Pilgrim Trail from Salzburg to Tyrol

Transfer to the state border to Oberhofen am Irrsee, where the Salzburg Way of St. James begins. First, your hike takes you past a hilly landscape down to Lake Wallersee. You follow its shore through the idyllic nature reserve to Eugendorf.

Hotel example:  Santner

Detaisls: approx. 6 hrs | 23 km | ↑ 340m ↓ 360m. 

In the distance you can already see the mountains that you will hike past in the next few days. Take a leisurely stroll down to Salzburg, where you will find magnificent churches, beautiful alleys and squares and where you can fortify yourself with a portion of Salzburger Nockerln. We recommend a detour to the Maria Plain pilgrimage church, which towers high above Salzburg.

Hotel example:  Ganslhof

Detaisls: approx. 4 hrs | 13 km | ↑ 130m ↓ 250m. 

Your hike takes you out of the city in the direction of Untersberg. At Marzoll Castle you cross the border to the Bavarian Rupertiwinkl before arriving in the salt metropolis of Bad Reichenhall, which is well worth seeing. There you can relax in the warm brine water of the thermal baths, visit the spa gardens and tour the old salt works.

Hotel example:  Bergfried & Schönblick

Details: approx. 5.5 hrs | 17 km | ↑ 190m ↓ 140m. 

Today you follow the Saalach back to the Salzburg region. You hike past the Saalachsee and ever deeper into the mountains. Your path runs partly directly along the banks of the Saalach, which flows wildly and romantically through the rocks.

Hotel example:  Kirchenwirt

Details: approx. 5.5 hrs | 18 km | ↑ 180m ↓ 140m. 

You continue to follow the Saalach, past gorges and waterfalls to Lofer. The tranquil mountain town, surrounded by the impressive peaks of the Loferer Steinberge, the Reiter Alpe and the Loferer Alm, invites you to take a break. Then you go up to the Strubpass, where you now hike on the Tyrolean Way of St. James to Waidring.

Hotel example:  Tiroler Adler

Details: approx. 6 hrs | 21 km | ↑ 380m ↓ 160m. 

Passing the Pillersee with its glittering water surface and famous pilgrimage church, the route continues to St. Jakob, where the mighty Jakobskreuz greets you from the mountain peak far above. A scenic path leads you to St. Johann in Tirol, which is idyllically situated between the Kitzbühel Alps and the rocky peaks of the Wilder Kaiser massif.

Hotel example:  Sporthotel Austria

Details: approx. 4.5 to 6.5 hrs | 26 km | ↑ 320m ↓ 450m. 

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