The child in all of us can't help but be awed by the fairy-tale world of the Austrian Alps. Charming storybook villages, remote mountain huts and whimsical dream-like castles are just the beginning of all the experiences waiting to be discovered, step by meandering step, as you embark on our Austrian Walking & Hiking tours.
11 Trips
![Two hikers walking on a trail past small wooden huts.](https://www.backroads.com/sites/default/files/styles/trip_card_1_5x_525x405/public/2023/SR_shutterstock_590592293_0.jpg.webp?itok=fqsNM9HX)
![Wide shot of Bled Castle, town, lake below, mountain behind.](https://www.backroads.com/sites/default/files/styles/trip_card_1_5x_525x405/public/2023/BSRI_JLA_Guest_21_001_1.jpg.webp?itok=MsrBgKA-)
![Five guests at meal, cheersing beer glasses.](https://www.backroads.com/sites/default/files/styles/trip_card_1_5x_525x405/public/2023/BSRI_JNI_19_Day2_081_1.jpg.webp?itok=kXXWb1_G)
![A hiker looks over a view of blue mountains and green trees](https://www.backroads.com/sites/default/files/styles/trip_card_1_5x_525x405/public/2024/WSVQ_LGA_ST_23_009.jpg.webp?itok=G_H6FlD4)
![Four wooen, boats on blue lake, hills, castle in distance.](https://www.backroads.com/sites/default/files/styles/trip_card_1_5x_525x405/public/2023/BSRI_JNI_19_Day6_344_1.jpg.webp?itok=vg-HAekp)
Italy & Slovenia Walking & Hiking Tour
6 days
Levels 2-4
Casual Hotels
From $4,599/person
Quick Look![Three hiker on trail in Austria - SalzburgerLand.](https://www.backroads.com/sites/default/files/styles/trip_card_1_5x_525x405/public/2023/ZA_PR_SalzburgerLand%20Tourism%20%20_Shooitng-Rauris-IMG_0590_0.jpeg.webp?itok=90MXABKY)
![Woman posing in bar with three glasses of beer in varying colors.](https://www.backroads.com/sites/default/files/styles/trip_card_1_5x_525x405/public/2023/BZAQ_ARO_Guest_13_02_0.jpg.webp?itok=vZxpUDrD)
![Alps with lush fields and green forests. View of lake Wolfgangsee.](https://www.backroads.com/sites/default/files/styles/trip_card_1_5x_525x405/public/2023/ZA_shutterstock_2063740619_0.jpg.webp?itok=qdl06OMV)
![Beautiful autumn forest mountain path at sunset.](https://www.backroads.com/sites/default/files/styles/trip_card_1_5x_525x405/public/2023/ZA_shutterstock_111970076_0.jpg.webp?itok=vuEtH9X0)
![Cityscape Of Cesky Krumlov, Czech Republic](https://www.backroads.com/sites/default/files/styles/trip_card_1_5x_525x405/public/2023/ZA_shutterstock_688264522_1.jpg.webp?itok=QKTzVo5J)
Prague to Salzburg Walking & Hiking Tour
6 days
Levels 2-4
Premiere & Casual Plus Hotels
From $5,299/person
Quick Look![Aerial view of Durnstein, Austria, Wachau Valley, Danube River.](https://www.backroads.com/sites/default/files/styles/trip_card_1_5x_525x405/public/2023/BDAS_ALAMY_CXYYDG_0.jpg.webp?itok=SECFy6dR)
![Lager beer mug and fresh baked homemade pretzel with sea salt on wooden table. Classic beer snack](https://www.backroads.com/sites/default/files/styles/trip_card_1_5x_525x405/public/2023/DM_shutterstock_1975120448_1.jpg.webp?itok=Kc1aOjuo)
![Shadows of two people making a heart with their arms.](https://www.backroads.com/sites/default/files/styles/trip_card_1_5x_525x405/public/2023/BZAQ_MDR_Guest_17_004_0.jpg.webp?itok=TkweLV3g)
