
Hiking
Here are some of my favorite hikes in the Alps:


1
2
4
3
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
1) E5 alp-crossing trek from Oberstorf (Austria) to Meran (Italy)
6 days, 120km length, 3000m elevation
-
I loved this hike so much that I did it twice in a row – in 2020 and 2021; great experience,
-
important to book cabins early​
​
​
​​​​
​​
​
​
2) Hochschwab up to the Schiestlhaus-cabin and back
2 days, 16 km length, 2100m elevation
-
favorite 2-day hike from Vienna;
-
nice hike, including a very easy via ferrata section; very nice cabin – brief hike to peak away
-
recommend to see sunrise there
​
​​​
​​
3) Ötztaler Höhenweg:
2 days, 26 km, 2800 elevation
-
I did the first two parts of this trail, which was great
​​
4) Tour du Mont Blanc
10 days, 170 km length, 2660m elevation
-
booked cabins in December – 9 months before our hike to get spots
​
​​​​​​​
​​
​​​
​​​
5) Törlweg to Rax
1/2 day, 12 km length, 1600 elevation
-
my favorite half-day hike from Vienna
​​​​
​​​
6) Hohe Veitsch
1 day, 12 km length, 2000m elevation
-
favorite full-day hike from Vienna, in winter also nice for snow shoeing (you can also go up with the cable car for part of the way)
​
​
7) Seceda
1 day, 7 km, 2500 elevation
-
super nice, especially in fall / spring, when cable cars are not running, hence avoiding crowds
8) Adolf munkel trail
1/2 day, 12 km length, 500m elevation
-
very easy trail, good with kids; X km , x m in elevation
​​​​
9) Similaun E5 cross-Alp trek
1 day, 14 km length, 3600m elevation
-
the second time I did the E5 cross-Alp trek
-
I extended it with a guided tour to the peak of Similaun over the Similaun glacier – one of the nicest experiences so far
​​​​
​
​
​​​
10) Peak of Säntis
1/2 day, 6 km length, 2500m elevation
-
really nice hike and worth to hike up instead of taking the cable car
-
best views are on the way rather than the top; x km, x m in elevation
​​​​​​​​​​
11) Hikes around the Jennerbahn
Multiple hikes
-
great area, also for kids; went up with the cable car and did a couple of hikes there – in winter, with snow shoes
​
​
​
​​​​
​​​​​
​
​
12) Ötztal to Gemeindealpe
2 days, 20 km length, 1600 elevation
-
very relaxing hike with options to take a dip in creeks (no picture unfortunately).​​​​​​​
​
​
​
​​​​​​​​​
​
​
13) Fünf-Seen-Wanderung
1/2 day, 10 km length, 2600 elevation
-
in Zermatt, going up with a cable car, easy half-day hike with lovely view of the Matterhorn
​
​
​
​​​​​​​​​​​​​
​
​​​​​​​
14) Dreisessel
1/2 day, 6 km length, 1300m elevation
-
nice area for a short stroll close to my hometown
​
​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​













