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Skiing & Cross-country skiing

Skiing & Cross-country skiing

snow much fun

Saalfelden is located centrally between the most interesting ski areas in Austria. From your holiday apartment, you can reach 6 dreamlike ski areas within 20 minutes by car.

  • Skicircus Saalbach-Hinterglemm-Leogang-Fieberbrunn (270 kilometres of pistes, 70 lifts, 60 ski lodges)
  • Ski area "Hochkönig", Maria Alm  (120 km, 34 lifts, 30 ski lodges)
  • Ski area “Schmitten", Zell am See (77 km, 28 lifts, 20 ski lodges)
  • Glacier-Ski area "Kitzsteinhorn", Kaprun  (61 km, 23 lifts, 11 ski lodges)
  • Ski area Loferer Alm, Lofer  (46 km, 10 lifts, 6 ski lodges)
  • Family Ski area "Hinterreit", Saalfelden  (5 km, 3 lifts, 2 ski lodges)

Nordic Centre Saalfelden

The “Nordic Centre Saalfelden” has an extensive offer for cross-country skiers. Here, you can find more than 150 km of cross-country ski trails, for skiers in the classic and skating style. Around the centre in Saalfelden, there are cross-country ski trails covered with artificial snow as well as floodlit trails, where you can ski into the evening.

From Saalfelden, you can go cross-country skiing in almost every direction - to Zell am See and Oberpinzgau, the possibilities are endless! Towards Maria Alm or Saalachtal and Bavaria. You can also cross-country ski towards Hochfilzen in Tirol. Here you can find outstanding cross-country ski trails in the center of the Biathlon World Cup and even have the opportunity to take part in a “Guest Biathlon”. Put your stamina to the test on a cross-country ski and test out your ability whilst shooting - an unforgettable experience for the whole family!

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Saalfelden-Leogang Card

Saalfelden-Leogang Card

Benefits for guests at a glance


As our guest at the holiday apartment Weitblick, you will receive the “Saalfelden Leogang Card” from us free of charge for the duration of your stay. With this advantage card, you can profit from several free services and discounts in Saalfelden and Leogang. 2 x daily ascent and descent with the cable car in Leogang or Saalbach, free entry to all swimming pools in Saalfelden and Leogang and much more.

Benefits and Discounts

Here is a selection of the benefits of the Saalfelden Leogang Card in summer at a glance:

  • 2 free ascents and descents a day with the Asitz gondola lift in Leogang and the Bergbahnen Saalbach Hinterglemm (each of the five summer cable cars includes bike transport - excluding night-time and special journeys)
  • Unlimited free entry to the swimming pools Saalfelden-Obsmarkt, Leogang-Sonnrain and the Ritzensee natural swimming lake.
  • Public transport in Pinzgau (bus and train) from 1st May to 31st October.
  • One free entry to the Museum Schloss Ritzen in Saalfelden and to the mining museum in Leogang per stay.
  • One free entry to the Sauna Leogang (leisure centre, by the swimming pool in Sonnrain) and to the Sauna Saalfelden on the Ritzensee per stay.
  • Weekly summer adventure programme (guided hikes, city and village tours, herb workshops)
  • Unlimited use of the city bus Saalfelden, lines 61 and 62.
  • Unlimited free ascents and descents with the chair lift on the Biberg (excluding use of the summer toboggan run).

Here is a selection of the benefits of the Saalfelden Leogang Card in winter at a glance:

  • A free ascent and descent for pedestrians with the Asitz gondola lift Leogang per stay, also valid for the ascent and descent for tobogganing (no ski and snowboard transport).
  • One free entry to the Museum Schloss Ritzen in Saalfelden and to the mining museum in Leogang per stay.
  • One free entry to the Sauna Leogang (leisure centre, by the swimming pool in Sonnrain) and to the Sauna Saalfelden on the Ritzensee per stay.
  • A free ride with the shuttle taxi each day to the winter toboggan run Biberg from the car park of the mountain guesthouse, the Huggenberg
  • Unlimited free use of the cross-country ski trails in Saalfelden-Leogang and the ice-skating rink/Nordic park Saalfelden.
  • Winter hiking programme (guided ski tours, snowshoe hikes and winter hikes)
  • Unlimited use of the city buses Saalfelden, lines 61 and 62.
  • Wild Erlebnispark Ferleiten Hirsch

  • Wild Erlebnispark Ferleiten Damwild

  • Sommer Zell Am See 30

  • Bergbau Und Gotikmuseum Leogang 2019 2 Jpg

  • Bergbau Und Gotikmuseum Leogang 2019 5 Jpg

  • Flying Fox XXL Leogang

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Hiking & Cycling

Hiking & Cycling

over Hill and Dale

The region Saalfelden-Leogang is a paradise for hikers and cyclists.

The large Saalfelden basin - surrounded by grassy mountains and the Steinernes Meer - offers easy and simple hiking trails in the valley, which are best-suited to beginners or families with children. In addition to this, there is a plentiful amount of hikes to catered lodges and scenic summits. Those, who would like to go on a high-alpine hike, will strike gold at the Steinernes Meer among other places. And climbers can find countless rock faces in the region at the Steinernes Meer, as well as in the Leogang and Loferer Steinberge. For climbing novices, there are suitable climbing parks and mountain guides.

