Outdoor PitstopWalking route · Prien am Chiemsee · Updated on 14 November 2026
SalzAlpenSteig walk
SalzAlpenSteig is a walk of 145.3 km from Prien am Chiemsee. Along the way you'll find 442 benches, 12 water fountains and refill points, 17 public toilets, 5 bike pumps and 1 honesty box.
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The route step by step
From start to finish, with what you pass along the way and the distance in between.
- 145.3 km
- ± 41:30 h
- ↑ 5,524 m · ↓ 4,947 m
- Hard
- From A to B
- Regional route
This route is in pieces in OpenStreetMap, so there are no kilometres per pitstop. Along the way you'll find 442 benches, 12 water fountains and refill points, 17 public toilets, 5 bike pumps and 1 honesty box.
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2 sights along the way
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Photo: Nize | Nicolai Schäfer · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsAttraction
Castle
Elevation and terrain
- Up
- ↑ 5,524 m
- Down
- ↓ 4,947 m
- Highest point
- 1,609 m
- Lowest point
- 476 m
- 5-10% slope · 29.2 km
- 10-15% slope · 28.5 km
- 15-20% slope · 8 km
- 20% slope or steeper · 4.4 km
- 12 stairs
Elevation from Copernicus GLO-30 (European Union and ESA), smoothed.
produced using Copernicus WorldDEM-30 © DLR e.V. 2010-2014 and © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH 2014-2018 provided under COPERNICUS by the European Union and ESA; all rights reserved
Way types
145.3 km in total- Track: 62 km
- Path: 60.4 km
- Street: 12.6 km
- Road: 4.1 km
- Footpath: 3.9 km
- Stairs: 12 stairs
- Busy road: 600 m
Surfaces
145.3 km in total- Gravel: 80.4 km
- Unpaved: 24.1 km
- Asphalt: 16.5 km
- Natural: 4 km
- Paved: 1.3 km
- Unknown: 17.9 km
About the walking route SalzAlpenSteig
Updated on 14 November 2026, with data from OpenStreetMap, the AHN and Copernicus.
Where do you walk?
SalzAlpenSteig is a walking route of 145.3 km that starts in Prien am Chiemsee. It does not end where it starts. You start in Prien am Chiemsee and finish in Hallstadt.
How hard is the route?
You climb 5,524 m in total and descend 4,947 m. There are 12 flights of steps along the way. Allow ± 41:30 h, without breaks. The level is hard.
What paths do you walk on?
The longest part is track (62 km), path (60.4 km) and street (12.6 km). Of the surface, 80.4 km gravel and 24.1 km unpaved. For 17.9 km the surface is not known.
Pitstops along the way
Within 100 metres of the route there are 442 benches, 12 water fountains and refill points, 17 public toilets, 5 bike pumps and 1 honesty box. The Outdoor Pitstop app navigates you there.
Walks nearby
6- Jakobsweg Böhmen-Bayern-Tirol Variante/PrienHard · From A to B75.5 km
- Grenzenlos Wanderweg (Bad Endorf-Prien a. Chiemsee)Moderate · From A to B15.2 km
- Grenzenlos Wanderweg (Prien a. Chiemsee-Aschau i. Chiemgau)Moderate · From A to B13.9 km
- Voralpiner JakobswegHard · From A to B244.7 km
- Grenzenlos Wanderweg (Aschau i. Chiemgau-Sachrang)Moderate · From A to B13.4 km
- European Long distance path E 4 - part Germany (region Chiemgau)Hard · From A to B37.4 km
Sights nearby
Within 10 km of the route, best known first.
- 1
Eagle's NestAttraction · 3 km from the route - 2
Neues Schloss HerrenchiemseeCastle · 3.1 km from the route - 3
BerghofAttraction · 842 m from the route - 4
St. BartholomäAttraction · 5.1 km from the route - 5
ObersalzbergAttraction · 1.1 km from the route - 6
Alte SalineMuseum · 365 m from the route - 7
Dokumentation ObersalzbergMuseum · 1.1 km from the route - 8
Schloß StaufeneckCastle · 4.9 km from the route - 9
Schloss HohenaschauCastle · 5.3 km from the route - 10
Museum Salz & MoorMuseum · 149 m from the route - 11
Eisarena KönigsseeAttraction · 156 m from the route - 12
Pädagogisches Zentrum Schloss NiedernfelsCastle · 207 m from the route - 13
Ruine KarlsteinCastle · 207 m from the route - 14
Prinzregent LuitpoldMemorial · 260 m from the route - 15
HeimatmuseumMuseum · 275 m from the route - 16
Königliches Schloss BerchtesgadenCastle · 478 m from the route - 17
Burg GruttensteinCastle · 516 m from the route - 18
Jagdschloss RuhpoldingCastle · 554 m from the route - 19
ReichenhallMuseumMuseum · 567 m from the route - 20
PredigtstuhlbahnAttraction · 909 m from the route - 21
UnternbergViewpoint · 1 km from the route - 22
KampfhäuslRuins · 1.2 km from the route - 23
WimbachklammAttraction · 1.2 km from the route - 24
Burgstall HohensteinCastle · 1.4 km from the route - 25
Burgruine PlainburgAttraction · 1.4 km from the route
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Frequently asked questions
How long is SalzAlpenSteig?
SalzAlpenSteig is 145.3 km long. Allow ± 41:30 h of walking: 4.5 km an hour and 10 minutes more per 100 metres of climbing, without breaks.
Is this route a circular walk?
No, the route runs from Prien am Chiemsee to Hallstadt.
Where does this route start?
The route starts in Prien am Chiemsee.
How hard is this route?
Hard, with 5,524 m of climbing.
Are there toilets along this route?
Yes, there are 17 public toilets within 100 m of the route.
Can you fill up with water along this route?
Yes, there are 12 water fountains and refill points within 100 m of the route.
What is there to see along this route?
Along the way you pass Salzbergwerk Berchtesgaden and Burg Marquartstein.
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