![Adult and child posing together at boat deck overlooking Danube River.](https://www.backroads.com/sites/default/files/styles/trip_card_1_5x_525x405/public/2023/BZAQF_SAN_Guest_19_005.jpg.webp?itok=-PPiu4Xf)
![Building with pale yellow facade, with two bikes leaning against it](https://www.backroads.com/sites/default/files/styles/trip_card_1_5x_525x405/public/2023/BZAQ_RLE_Guest_16_001_0.jpg.webp?itok=D9Y-4mdv)
Prague to Vienna Family Multi-Adventure Tour
6 days
Levels 1-3
Casual & Premiere Hotels
From $4,299/person
Quick Look![Beautiful view of world-famous Neuschwanstein Castle, the 19th century Romanesque Revival palace built for King Ludwig II, with scenic mountain landscape near Fussen, southwest Bavaria, Germany](https://www.backroads.com/sites/default/files/styles/trip_card_1_5x_525x405/public/2023/MU_shutterstock_309376655.jpg.webp?itok=p0-9ugtr)
![Famous flower Edelweiss (Leontopodium alpinum), symbol of alps, mountains. Shallow depth of field. Symbol of luck,inaccessibility and fortune.](https://www.backroads.com/sites/default/files/styles/trip_card_1_5x_525x405/public/2023/MU_shutterstock_396873040.jpg.webp?itok=avEZ2RzA)
![Shot of beer, sausages, pretzels, etc.](https://www.backroads.com/sites/default/files/styles/trip_card_1_5x_525x405/public/2023/MU_shutterstock_356215934_0.jpg.webp?itok=Z0p5EqmH)
![Two hikers sitting on a split log in a grassy field.](https://www.backroads.com/sites/default/files/styles/trip_card_1_5x_525x405/public/2023/WMUI_ALA_ST_19_007.jpg.webp?itok=Pd1HyBn2)
![Hiking backpacks piled in front of log cabin.](https://www.backroads.com/sites/default/files/styles/trip_card_1_5x_525x405/public/2023/WMUI_ASH_Guest_18_002.jpg.webp?itok=w4Db7s_2)
German & Austrian Alps Walking & Hiking Tour
6 days
Levels 2-4
Premiere Hotels
From $5,999/person
Quick Look![A wood house in a lake](https://www.backroads.com/sites/default/files/styles/trip_card_1_5x_525x405/public/2024/MU_shutterstock_1227581512.jpg.webp?itok=1iqFXoFx)
![Alps with lush fields and green forests. View of lake Wolfgangsee.](https://www.backroads.com/sites/default/files/styles/trip_card_1_5x_525x405/public/2023/ZA_shutterstock_2063740619_0.jpg.webp?itok=qdl06OMV)
![A bridge with pink flowers overlooking water](https://www.backroads.com/sites/default/files/styles/trip_card_1_5x_525x405/public/2024/MU_shutterstock_203058256.jpg.webp?itok=inh1_3pK)
![a person looking out onto the water from a boat](https://www.backroads.com/sites/default/files/styles/trip_card_1_5x_525x405/public/2024/WMUI_AOP_ST_23_040.jpg.webp?itok=_HQo9aWQ)
![hikers on a forest path](https://www.backroads.com/sites/default/files/styles/trip_card_1_5x_525x405/public/2024/MU_shutterstock_1719919489.jpg.webp?itok=I6XF6V6Z)
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German & Austrian Alps Easygoing Walking Tour
6 days
Levels 1-2
Premiere Hotels
From $5,999/person
Quick Look![Two people with walking poles descending a grassy hill](https://www.backroads.com/sites/default/files/styles/trip_card_1_5x_525x405/public/2024/MU_shutterstock_1137041744.jpg.webp?itok=8YCi4wZa)
![Rocky hill with large mountains in the distance](https://www.backroads.com/sites/default/files/styles/trip_card_1_5x_525x405/public/2024/MU_shutterstock_1009811179.jpg.webp?itok=MCvu0WdE)
