Your hiking vacation
in the Kalkalpen Mountains

Imagine you have a few days off, no alarm clock, no watch, no appointments. Just you and your hiking boots. Just fresh mountain air and crystal-clear streams. Just picturesque alpine pastures and picturesque mountain peaks. Simply hiking in the Kalkalpen National Park. Visit one of the many mountain huts, hike the diverse adventure trails, or climb one of the panoramic peaks during your hiking vacation in Upper Austria. Hiking in the Kalkalpen is so liberating, so peaceful, so relaxing.

Find a Wanderhotel in the Limestone Alps

Highlights in the Kalkalpen National Park

Austria's largest contiguous forest area, covering 209 km²
75% of this area is wilderness
Austria's first World Natural Heritage Site: 5,250 ha of old beech forests in the Kalkalpen National Park and 1,965 ha in the Dürrenstein wilderness area

Winter magic around the Wanderhotel Poppengut, a family-run hotel in Hinterstoder.

Highlights in the Kalkalpen National Park

Austria's largest contiguous forest area, covering 209 km²
75% of this area is wilderness
Austria's first World Natural Heritage Site: 5,250 ha of old beech forests in the Kalkalpen National Park and 1,965 ha in the Dürrenstein wilderness area