Description
The landscape and the journey
Austria’s walking country ranges from valleys and lakes to high passes and long hut-to-hut trails. This guide brings several major regions together, making it useful for choosing a base, comparing destinations or planning a holiday that combines different mountain experiences.
Routes and itinerary options
The 101 graded routes include day walks, multi-day journeys and classic hut treks in the Rätikon, Silvretta, Stubai, Zillertal, Hohe Tauern and Karawanken. Their varied lengths and demands offer considerable choice. This is a broad regional resource rather than an exhaustive guide to one long-distance trail.
Maps and practical planning
Route descriptions and sketch maps sit alongside information on more than a hundred mountain huts. Advice on transport, accommodation, equipment and mountain travel helps you build a workable itinerary and identify the detailed maps and current hut information needed for your chosen trip.
Choosing the right trip
Easy valley paths and demanding high-mountain routes require different levels of fitness, equipment and experience. Consider snow, weather and season separately for each objective, and check opening dates, access and local conditions once you have selected your route.
About this edition
English-language guidebook by Kev Reynolds. Second edition published in 2016, with subsequent reprints. 432 pages. ISBN 9781852848590.
