The AlpenParks online magazine

The AlpenParks Blog is your guide to vacations in Austria: Discover the best tips for hiking, skiing, family vacations, and activities in the Alps. Whether it’s Zell am See-Kaprun, Saalbach, Hochkönig, or the Salzkammergut—here you’ll find inspiration, ideas for day trips, and current highlights for summer and winter vacations in Austria’s most beautiful regions.

30.01.2023

Snowshoe hike at the head

of the Hinterglemm valley

Beautiful, secluded snowshoe hike on the Talschluss Höhenweg in Hinterglemm. The starting point of the hike is the parking lot in Lengau.

15.10.2022

Grossglockner High Alpine

Road in fall

Excursion on the 47.8-kilometer Grossglockner High Alpine Road with over 36 hairpin bends.

09.10.2022

Autumn hike to the Hochalmspitze

in Hinterglemm

Beautiful, easy hike to the summit of Hochalmspitze in Hinterglemm. Also suitable for families. Read more here.

11.09.2022

Saalachtaler

Höhenweg

Autumn hike on the Saalachtaler Höhenweg. The trail leads from Leogang to the Biberg in Saalfelden.

13.06.2022

Hike to the Hainfeldscharte

in Leogang

Wonderful hike to the Lettlkaser Hütte and then on to the Hainfeldscharte. Read more here!

12.06.2022

Hike to the Sonnkogel

in Leogang

Family-friendly summit hike in the Schwarzleotal valley in Leogang. The majority of the hike follows a forest road. Read more here.

05.06.2022

3 Summit hike at the end of

the Hinterglemm valley

Wonderful, panoramic circular mountain tour to the 3 peaks: Mittagskogel, Teufelssprung and Gamshag. Read more here!

26.07.2021

Sunrise on the Tristkogel

in Hinterglemm

If you are looking for a special experience, we can highly recommend a sunrise hike. Read more here!

21.06.2021

Hike to the Sonnspitz

in Hinterglemm

Panoramic hike to the Sonnspitz summit at 2,062m in the Hinterglemm valley head. Read more here.

22.03.2021

Snowshoe hike to the Geierkogel

in Viehhofen

Varied snowshoe hike in Viehhofen in SalzburgerLand. The destination of the tour is the Geierkogel. Find out more here.

30.06.2020

Sunset hike to the Kleberkopf

in Saalbach

The starting point of our sunset hike is the Spielberghaus in Saalbach. There are also some parking spaces below the Spielberghaus. You can find the tour description here.