Trekking in Austria's Hohe Tauern

Explore the dramatic heart of Austria’s Hohe Tauern National Park, a vast alpine landscape of soaring peaks, glacier valleys and classic hut-to-hut walking terrain in the Eastern Alps. This extraordinary region includes the Reichen, Venediger and Grossglockner mountain groups, offering varied multi-day treks through pristine high-mountain scenery.

Trekking in Austria’s Hohe Tauern, written by experienced guidebook author Allan Hartley, is your essential companion to four outstanding multi-day hut-to-hut treks: the Reichen Group Rucksack Route (61km), the Venediger Group Rucksack Route (68km), the Venediger Glacier Tour (78km), and the Glockner Rucksack Route (99km). Each trek is presented in clear stages, enabling you to plan confidently and experience the very best of this iconic Austrian mountain region.

• The guidebook provides detailed stage-by-stage route descriptions for all four treks in Hohe Tauern, helping you organise each day efficiently and navigate complex alpine terrain with confidence
• 1:50,000 scale mapping and clear elevation profiles are included throughout, giving you reliable navigational support in high-mountain environments
• A comprehensive hut directory and practical information on overnight stops allow you to plan accommodation smoothly and enjoy the traditional Austrian hut-to-hut experience
• Practical advice on access and transport, including getting to the start points from Munich, Innsbruck and Salzburg, helps you tailor each trek to your available time, experience and fitness level
• Optional link stages allow experienced trekkers to extend their journey into a longer traverse of the National Park, with the opportunity to ascend Grossglockner, Austria’s highest peak

From glacier viewpoints beneath towering summits to welcoming alpine huts perched high above sweeping valleys, the Hohe Tauern offers some of Austria’s most memorable trekking. With expert guidance and detailed planning support, this guidebook allows you to immerse yourself in one of the Eastern Alps’ great hut-to-hut journeys — or combine them for an even bigger alpine adventure