![Three people biking through a town of white buildings with wooden roofs](https://www.backroads.com/sites/default/files/styles/trip_card_1_5x_525x405/public/2024/BMUI_RPE_ST_23_016.jpg.webp?itok=3FrAyhag)
![Ceramic beer steins in a row.](https://www.backroads.com/sites/default/files/styles/trip_card_1_5x_525x405/public/2023/BMUI_ALAMY_CB6N79_cc.jpg.webp?itok=NXbtsQV4)
![Man in a grassy field holding up a bike over his head](https://www.backroads.com/sites/default/files/styles/trip_card_1_5x_525x405/public/2024/BMUI_TOL_ST_22_002.jpg.webp?itok=BdnqzHGU)
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Bavaria, Tyrolean Alps & the Dolomites Multi-Adventure Tour
6 days
Levels 1-4
Premiere Hotels
From $5,799/person
Quick Look![Schloss Elmau in the Wetterstein mountains](https://www.backroads.com/sites/default/files/styles/trip_card_1_5x_525x405/public/2024/MUI_PR_24_Schloss-Elmau_001.jpg.webp?itok=crbpbZdu)
![Ceramic beer steins in a row.](https://www.backroads.com/sites/default/files/styles/trip_card_1_5x_525x405/public/2023/BMUI_ALAMY_CB6N79_cc.jpg.webp?itok=NXbtsQV4)
![Church building with grassy mountain in the foreground](https://www.backroads.com/sites/default/files/styles/trip_card_1_5x_525x405/public/2024/MU_shutterstock_215545861.jpg.webp?itok=E-GwELlL)
![A woman and two men hiking in a field of flowers](https://www.backroads.com/sites/default/files/styles/trip_card_1_5x_525x405/public/2024/WMUI_AOP_ST_23_072.jpg.webp?itok=9h6bKO0s)
![Yellow flowers surrounded by weeds along a rocky hillside](https://www.backroads.com/sites/default/files/styles/trip_card_1_5x_525x405/public/2024/MU_shutterstock_1063448360.jpg.webp?itok=luQGOfQ7)
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Bavaria Home Base Walking & Hiking Tour
5 days
Levels 2-4
Premiere Hotels
From $6,799/person
Quick Look![Small town scattered across a large grass valley, surrounded by large mountains](https://www.backroads.com/sites/default/files/styles/trip_card_1_5x_525x405/public/2024/MU_shutterstock_1712307700.jpg.webp?itok=Xv4gt6U1)
![Three men on a road next to a lake riding their bicycles](https://www.backroads.com/sites/default/files/styles/trip_card_1_5x_525x405/public/2024/LOCAL_BMUI_AOP_ST_23_046.jpg.webp?itok=-p7BziWS)
![Three women posing together in traditional German dresses.](https://www.backroads.com/sites/default/files/styles/trip_card_1_5x_525x405/public/2023/BMUI_JCO_ST_22_006.jpg.webp?itok=wV5RGDT-)
![Biker riding on road with scenic German lake in background.](https://www.backroads.com/sites/default/files/styles/trip_card_1_5x_525x405/public/2023/BMUI_JCO_ST_22_004.jpg.webp?itok=8bWfdZCK)
![Man and women wearing a bicycle jersey, holding up glasses full of beer](https://www.backroads.com/sites/default/files/styles/trip_card_1_5x_525x405/public/2024/BMUI_CSA_ST_23_002.JPG.webp?itok=IiAeOT5T)
NEW
Bavaria, Tyrolean Alps & the Dolomites Family Multi-Adventure Tour
6 days
Levels 1-4
Premiere Hotels
From $5,799/person
Quick Look![A small boat in the ocean heading towards buildings by a port](https://www.backroads.com/sites/default/files/styles/trip_card_1_5x_525x405/public/2024/MU_shutterstock_2428878457.jpg.webp?itok=UPI0Xca1)
