Salzburger Almenweg - The hiking stages

Leaving Flachau, the trail takes us over the autobahn, from which point we follow the "Wünsche Weg" until we reach the Wechslmaisweg. Crossing this, the hiking path leads us on a moderately steep walk to the "Neuer Sattelweg" turn-off and continues uphill through the forest. The last segment takes us via the access road to the Sattelbauer. From there, a beautiful footpath leads us up through the forest to the Lackenalm, joining a supply road just about 800 meters prior to the Lackenalm. After this we follow the flat trail a short distance further, until we reach a pond where a footpath branches off uphill to the left, this then becoming a high trail. Once we get to the trail fork where hikers can turn off to the Lackenkogel, we’ll have climbed around 1050 vertical meters and deserve a well-earned break. If we then continue along the high trail in a southerly direction, we can enjoy the mountain panoramas to the east and west. (VARIANT: Shortly before the climb leading up to the Rosskopf, a trail branches off to the left by the chair-lift station; if we follow this path, a short downhill walk will soon put us right there in the hiking paradise that is Zauchensee). Passing the Höchkessel doline (sinkhole), we now have another short climb to an alpine saddle, between Arche and Tagweideck, from which we descend into the extended doline of the Seekarkessel. From the Gamskogelhütte, we can ride down on the Gamskogel I six-seater chair lift to Zauchensee, or continue along the Almenweg down the access road to the Oberzauchenseealm.

• Flachau Tourist Office: Tel. 06457 2214
• Altenmarkt Tourist Office: Tel. 06452 5511

Bus Service:

• Tel. 06452 5511 (TVB)
• Zauchensee Tourist Office: Tel. 06452 4000 (lift company) Gamskogel I 6-seater chair lift
• Zauchensee: Tel. 06452 4000
• Summer Timetable: end of June until mid September, Tel. 06452 4000

• Lackenalm: mid June until mid September, Tel. 06452 5482
• Garnhofalm: mid June until mid September, Tel. 06452 4024
• Felserhütte: mid June until mid September, Tel. 06452 4040
• Gamskogelhütte: mid June until mid September, Tel. 06452 4000-29
• Berggasthof Sattelbauer: May until 26 October, Tel. 06457 2568

Flachau:

• Hermann Maier Shop
• Summer alpine slide
• Theme Trail: "Water moves"

Altenmarkt-Zauchensee:

• Bruderhaus Heritage Museum