 Poster: A snowHead
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In early June this year a friend of mine is getting married in Bad Gastein.
I'm flying in to and out of Munich and have a hire car to get to Bad Gastein for the wedding (staying there for a couple of days).
My dilemma is this...
I am there for a week and half in total, so on the way back to Munich plan on going via a couple of other places and doing some summer sightseeing and walking.
Any recommendations for "little gems"?
So far (based on the driving route and my Lonely PLanet guidebook), I was thinking of Zell Am See and Kitzbuhel.
Anyone got any suggestions or recommendations?
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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magic_hat, we have been to Niederau in the summer - granted many years ago - and it was delightful. I am sure that some of the larger hotels there will be open at that time - Sonnschien, Alpenland, Simmelwirt (we have stayed there in the winter and they have a pool), Austria.
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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It depends what you mean by "a little walking" The Stubi and Otztal are both spentacular mountain ranges. Many years ago we climed the Zugspitze from The Austrian side. All these indicate a base in Innsbruck. If you fance some truely awesome scenery then go over the Brenner pass to the Dolomites and visit Lake Misurina.
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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After Zell am See and Kitzbühel drive over the Gerlos Pass. Have a look at the Krimml Waterfall on the way... Go to Hintertux for some skiing and amazing views. Drive back to the airport past Achensee and over the Achenpass.
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Goether Weg, along the Nordkette ridge above Innsbruck. It's pretty cool, and the views (both sides) are bad-ass.
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magic_hat, given I have a place in Bad Gastein I'm happy to be accused of being biased but I would suggest that you may find extending your stay a bit in the town itself a good idea. Plenty of hiking in the valley (its part of the www.salzburger-almenweg.at setup) and it borders the Hohe Taurn national park. There's a golf course & swimming lake. Would like to be able to suggest going to check out the Grossglockner but every time I've been up there its been pouring with rain and you couldnt see anything so I don't know if its any good once you're up there.
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sorry tried to get this in my post but failed, try again.......Hallstatt , I know it´s not a "resort" but it really is stunningly beautiful 
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Wow... Loads to go on already!
Thank you all so much... Will look through these and star having a think and planning a route!
Fantastic answers, just the kind of thing i was looking for.
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magic_hat, i'm with Speedster .... there's plenty to do in Gastein to last you at least a week. Groups stay with us for 3 weeks at a time and have plenty to do. If you want to go further a field, just use Gastein as the base and drive round. PM me if you want any tips.
Is your friend getting married in the Gruner Baum?
Cheers
Kersh
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Agree with the tip on Hallstatt. An amazing place. IMO more spectacular then the lake at Zell. Something else to add maybe - combination of train and bus and in 4 or 5 hrs from Bad Gasteins main station you're in Venice. Alternatively put your car on the train through to Malnitz and you can be in Italy in a couple of hours.
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You know it makes sense.
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Apologies for resurrecting an old(ish) thread but I wanted to thank everyone for their help and post an update! It's been a bit late because I seem to have been perpetually busy with work, then I had to change my flight home cutting a few days off the trip, and then i broke my wrist which changed my plans again!
Kersh, Yes, the wedding is in the Gruner Baum.
I looked into all the suggestions given and divvied them into two groups - stuff on the Innsbruck side (Niederau, Fieberbrunn, Pillersee, Kitzbuhel, Zell) and things on the Salzburg side (Hallstatt, Werfen, Schladming etc etc). We ruled out Italy on the ground of it being a bit of a hike and we've been there before.
Took us ages to try and decide between the two groups of places but in the end the biking in Schladming and the beauty of Hallstatt swung it that way (Although we plan on doing the Innsbruck side later in the year anyway!).
So.... we arrive in Munich, drive to Bad Gastein for the wedding, spend a few days there, drive to St Johann, do the walk to the Liechtensteinklamm gorge, drive to Schladming for a couple of days (the intention here was to do some mountain biking, but my plaster casted wrist means that we're going to have to do some walking instead), drive to Hallstatt for a couple of days for some more walking. Back to Munich for a couple of days.
Cheers All for your help
Sarah
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Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
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magic_hat, Sounds fabulous..... can I come? 
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Poster: A snowHead
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I found Saalbach really nice for walking in the summer.
Drive to Krimml waterfall and if you can be bothered, from there over the pass to Gerlos and Mayrhofen - cracking drive, if a little scary at points
The summer bobsleigh in Saalfelden is good and you can take in Maria Alm whilst there - stunning wee village
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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magic_hat, have fun. Let me know if you want any suggestions for walks etc in Bad Gastein.
Cheers
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FAQ
It´s about an hour and a half from Gastein, by the A10 motorway, just after the turn off towards Munich.
