Self Guided Walking Holidays in Austria and Italy

Walk through Partnachklamm gorge near Garmisch-Partenkirchen, where waterfalls drop 80 meters through rock tunnels, then climb into the Karwendel mountains to Hafelekar at 2,269 meters above Innsbruck. Cross the Alpine ridge at Sandjöchl pass (2,165 meters), once used by smugglers, and take the Dolomieuweg trail to Rosskopf summit at 2,189 meters before riding the cable car down to medieval Sterzing.

Cross from Austria into Italy via the Timmelsjoch pass on historic smugglers' routes, then descend through the upper Passeier Valley with towering rockfaces and alpine meadows. In Austria, hike to the Leutkircher Hütte in the Lechtal Alps and ride the Venet cable car to 2,000m for beautiful ridge walks.

Trek the legendary E5 Alpine crossing from Germany's Allgäu Alps into Austria's Tyrol and Italy's South Tyrol on this self-guided 8-day hike. You'll navigate the spectacular Sperrbach ravine to reach Kemptner Hut and cross Austria's longest suspension bridge near Holzgau.