Hiking in the Hohe Tauern National Park
Highs and high feelings
Discover the ultimate hiking experience in the Hohe Tauern National Park during your vacation in Carinthia! Immerse yourself in a breathtaking natural landscape that beckons with majestic peaks, clear mountain lakes and picturesque valleys. Experience unforgettable hiking adventures as you explore the untouched beauty of the Austrian Alps. From leisurely strolls along idyllic paths to challenging mountain tours, the Hohe Tauern National Park offers hiking trails for every taste and ability. Make your hiking vacation unforgettable and experience nature up close while hiking in the Möll and Drau valleys in Carinthia.
350km
Foresight
3,798mabove sea level
Highest mountain
500+
Animal & Plant Species
100+
Viewpoints
Between natural and cultural landscape ...
... you will set foot on unforgettable paths. Where the local people have shaped the natural and cultural environment for centuries, you will discover sheer endless beauty and unspoiled nature. From the valleys, over beautiful alpine pastures, up to the high mountains, in harmony with nature, nurtured and cared for, this is how the Hohe Tauern National Park in Carinthia presents itself to its hiking guests - so nothing stands in the way of a perfect hiking vacation.
Hiking at 2,000 m above sea level
If you start your hike at an altitude of over 2,000 m above sea level, you have a decisive advantage: you save yourself the climb to high altitude and can enjoy the tour in the high mountains all the more. Use the region's mountain lifts to reach the summits effortlessly and enjoy breathtaking hikes with panoramic views at the top of the mountain. Immerse yourself in the fascinating natural scenery of the Austrian Alps and be inspired by the variety of hiking trails. Turn your vacation in Carinthia into an unforgettable adventure and explore the beauty of the Hohe Tauern National Park!
With the criteria of condition, technique, experience and landscape, the tours can be well assessed.
To the Wild Waters
We encounter water at every step in the Hohe Tauern National Park.
As a quiet mountain lake, a bubbling spring, an untamed mountain stream, a powerful waterfall, roaring wildly through a gorge or calmly as a freshly snow-covered glacier. A wonderful way to cool off on hot summer days.
The Wild Waters also offer the most beautiful destinations for your hikes in the National Park, a variety of tours and routes lead to the Wild Waters of the Hohe Tauern. Unforgettable vacation impressions are guaranteed!
Alpe-Adria-Trail - From the glacier to the sea
It crosses three countries and is designed as an easy, enjoyable trail in mainly non-alpine terrain. On long-distance hikes, you get to know the calming effect of slowness. The journey from the ice to the sea begins at the Pasterze and ends 43 stages later on the beach of the Adriatic Sea. In between lies one of the most breathtaking ways to cross the Alps from north to south, under your own steam, at one with Alpine nature.
On tour with national park rangers
Follow our rangers: highly trained and deeply rooted in our region, they are the true experts in the Hohe Tauern natural area. If you join a National Park summer program, you will benefit from the best guiding. For even more individuality, you can also hire a ranger yourself to visit the most beautiful places or observe wild animals up close.
Magical moments in the Hohe Tauern
"Magical Moments" is the name of the adventure program in the Hohe Tauern National Park, which enables unforgettable expeditions into the heart of this unique natural area. A glacier trekking tour on the Pasterze or a hike including wildlife watching are just two examples of real "magical moments" that you can experience here in summer. Let yourself be enchanted by unique, unforgettable vacation moments.
Top 5 themed trails in the Hohe Tauern mountains
- Gamsgrubenweg - panoramic trail in the face of the Grossglockner
- Pasterze glacier trail - on the tracks of the ice age
- Dösental - hidden jewel of the Hohe Tauern mountains
- Nature trail Seebach valley - in the valley of the bearded vultures
- Almkräuter Lehrpfad Drautal - rediscover old cultural knowledge
