Your mountain holiday full of adventure in Grossarl im Salzburger Land
simply head towards the sun whilst hiking & climbing, mountain biking & cycling, doing action sports etc. in Salzburg
The imposing backdrop of the Hohe Tauern mountains in view and the wonderful feeling of closer to heaven: that's what's awaiting you on a mountain holiday in Grossarl in Salzburger Land. The Grossarl Valley gets its description "Valley of the Alms" thanks to its around 40 alpine huts open to the public. Being pampered with Pongau specialities is a must on your hiking holiday. The Grossarl Valley has lots more on offer for pleasure-seekers, sports enthusiasts and families: mountain bike routes and trails, the sport and leisure centre with the "Rucki Zucki's Gaudi-Alm"... In addition to a wealth of adventures waiting on the farm, our location in the heart of nature is ideal for the start of your hiking and mountain biking tours. Look forward to your mountain holiday in Grossarl!
Activities on the Wandlehenhof
Farm in summer
- Experience life on the farm close up: guided tour of the farm, herding the cows & calves into the meadows, helping with haymaking, visiting the animals on the alpine pasture, baking bread etc.
- Nearby forest, e.g. for collecting mushrooms
- Watch honey being harvested - including tasting
- Playground with trampoline, children's pool, slide & table tennis on the farm
- Unwind on a sun lounger underneath an apple tree
- Watch the sunset together on the bench in front of the farmhouse
- Free guided hikes with Berg-Gesund – for our farm guests
- Hikes & mountain tours right from the farm, e.g. to our own alpine hut (approx. 40 minutes walk) – we're happy to give you tips
Your summer activities
in the Grossarl Valley, Salzburger Land
On foot to alpine huts, lakes & peaks
- Top hiking region - Grossarl Valley awarded the Austrian Hiking Seal of Approval
- A total of approx. 400 km of well-marked hiking & climbing tours
- Tours for all ability levels - parents with children, gentle walkers & sporty mountaineers
- Ideal for young families: a variety of pushchair-friendly trails
- Plus: themed paths, chapel path, trekking tours & climbing trails
- Salzburger Almenweg (a total of 31 stages & 350 km of trails) leads through the region
- Guided fairytale walk: for children to playfully & creatively explore nature
- Gentle hikes using the summer lifts - Panoramabahn in the Grossarl Valley & the Hochbrandbahn
- "Valley of the Alms": around 40 alpine huts open to the public – offering refreshment with local delicacies
Uphill & down dale on two wheels
- Biking through the scenic landscape along 140 bike kilometres with 13,000 m elevation gain, of which 16 marked bike routes
- The Grossarl Valley is a member region of Mountain Bike Holidays
- Valley cycle path along the Grossarler Ache (easy level)
- Single trail Grossarl Valley I & II: approx. 10 km long, level of difficulty S1 according to official single trail category, ascent on the Panoramabahn Cable Car in the Grossarl Valley
- Pump track Grossarl Valley: Bike circuit with bends & waves, located by the car park of the Grossarl Cable Car Company
- E-bike trial park at the mountain station of the 8-seater cable car Hochbrand: e-bike rental on site
- Rental of various types of bike from the local sports shops
- Mountain biking with guide with mountain bike experts in the Grossarl Valley
- Mountain bike tours avaialable from the Wandlehenhof Farm
Fancy something different?
- For fishing enthusiasts: possibilities for fishing in the Grossarler Ache, in the Ötzlsee Lake plus at the Hoamalm – fishing licence available from the Grossarl Tourist Office
- Model aeroplane airfields: Natur Platzl, Bichl Alm, Hoamalm & Loosbühelalm
- Several golf courses within an hour's drive away: Golfclub Goldegg, OPEN GOLF St. Johann, Golfclub Gastein, Golfclub Tauerngolf
- Action sports, such as e.g. rafting, canyoning, hang-gliding, paragliding…
THE active resort of Grossarl
- Sports & Leisure Centre in Grossarl covering an area of 36,000 m2
- Adventure swimming pool: outdoor pool area with 4 pools, slides, diving platform, large sunbathing lawn etc.
- Adventure playground "Rucki Zucki's Gaudi-Alm" – free admission: kids' alm, mini farm, goat house with petting animals, mountain stream, alpine lake with raft, go-kart track, crystal mine with underground caves, treehouse path, wave slide, toddlers' area with sandpit, crawling tunnel...
- Beach volleyball court, tennis courts, crazy golf, football & street soccer
