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Trip to Austria in August

Posted by (Stamford, CT, USA) on

We are spending 10 days in Austria and want to see a little of Vienna, and then the wonderful alpine landscapes that define Austria.

Here is our tentative itinerary:

Fri Aug 13: Arrive Vienna 1.10pm; see around Vienna

Sat Aug 14 See around Vienna; pick up car and leave for Melk

Sun Aug 15 Melk to Krems bike ride + Melk monastery

Mon Aug 16 Drive to St Wolfgang; Schafberg mountain hike. Drive to Hallstadt for evening.

Tue Aug 17 Drive to Zell-am-See: Pasterze Glacier hike from Schmittenhohebahn (5-6hr/19km)

Wed Aug 18 Drive to Mayrhofen: Zillertal loop hike (5-6hr; 11km)

Thu Aug 19 Drive to Matrei in Osttirol. Sudetendeutscher Hohenweg: 2 day Hutte hike

Fri Aug 20 Finish Sudetendeutscher Hohenweg; Drive Grossglockner Hochalpenstrasse Alpine road. Drive back East in evening.

Sat Aug 21 Day at Neusiedler See.

Sun Aug 22 Back to Vienna for evening flight to London

Some questions on this:

  1. Does this itinerary look feasible? There is only 1 long drive -- back to East on Fri Aug 20, which is prob ~220 miles as per my calculations.

  2. We are doing 3 hikes in the Alps/Salzberger/Tyrol area:

  3. Pasterze Glazier (day hike): described in Lonely Planet book

  4. Zillertal loop (day hike): described in Lonely Planet book

  5. Sudetendeutscher Hohenweg (2 day hike): described in Walking in Alps book.

Is anyone familiar with these hikes? They seem to provide varied terrain and experiences and looked manageable for us (we are both early 40s and in pretty decent shape).

  1. I am thinking we will need a guide for the Sudetendeutscher Hohenweg hike. Has anyone done this hike and would they agree? How would one find a guide? We plan to contact the tourist office to ask.
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I am not familiar with the hikes you have listed. They do sound quite amazing, though. However, I think your Monday, August 16 schedule might be too much. It's 222km from Melk to St. Wolfgang. Then doing a hike and then driving to Hallstatt might be too much. I just remember driving from Hallstatt to the Salzkammergut area took more than just 40 min.--what google maps estimates it to be. Have a great time on your trip.

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Thanks very much, Denise. I did think hard about the Melk to St Wolfgang trip. Our plan is to divide the journey into two: drive halfway on the evening of Aug 14 and then the other half the next morning.

I think we may need to cut out something, as it is a bit hectic.

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