The Grossarl Valley Austria in summer

If you are looking for a fun-filled family holiday in the Alps, enjoy walking or love active holidays, Grossarl’s Valley of Alpine Meadows is the right destination for you. The GROSSARLER HOF hotel offers a superb base camp for amazing Alpine walks at the foot of the Hohe Tauern mountain range. 400km of marked hiking trails lead past 40 mountain huts and inns, and deep into the Hohe Tauern National Park. Wonderful walking and traditional country fare await in the Grossarl Valley Austria. Sociable guests enjoy ample opportunities to explore the area on guided group walks and Nordic walking excursions. Mountaineering, mountain biking, cycling, rafting or climbing offer more action-packed options while Alpine golf allows you to enjoy magnificent views as you tee off on any one of the area’s eight different golf courses – all of which are within an hour of the GROSSARLER HOF. Wildlife watching, hunting, shooting and fly fishing are wonderfully sustainable ways of experiencing the region’s natural diversity.

The former mining community of Hüttschlag is around 8km from Grossarl. The municipality was incorporated into the Hohe Tauern National Park in 1991, and in 2008 it became one of Austria’s designated ‘mountaineering villages’ – a title which is awarded by the Austrian Alpine Association in accordance with strict criteria and in line with the objectives of the International Alpine Convention. Mountaineering villages are acknowledged trailblazers of climbing and hillwalking in their respective regions.

Hüttschlag is an ideal destination for a wide range of activities, especially in winter when it attracts large numbers of cross-country skiers, winter hikers and ski tourers. Downhill skiers are also well looked after in Hüttschlag: the ski bus provides an excellent service between the village and the Grossarl-Dorfgastein ski resort.