Colorful forests, game cuisine and the calm after the season — the Salzkammergut shows its quiet side.
When the days grow shorter and the forest around Hintersee glows red and gold, a fine time of year begins in the Osterhorngruppe. Trails empty out, the air grows clearer, and the kitchen moves to the foreground. Hotel DAS Hintersee sits right in the middle of it — between Postalm, Fuschlseeregion and the surrounding alpine meadows.
In autumn the region hosts harvest festivals, ceremonial cattle drives, and the game weeks. Local traditional bands such as the Trachtenmusikkapelle Hintersee perform. It gives the stay a clear rhythm that goes beyond just resting.
The Postalm is one of the largest alpine pasture areas in Austria and is almost empty in autumn. The Hintersee loop is a quiet introductory tour starting right at the hotel. The themed trails open up the Osterhorngruppe in all directions.
Küchenchef Albert Ebner jun. focuses during the game weeks on game with local mushrooms and pumpkin from the surroundings. The Bauernherbst specialties in the Restaurant DAS Hintersee and in the Gasthof Hintersee change with what the season offers.
Herbal sauna, parlor sauna, alpine sauna, steam bath with light therapy, experience showers, Kneipp waterfall, foot-warming pool, heated loungers and juice bar — the facility provides the deep warmth you need after a long autumn day outdoors.
Harvest festivals and cattle drives shape October in the Fuschlseeregion. The Wolfgangseer Advent in Bad Ischl marks the transition to winter. Time it right and you experience the region as it celebrates itself.
From mid-September the paths around Hintersee mostly belong to the locals. The Hintersee loop runs flat along the lake and suits all fitness levels. If you are looking for more elevation, the themed trails connect to Loibersbachhöhe and Anzenberg. The Osterhorngruppe with Regenspitz, Gruberhorn, Gennerhorn, Hoher Zinken and Königsberghorn offers routes for every ability — without the summer queues.
Game tastes different in autumn. The mushrooms come fresh from the surrounding forests — you can tell.