Winter adventure week

Travel to Ebensee by car or public transport.
During the cold season, the local mountain, the Feuerkogel, shows its best side: the beautiful high plateau is home to one of the most diverse ski areas and winter hiking areas in Austria.        
Depending on the time of arrival, the “Ebenseer Kripperlroas” (until the beginning of February) is well worth a visit. “Kripperlroas” is the name of the tour from crib to crib, when you move from house to house.
You can see 8 large landscape nativity scenes and crips in private houses, the Catholic parish church and the nativity scene exhibition in the Ebensee Museum. The Nativity scene map will be available for you at the hotel. You will also receive all your travel documents at the hotel.

Take the winter shuttle to the Feuerkogel valley station. From there, the Feuerkogel cable car takes you up the mountain. The silence of the high plateau and endless kilometers of untouched white splendor are in front of you. A total of 5 snowshoe trails and a “taster trail” are available for snowshoe hikers, with a total length of approx. 25 kilometers.

Enjoy an extended snowshoe tour in the glistening winter landscape with breathtaking views of Lake Traunsee and the Dachstein Glacier.

After the snowshoe tour, you will have well and truly earned a stop at one of the mountain inns and huts on the Feuerkogel (depending on opening times and rest days). A soup and a Kaiserschmarren pancake await you as a culinary highlight. Strengthened, you take the cable car back down to the valley and the shuttle back to the hotel.

Take the train to Bad Ischl and you can store your bathing luggage with us, Salzkammergut Touristik.

Bad Ischl became a vacation destination of European standing in the middle of the 19th century when Emperor Franz Joseph began to spend his vacations in his summer residence in Ischl. Bad Ischl has been a spa town since 1906 - you can find leisure and relaxation in the spa gardens, the spacious thermal baths or by visiting the famous Café Zauner.

Start your exploration of the town with a circular walk around the Ischers' local mountain, the “Jainzen”.

Length: 6 km
Walking time: 1 h 45 min
Altitude difference in ascent and descent: 260m

Take a break from sporting activities in the afternoon and visit the Eurotherme Bad Ischl (thermal spa). A place to immerse yourself ... in pure bathing pleasure. In the indoor brine pool and the exclusive brine whirlpool. The soothing power of salt and brine increase well-being and promote health.

The thermal spa is located right next to the train station. Return journey by train.

Travel by Traunstein Taxi from Hotel Post to Gasthof Kreh. The start of the llama hike begins there. Together with the llamas we hike to the front Langbathsee (approx. 2 hours). Depending on the customer's wishes and physical condition, you can also walk around the front Langbathsee. Then back to the Gasthof Kreh.

The inn in the Kreh is a traditional establishment where a stop for lunch is planned.
Günter and Karin will spoil you with home cooking (value voucher - lunch can be freely selected from the menu). Return journey by Traunstein cab. The afternoon is at leisure.

Travel by train to Bad Goisern Jodschwefelbad.
If you want to hike as close to the water as possible, we recommend the Traunreiterweg in Bad Goisern on Lake Hallstatt. The wide hiking and walking trail runs right next to the riverbed and is around 4 kilometers long, leading from the center of Goisern to the northern border of Bad Goisern.

Where does the name Traunreiter come from?
The Traunreiter existed from the 16th to the 19th century. They were salt boatmen who transported the salt extracted in Hallstatt on the Traun to the salt works in Ebensee. On the way back, the ships were loaded with grain, wine and other provisions and were pulled back to Hallstatt by horses, hence the name.

After the hike from to the town center, you can visit the HAND.WERK.HAUS - a center for contemporary craft culture. The store and the various exhibitions are housed in a former forester's house. In the store you have the opportunity to purchase a wide variety of handicraft products from the World Heritage region.

Afterwards, enjoy a well-earned refreshment in the traditional Maislinger coffee house:
The Maislinger bakery combines Austrian coffee house tradition with delicious food from the in-house bakery or patisserie. Coffee specialties, homemade pastries, hot dishes and small snacks await you in this comfortably furnished café.

If you fancy a little adventure, we recommend a toboggan ride on the Trockentann toboggan run.

Back to train station Bad Goisern and return journey to Ebensee.

Travel by public transport to Gmunden - the crowning pearl of Lake Traunsee:
As the center of the salt trade, the town had a strategically important position: right at the point where the Traun leaves the Traunsee and continues north. The prosperity of those times, when salt was shipped by water, can be seen today in the magnificent facades.

The Salzkammergut Shuttle picks you up from the (bus) station and takes you to the starting point for the hike to Laudachsee.

Laudachsee nature reserve: The trail leads along a forest road to Laudachsee. The Laudachsee is the most popular excursion destination for hikers and mountaineers on the Grünberg. The mountain lake is located at an altitude of 894 meters on the way from Grünberg to Traunstein. Once you reach the lake, you can walk around it comfortably in around 40 minutes. The idyllic circular trail leads across meadows, paths and small bridges along the shores of the Laudachsees and is perfect for a relaxing walk.

After circling the Laudachsee lake, mountain fans of all ages can stop for refreshments at the Ramsaualm and enjoy the wonderful panorama of the Traunstein. Return either via the same route or via Radmoos.

Cab ride with the Salzkammergut Shuttle back to the center of Gmunden directly to the Gmundner Keramik Manufaktur. The guided tour of the manufactory is scheduled for 13:00.

The afternoon can be used for a walk through the center of Gmunden. Return journey by public transport from Gmunden to Ebensee.

Travel by train from Ebensee to Steeg-Gosau.

Here you start your hike on the Ostuferwanderweg along Lake Hallstatt - one of the most beautiful hiking trails in the Salzkammergut. The easy adventure hike offers wonderful views and also some special highlights, e.g. the suspension bridge to the Wehrgraben - the deepest point of the lake at approx. 125 m deep.
Length: approx. 8 kilometers
Walking time: approx. 2 h - 2.30 h
Altitude difference in ascent and descent: 35 m

You reach the Hallstatt train station - from there you take the ferry to the center of the World Heritage town of Hallstatt. After your individual round tour of the historic town, you begin your visit to the Hallstatt Salt Mine (closed from 07.01. - 31.01.2025) - the oldest mine in the world. Ascent with the Salzbergbahn, guided tour of the mine, Skywalk and descent with the cable car.

Return ferry from Hallstatt and train from Hallstatt to Ebensee.

ALTERNATIVE when the Salzwelten are closed:
Dachstein Krippenstein Panorama Ticket from 1:00 pm
With the panorama ticket, winter hikers (snowshoe & winter boots) can take the Dachstein Krippenstein cable cars to the mountain summit and enjoy the enchanting winter landscape on a relaxed snow tour.
(If the alternative comes into play, there are other departure and arrival details - info on booking)

If you have the opportunity to extend your stay, the repertoire of discoveries is far from exhausted. Additional nights can be booked.