The BergWelt has 670km of marked walking trails, and a large number of short circular walks and high alpine hikes are accessible directly from the hotel.

The walks are well marked with numerous alpine huts serving lunches and refreshments and many of the lifts give access to additional features such as fauna and flora trails, explanations about the natural features, fitness trails, themed areas and adventure play areas.

We can give experienced advice about walks and hikes suitable for all levels of ability and also inform you of the more peaceful retreats and less touristy paths off the beaten track.

A few examples of the types of walks in the area include:

Short walks:

• Itter to Hopfgarten (approx 1 hour each way through the village of Hacka, mainly field and woodland walking).
  
• Itter to Söll (approx 1.25 hours each way following a brook/stream mainly past farms/farm houses).
  
• Hintersteinersee (short bus ride to Scheffau (free service) followed by 2.5 hours of walking around a beautiful lake).
  

Intermediate level/length walks:

• The ridge walks from Going to Itter via Ellmau, Scheffau and Söll, or from Brixen and Hopfgarten to Itter offer spectacular views of the southern Alps. These are full day hikes.
  
• Walks from the mountain peaks to the valleys take about 2 to 3 hours depending on the route.
  
• A network of lifts transport hikers from the base of all nine villages in the BergWelt to the summit (all on the same lift pass). The free ‘Kaiser Jet’ bus service operates a return service from the hotel to the BergWelt villages.

Challenging hikes:

• An early morning start (approx 2am) to watch the sunrise over the Loferer Steinberg Mountains from the top of the Hohe Salve (1828m) offers an unforgettable experience.
  
• The famous Wilder Kaiser range has a network of hikes some requiring the use of chains and ladders).
  

Our Top Ten Walks and Hikes in this area:

1. Itter & surroundings & Söll

2. Hohe Salve panorama

3. BergWelt Ridge Walk – Going, Ellmau, Scheffau, Söll, Itter

4. Kundler Klamm Gorge & Wilschönau

5. Choralp, Westendorf

6. Schneigberghorn, Kelchsau

7. Kitzbühelerhorn & Hahnenkamm

8. Innberger Ridge

9. Wilder Kaiser

10. Mittags Kogel

Mountain biking

Mountain bikes can be hired in Söll at around 10 euros per day. There are 1500km of cycle paths connecting the mountain villages and throughout the BergWelt.

The lifts will transport bikes to save the strenuous upward journey and from the summit, it’s possible to ride down (eg from the Hartkaiser above Ellmau to Söll) without having to peddle once!

For a gentle flat ride, the cycle path from Wörgl to Kufstein along the river Inn is very interesting and beautiful.

Lakes

There are some great lakes to visit in this area, either for walking around, or simply for relaxing by. Some of the nicest ones near here are:

1. Filzalmsee, Brixen

2. Hintersteinersee, (Söll/Scheffau)

3. Thiersee, Kufstein

4. Walchsee, Ebbs

5. Goinger Badesee, Going

6. Achensee, Pertisau

7. Pillersee, St Ulrich

8. Schwarzsee, Kitzbühel

9. Königsee, Berchtesgarten

10. Salzkammergut, Austria’s Lake District

If you’d like more information about staying here in the summer, email us on info@clubhoteledelweiss.com or complete our enquiry form.