleys.

As on most other routes, you of course decide the pace yourself, and there are plenty of huts and viewpoints where you can take a break and breathe in the clean, clear air.

Even if you are on an active holiday in SalzburgerLand, there must also be time for fun along the way. It belongs to that extent.

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Have fun in SalzburgerLand, Austria and fair winds on the hiking and cycling trip in the Alps!

You must experience this on an active holiday in SalzburgerLand in Austria

  • Climb the Seven Peaks 'The Gracious Queen and Her Six Noblemen' in the Alps
  • Hohe Tauern Panorama Trail
  • Gravel bike in Saalbach Hinterglemm Leogang Fieberbrunn
  • Herbal walk in St. Johann in the Alps
  • The Stoneman Taurista mountain bike route

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