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Feb 8, 2023

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Hiking in Austria.
Austria General

Hiking in Austria: Explore This Beautiful Country on Foot

Mar 18, 2021

Hiking in Austria is the best way to see this beautiful country and experience its traditions. There are thousands of hiking trails of all levels of difficulty across the length and breadth of Austria. Discovering […]

Pictures on the Sound of Music Meadow.
Hiking

Sound of Music Trail: Sing-a-Long Hike to the Prettiest Meadow in Austria

Feb 25, 2021

Find out how to hike the Sound of Music trail to the meadow where Maria and the children had a picnic and sang Do-Re-Mi above the town of Werfen in Austria. […]

Olperer suspension bridge
Hiking

Olpererhütte Hike – Is It Worth It For An Epic Photo?

Aug 23, 2019

The Olpererhütte or Olperer Hut hike is best known for one of the most Instagrammable spots in the Zillertal Alps – a suspension bridge over a stream with an emerald green dam and mountain peaks […]

Friedberg Castle Tyrol Austria
Hiking

2 villages, 2 castles, 2 churches – 1 historic circular trail

Jul 22, 2018

A brochure for the historic circular trail between the villages of Volders and Wattens in Austria sat on my bedside table for two years. Until one perfect spring morning when my friend Petra and I […]

Autumn foliage on the Tiefenbachklamm hike in Austria.
Alpbachtal Seenland

Why You Should Hike The Tiefenbachklamm in Austria

Oct 15, 2017

The Tiefenbachklamm or Tiefenbach Gorge hike in Austria is the quintessential hike in the Alpbachtal Seenland region near Innsbruck. The trail follows the Brandenberger Ache (river) where it cascades over rocks and dives deep into […]

Start of Zirbenweg.
Hiking

The Zirbenweg trail – the ultimate beginner’s hike in the Austrian Alps

Aug 31, 2017

The Zirbenweg trail or stone pine trail is one of the best Innsbruck hiking experiences and the ultimate beginner’s trail in the Austrian Alps.  We certainly return every year to walk this 7km trail lined […]

Hikers on a bridge on the Wilde Wasser Weg in Austria's Stubai Valley.
Hiking

Sulzenauhütte Trail – The Most Beautiful Family Hike in Austria?

Aug 7, 2017

Hiking to and staying overnight in the Sulzenauhütte (Sulzenau Hut) in the Stubai Valley was on our list of things to do for two summers. One year we left the booking too late. The other […]

Starkenburger Hütte, Stubai Höhenweg.
Hiking

4 Days on the Stubai Höhenweg being mindful in the mountains

Jul 21, 2017

By Karin Robertson We recently decided to veer away from giving stuff for birthdays and Christmas in favour of new experiences. Staying in huts along half of the Stubai Höhenweg or Stubai High Trail became […]

Hikers on the Geisterklamm trail in Leutasch.
Hiking

Walk with Ghosts in the Leutascher Geisterklamm

Apr 30, 2017

Gorge of the Ghosts. This is the English translation for the Geisterklamm in Leutasch near Seefeld in Tirol. But don’t worry, the only scary thing about walking in this beautiful gorge is crossing the bridges […]

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The 7 Best Innsbruck Christmas Markets To Visit This Year

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