![Backroads biker riding on road with Tyrolean Alps in background.](https://www.backroads.com/sites/default/files/styles/trip_card_1_5x_525x405/public/2023/BMUI_JCO_ST_21_023.jpg.webp?itok=dPxeeDBT)
![Spanish-style statue in a town center with a clocktower in the background](https://www.backroads.com/sites/default/files/styles/trip_card_1_5x_525x405/public/2024/MU_shutterstock_1495592099.jpg.webp?itok=QiAkdg47)
![Tall bridge with an archway in the middle of a grassy field](https://www.backroads.com/sites/default/files/styles/trip_card_1_5x_525x405/public/2024/LOCAL_BMUI_AOP_ST_23_052.jpg.webp?itok=bCHttn4D)
![Small town scattered across a large grass valley, surrounded by large mountains](https://www.backroads.com/sites/default/files/styles/trip_card_1_5x_525x405/public/2024/MU_shutterstock_1712307700.jpg.webp?itok=Xv4gt6U1)
NEW
Bavaria, Tyrolean Alps & the Dolomites Family Multi-Adventure Tour
6 days
Levels 1-4
Premiere Hotels
From $5,799/person
Quick Look![Aerial view of the Amareina cruise ship on the Danube river.](https://www.backroads.com/sites/default/files/styles/trip_card_1_5x_525x405/public/2023/BDFS_AOP_19_069.jpg.webp?itok=fr-e0Otc)
![Hillside field overlooking a small town](https://www.backroads.com/sites/default/files/styles/trip_card_1_5x_525x405/public/2024/DA_shutterstock_738110647.jpg.webp?itok=P8-2sigX)
![Biker riding up a hill with lush European countryside landscape in background.](https://www.backroads.com/sites/default/files/styles/trip_card_1_5x_525x405/public/2023/BDFS_AOP_19_038.jpg.webp?itok=r56qwzsI)
![Person taking photo of an illuminated building](https://www.backroads.com/sites/default/files/styles/trip_card_1_5x_525x405/public/2024/BDAS_CST_Guest_16_011.jpg.webp?itok=ph7B0uxc)
![Two women and one man holding bottles of wine](https://www.backroads.com/sites/default/files/styles/trip_card_1_5x_525x405/public/2024/BDAS_MOR_ST_23_015.jpg.webp?itok=OWOGlbS5)
NEW
Danube River Cruise Multi-Adventure Tour
8 days
Levels 1-4
Small Luxury Ship
From $6,499/person
Quick Look![Lake surrounded by mountain range and towns in Europe.](https://www.backroads.com/sites/default/files/styles/trip_card_1_5x_525x405/public/2023/WZAQ_KIR_Guest_22_004_1.jpg.webp?itok=3aeRu-W_)
![Valley with green and orange colored trees](https://www.backroads.com/sites/default/files/styles/trip_card_1_5x_525x405/public/2024/ZA_shutterstock_1852974016.jpg.webp?itok=TKW8CT28)
![Concrete brown clocktower under a blue sky](https://www.backroads.com/sites/default/files/styles/trip_card_1_5x_525x405/public/2024/BZAQ_AOP_ST_23_017.jpg.webp?itok=XpRCi3I6)
![Port with blue water and benches along the fence](https://www.backroads.com/sites/default/files/styles/trip_card_1_5x_525x405/public/2024/WZAQ_KIR_Guest_22_005.jpg.webp?itok=eKBrHM3e)
![Beautiful autumn forest mountain path at sunset.](https://www.backroads.com/sites/default/files/styles/trip_card_1_5x_525x405/public/2023/ZA_shutterstock_111970076_0.jpg.webp?itok=vuEtH9X0)
NEW
Czech Republic & Austria Women's Walking & Hiking Tour
6 days
Levels 2-4
Premiere & Casual Plus Hotels
From $5,499/person
Quick Look