The Salzkammergut hiking atlas offers 40 selected hikes with hiking maps for the entire region at a scale of 1:40,000. The Salzkammergut is a real hiking and mountaineering paradise for both families and experienced mountaineers. It enchants with its impressive rock formations, adventurous gorges and canyons, roaring waterfalls, extensive cave systems, crystal-clear lakes, highly sensitive moors and paradisiacal alpine pastures. In addition to simple walks and tours around the lake, this hiking guide presents panoramic tours with great views, idyllic river and alpine hikes, demanding summit climbs and even high mountain hikes with climbing passages. Information on the hiking atlas Salzkammergut 40 varied hikes. The entire area is mapped in a comprehensive map section with 48 sheets at a scale of 1:40,000. The detailed route descriptions are supplemented by elevation profiles, brief information and map excerpts. GPX tracks are available for download. Much worth knowing information is presented at the beginning of each chapter. For our hiking atlas we have selected 40 of the most beautiful routes, which are spread over the eight tourist regions in the Salzkammergut. After a detailed overview of the region, we start in the historic Dachstein Salzkammergut , turn to the Ausseerland and make a detour to the imperial city of Bad Ischl . Via the fabulous Wolfgangsee with its fantastic mountain scenery, we come in the Fuschlsee region to the gates of the festival city of Salzburg, before we head east into the tourist regions of Mondsee-Irrsee and Attersee-Attergau and the Traunsee-Almtal region, the easternmost ?gateway? to the Salzkammergut. Long-distance hiking trails in the Salzkammergut In addition to the Weg des Buches , the Salzalpensteig and the Josefweg , the Salzkammergut BergeSeen Trail has also found its way into this hiking atlas and is presented in more detail in a separate chapter. The 20 classic stages are supplemented by alpine and regional stages, making the long-distance trail a varied experience for all skill levels. Popular excursion destinations in the Salzkammergut The wide range of activities off the hiking trails is no less attractive. Ensure varied hours: Museums (e.g. Museum Mondsee, Gustav Klimt Center, World Heritage Museum Hallstatt) Show operations (e.g. Erlachmühle, Gmundner Keramik Manufaktur) Salt mines (e.g. Salzwelten Salzburg-Hallein, Hallstatt, Altaussee) Bouldering and climbing halls, climbing gardens Summer toboggan runs (e.g. Grünberg-Flitzer) Thermal baths (e.g. Salzkammergut-Therme Bad Ischl, GrimmingTherme) public bathing places Amusement parks (e.g. Abarena, primeval forest adventure park) Wildlife parks (e.g. Kleefeld, Cumberland Wildlife Park Grünau) The highlights in the calendar of events also include the Ausseer Fasching, the Daffodil Festival, the Kaisertage in Bad Ischl and numerous cultural events such as the Lehár Festival or the Attergau Cultural Summer. top experiences Outdoor enthusiasts don't miss out in the Salzkammergut either. In addition to (guided) via ferrata, mountain bike, sea kayak, canoe and canyoning tours, cave tours (e.g. in the Mammoth Cave or in the Giant Ice Cave) and cave trekking tours (e.g. in the Koppenbrüller Cave) are on the program. If you want to take it a little easier, explore the Traunsee, the Wolfgangsee, the Attersee, the Mondsee, the Grundlsee or the Altausseer See by boat or spend relaxing moments on a trip with the Plätte or the Zille on the Toplitzsee or on the Hallstätter See.