As a cyclist or biker, you are well served here, in Austria's largest bike region. Alongside easy and flat cycle paths in the valley - particularly on the famous valley cycle path - you can ride to alpine lodges and treat yourself to the regional delicacies and cool drinks there. You can also go on a bike and hike tour, with the mountain bike to the alpine pasture and from there, on foot to a summit. Extreme mountain bikers and specialists can spend their time in the bike park Leogang - an experience like no other.

Mountain bikers - down hillers - free riders - enduro riders

The Epic Bikepark Leogang - one of the largest and most famous bike parks in Europe -  is also located in Austria's largest bike region, Saalfelden-Leogang. Here, you can test out the limits of your ability and your stamina on 14 different lines and trails in various difficulty levels. For beginners and kids, there's the riders playground, a 10,000 m2 area with pump tracks, beginner lines with a conveyor belt and other trails, where you can practice your first shreds on safe terrain.

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Winter Holidays

Winter Holidays

Powder Snow & Sunshine


In winter and in spring, the region of Saalfelden-Leogang offers an extensive sport, culture and culinary programme. Here there's always something going on - for example "Tonspur trifft Skispur", White Pearl Mountain Days, Asitz Music Night, numerous sports competitions, eating the traditional lodge food, Kasnockn and so much more...

The sports lovers among you will have fun skiing, free riding, cross-country skiing, tobogganing, snow tubing, ice-skating, curling, riding, doing archery, paragliding, ski touring, winter or snowshoe hiking and much more.

The Biathlon centre in Hochfilzen can be reached by cross-country skiers (or naturally in the car), the Nordic Centre Saalfelden is practically on your doorstep. In Leogang you can comfortably enter the ski circus Saalbach-Hinterglemm.

Tradition lovers can find a large repertoire of possibilities during this time from the “Anklöckeln” to the Krampusläufe (devils races), concerts, Christmas markets and events, traditional festivals, and markets to the traditional events.

On a culinary level, this time of the year in the Pinzgau mountains is also extremely interesting. Various special delicacies and drinks are served during this time - you simply must try them for yourself!

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Excursion Destinations

In winter and spring, the region around Saalfelden has various excursion destinations on offer. Whatever the weather, you can spend your holiday enjoying entertainment, adventures and fun. 
Here are a couple of recommendations for excursions in winter:

  • Display Mine, Leogang
  • Therme TauernSpa, Kaprun
  • Zell am See indoor pool
  • Ice skating rinks in Saalfelden and Zell am See
  • Tobogganning in Saalfelden, Maria Alm and Zell am See
  • Christmas Market, Zell am See
  • Various Local history and themed museums
  • Children's Paradise Maisiflitzer, Kaprun
  • National Park Worlds Mittersill
  • Saalachtal Natural Wonders, Lofer/Weißbach
  • Hohenwerfen Castle, Werfen
  • Hallein Salt Mine
  • Christkindl Market, city of Salzburg
  • Domquartier Museum, Salzburg

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Summer Holidays

Summer Holidays in the Mountains

Summer - Autumn - Harvest Festival


A holiday in the mountains in summer or autumn is balm for the body, mind and soul. Here you can really switch off, calm down and recharge your batteries. Whether it's a sports event, cultural event or culinary event - in the beautiful Pinzgau in the state of Salzburg, something is always going on.

Sporty guests can tire themselves out in Saalfelden and the region by hiking, climbing, running, swimming, surfing, sailing, paragliding, riding, doing archery, rafting, canyoning, golfing, playing tennis or on a high ropes course.

For culture - and tradition lovers, there is a wide range of offers at the traditional festivals and events, concerts and  theatres. Museums and exhibitions highlight the life and history of the local population. One highlight of every year is the “Harvest Festival", the so-called 5th Season of the Year
For a culinary highlight, you can try the Pinzgau cuisine, regional delights and delicacies in the many guest houses and alpine inns - that just belongs on a holiday.

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Excursion Destinations

In and around Saalfelden, you can visit countless excursion destinations, sights and attractions throughout the state of Salzburg. 
Here are a couple of recommendations:

  • Museum Schloss Ritzen, Saalfelden
  • Einsiedelei hermitage, Saalfelden
  • Climbing Sports Hall, Saalfelden
  • Display Mine, Leogang
  • Gothic and Mining Museum, Leogang
  • Saalachtal Natural Wonders, Lofer/Weißbach
  • Wild and Adventure Park Ferleiten, Fusch
  • Großglockner High Alpine Road
  • Baumzipfelweg (tree-top trail), Saalbach
  • Therme TauernSpa, Kaprun
  • Glacier World, Kitzsteinhorn Kaprun
  • National Park Worlds Mittersill
  • Krimml Waterfalls, Krimml
  • Panning for Gold, Rauris
  • Triassic Park, Waidring
  • Salzburg, the city of Mozart
  • Boat trips on the Lake Zell

Bad Weather Programme

Should the weather not be so sunny, you can still do a lot of activities in the region - just ask us. 
Here are a couple of recommendations:

  • Various local history and themed museums
  • Several farm shops at farms within walking distance of the holiday apartment
  • Zell am See indoor pool
  • Display Mine, Leogang
  • Therme TauernSpa, Kaprun
  • Cineplexx Kino, Bruck a.d.GlStr.
  • Casino Zell am See
  • Kaprun Castle, Kaprun
  • Hallein Salt Mine
  • Eisriesenwelt, Werfen
  • Hohenwerfen Castle, Werfen
  • Haus der Natur, Salzburg

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