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Austrian Walking Holiday Sept
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Hi all

I know this isn't an appropriate forum but I'm new to hill-walking/hiking and you're all the only mountain people I know Smile

I'm thinking of going on my first walking holiday in Sept and haven't been in Austria in a while and miss it. I originally was thinking of Zell am See with a view to doing a day on the glacier but starting to think Kaprun won't be worth the hassle at this time of year.

So Alpbach is coming in looking like fantastic value for money but I've never been - anyone have any experience?

Thanks everyone
Rebecca


PS Anyone know of a snowheads for walkers? Smile
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http://www.livefortheoutdoors.com/

http://www.outdoorsmagic.com/forum/forum.asp?sp=&v=8

Personally I'm not a massive fan of either forum, but worth having a look at.
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Thanks Elizabeth B!
Will definitely have a look but have a feeling it would be very hard to match the snowheads.
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MissRibena, Gosh - I wish my apartment purchase in Zell was sufficiently progressed to make you an offer! Seriously, we liked it so much we bought a place. What ever you find, I hope you enjoy Very Happy
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thanks holidayloverxx!

I kinda know I'll love Zell. Never been but ever since I saw my first brochure I thought it looked amazing. The Zell holiday is working out 200 quid dearer than the Alpbach one, and I sorta know I'll ski Zell at some stage but I might not ever go to Alpbach. Mind you there are good deals for Kitzbuhel and Niederau too but neither really are tingling my taste buds. But I love Austria and I'm all excited just to be typing the place names! lol.

(and great to be back on snowheads ... missed my ski holiday this year and was too depressed to visit til now! Smile)
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MissRibena, hey, keep in touch anyway. skiing and walking have different requirements I think - what you experience for one might be fantastic (and I hope it is) and for the other could be a completely different set up.
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Alpbach is a very pretty village, but tiny. Zell is a big, bustling place. There would be lovely walking round either, but they're very different. Are you going on your own?
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pam w, I must admit that afer 3 trips to Zell this year I would hesitate to say it's either "big" or "bustling". Compact and charming come to mind more readily. Mind you I work in London and I wouldn't really call that "bustling" in most parts.
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Some lovely walks near Gossausee up onto Dachstein range. You could look at http://www.gasthof-gosausee.at/

Another option would be Schladming or Rohrmoos take a look at http://www.schladming-dachstein.at/en/summer/hiking/

Staying round Lech is lovely too walking the Kaesestrasse in Bregenzerwald http://www.lech-zuers.at/xxl/_lang/en/_season/at1/_area/585617/_subArea/585761/index.html

Very Happy
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holidayloverxx, it's bustling compared to Alpbach, with far more going on. Alpbach is really tiny! Personally I'd probably go for Zell, because having big water in the landscape does add a lot. And gives you some walking options which are not too strenuous.
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I can recommend Obergurgl. Had a great time there some years ago. Skiing looked a bit limited but great walks in the summer.
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pam w, I agree, we fell in love with the Lake and Mountain combo. I haven't done much walking and am looking forward to doing some in August Very Happy
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MissRibena, are you booked yet?

I'd recommend not using any sort of TO and booking flights and accommodation by yourself. If you head into the Steirmark / Dachstein area they offer a fantastic summer card with free busses and taxis to take you to the start of a hike or bring you home after a long one... it also includes swimming pools and loads of other activities. http://www.summercard.info

It also includes quite a few ski/mountain lifts plus the dachstein glacier. (but not carrying sports equipment - so you have to pay for skiing Sad ) The card comes included with a lot of the hotels... well worth checking it out!

My friends also run this http://www.bikeandhikeaustria.eu/hiking.htm this is a really good package and the hosts are really nice chaps too (Larry is an awesome chef!)

Anyhow - I hope you find something that pleases you!
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You know it makes sense.

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MissRibena

I would definitely recommend a DIY trip.

We've done about a dozen summer self guided hut to hut trips in various parts of Austria. Train and bus connections from airports to the mountains are usually excellent.

There are 500 "huts" in Austria alone and the word "hut" is actually a misnomer. Forgive me if you know this but (for those who don't) the word is derived from the German word for refuge - Hutte. All huts are of a very high standard and many are more like mountain hotels. The vast majority have wardens living there, who serve food and (importantly) drink.

Details of routes are available from the Austrian Alpine Club (in the UK) and joining the club gets you a reduction of up to 50% on the cost of a bed in the huts.

For starters I'd recommend the Stubai Valley in Austria (based around the village of Neustift, near Innsbruck) or the Karwendel range on the German/Austrian border, just south of Munich. Both areas offer routes of anything from day walks to week (or more) hut to hut trips.

A summer hut to hut trip is hard to beat and I'd really recommend it. Very Happy Very Happy
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Thanks everyone. Am going alone so convinced myself that the smaller resort and hotels in Alpbach would be more intimate and easier to meet up with people. I rang the Alpbach tourist office and they have a really good program of walks, cycles etc. until the middle of October. But now you make Zell am See sound so fantastic again I'm wobbling!

Would normally do DIY but no direct flights from Ireland to Innsbruck or Salzburg in Summer/Autumn. Sad That hut-to-hut trip sounds amazing. Mind you it's working out really good value with a TO and zero supplements and it's my first time on a walking trip so I could save the hut trip for next year Smile
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The Grand Hotel in Zell has deals on for single travellers (basically get a double twin at the singe rate). Great place and can be very competitive on price. Half board for a family of 4 for a week in a suite was 1400 Euro a week last year.

Bike hire is free too.
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