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Whether you’re hiking as a family or enjoying a more challenging, adult-only adventure, hut to hut hiking offers an unforgettable way to experience the mountains.
Every route featured here has been personally tested by me, my family or friends. From shorter distances and less elevation gain, ideal for families, to more challenging routes with rewarding views, there’s something here for everyone.
Start with these posts:
Family Friendly Hut Hikes
Start Here
- Hut to Hut Hiking with Kids | Real Advice & Best Routes in the Alps
- Join my free Facebook group Hut to Hut Hiking with Kids (Europe) and ask me questions, share routes, tips, and experiences, and become confident planning hut hikes with your kids.
Austria
- Beginner hut to hut hike in Austria: A family-friendly route in Carinthia
- Austria hut hikes with kids: A family adventure in the Lienz Dolomites
- Family Friendly Hut to Hut Hiking Near Salzburg: A Three-Day Alpine Adventure
Slovenia
France
Spain – Mallorca
- Our GR221 Mallorca Hiking Itinerary for Beginners or Families: From Palma to Pollença on Foot and by Bus
- Mallorca Without a Car: Hiking Parts of the GR221 Using Public Transport
- What are GR221 Refuges in Mallorca Really Like? Tips for Families and First-Timers
More Challenging Hut to Hut Hikes
Austria
- 2 night hut to hut hike in Austria: Around the Bischofsmütze
- 3 day Grossarl valley hut to hut hike accessible from Salzburg
- Wilder Kaiser Hut to Hut Hike from Kufstein, Austria: A Challenging 3 Day Route
France
Gear & Packing for Hut to Hut Hiking
- The Best Hiking Backpacks for Kids: Perfect for Hut to Hut Hiking and Great for Family Travel Too
- Complete Packing List for Hut Hiking Adventures in the Alps
- 10 Best Family Travel Games for Lightweight Adventures
- Tried & Tested Review: Quechua MH500 40+10L Kids Hiking Backpack
- The Best Kids Hiking Gear (Tested on the Trail!)
- The 30 best hiking gifts for families (actually useful ones)
Tips for Hut to Hut Hiking
- A beginner’s guide to mountain huts: Essential tips for first-timers
- What to Expect in Austrian Mountain Huts
- Komoot for beginners: Why I love it for our adventures
- When to Book Mountain Huts (So You’re Not Left Without a Bed on Your Hut to Hut Hike!)
- Hut to Hut Hiking with Kids | Real Advice & Best Routes in the Alps
- How to Get Kids Fit for Hiking Mountains (Without Overhauling Your Life)
- Hut to Hut Hiking in Austria
- Hut to Hut Hiking in the Dolomites

