Walking
Austria offers some of the finest walking ( Wandern ) terrain in Europe. Variety is the order of the day, with lowland walks in the east of the country, and gently rolling hills in southern Styria, Upper Austria and Lower Austria, contrasting sharply with the more challenging, alpine regions of central and western Austria. Tracks are for the most part well marked and well maintained, and numerous, well-positioned signposts often include an estimation of how long a particular route will take. In alpine Austria, much of the tourist infrastructure developed for the winter sports crowd is available for ramblers and hikers in the summer, and the basic forms of mountain lift (cable cars, gondolas and chairlifts; see "Skiing and Snowboarding") are often pressed into service from late spring until early autumn in order to convey sightseers and walkers to higher altitudes. Walks that require spending a night or more on the mountain utilize the network of mountain huts ( Hutte ), which provide rudimentary dorm accommodation in mountain areas. Some huts are privately owned, but most are run by the Osterreichischer Alpenverein or their affiliates. Details of some all-day mountain walks and more ambitious hut-to-hut walks are included in this guide.
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