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Walking with Inntravel

Discover beautiful landscapes at your own pace

We have been offering walking holidays since 1987, and our range is wide and varied, with something for everyone. Like all our holidays, our walks are for individuals, not groups, enabling you to explore entirely at your own pace.

Explore inviting trails

We try to ensure that no two days are the same on our holidays so that your time away is varied and interesting, but typically the morning starts with a leisurely breakfast, a chance to read over the directions and familiarise yourself with the route on the map. When you're ready, you set off from the hotel along an inviting path. There is no rush, so you can progress very much at your own pace, pausing whenever you want to admire the views, to look at the flowers or the birds, or to visit a wayside chapel. Linger over your picnic at a panoramic spot, perhaps indulging in a short siesta in the shade of a tree, then continue on your way, your destination another friendly hotel full of character. We plan our routes so that you will typically arrive at your next hotel some time in the mid to late afternoon, with time to freshen up and explore the village before a dinner of delicious regional cuisine.
To get a better idea of the nature of our holidays, read one or two of the travel diaries written by members of staff who have walked our routes.

Your luggage transported

We want you to be able to walk in complete comfort, so we arrange the transportation of your luggage from one hotel to the next. The only thing we ask is that you leave your suitcases in reception on setting out each morning, and the hoteliers will ensure that it is waiting for you at your next hotel. All you need carry with you is your picnic, drinks, a camera, waterproofs and sun cream.

Detailed walking notes & maps

We take great pride in our walking notes, and check and update them regularly. In many regions, our routes take you along the local network of waymarked trails, making navigation particularly easy. Where there are no waymarks, rest assured that we provide especially detailed notes. The maps that we provide along with our walking notes are usually 1:25,000 or, in some cases, 1:50,000.

Nothing overlooked

All this means that you can set out each morning knowing that we have taken care of every aspect of your day. Things rarely go wrong, but for added peace of mind we provide a 24-hour emergency line. Our notes are so detailed that you don't need a guide – they are your guide. Just as a guide would tell you about the places you pass, our notes include information on any monuments, historic villages or other places of interest along the way, and if it's worth making a short detour to a fantastic viewpoint, we point this out too. We even make suggestions for good picnic spots.

The right walk for you

There are many factors to bear in mind when choosing a walking holiday: the type of scenery, the type of accommodation, the climate etc. But first of all you must decide on the grade of walking that is best suited to you. We have five grades, ranging from the gentlest of strolls (grade 1) to high mountain hikes offering full, rewarding days of walking (grade 3).

Grade 1 Easy, generally low-level walking with few ascents/descents, but can have occasional long days.
Grade 1-2 Generally easy walking with some ascents/descents, and occasional longer days up to around 15km.
Grade 2 Moderate walking, on good surfaces, some long days and ascents/descents generally up to 500m.
Grade 2-3 Mountain walking, so more ascents/descents, and some flexible options. Days can be as long as 20km.
Grade 3 High mountains, long days, ascents/descents most days. Competent compass skills required.

Use our walking holiday finder to discover in just a few clicks which are the walks that would most suit your level and preferences for scenery etc.

Book online

You will find the majority of our walking holidays in our Walking and More brochure (complete our brochure request form to receive your free copy) but we have also launched a new range of great-value walking holidays that can be booked online and combined with your own low-cost flights. They follow exactly the same formula, and visit many of the same unspoiled regions of Spain, Italy, France, Austria and Switzerland. For details – and bookings – visit youwalk.com

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