As we rounded the final curve to the Hallerangerhaus, the Austrian flag came into view. After 12 miles of hiking, with some calf-burning steep sections, the high mountain lodge in the Karwendel ...

You don't stop hiking just because ... that's the mindset in Alpine Austria, where the Tirol region is now adding several new routes to its range of trails designed for winter hikes.

Though it is a land-locked nation, Austria has plenty of aquatic ... and neighbouring Pertisau make the best bases. The surrounding high-altitude hiking trails provide additional activty options ...