Spring hiking days
06.04.2025 - 11.04.2025
A pleasure for ALL the senses – hiking in spring. This time of year has its own special charm. The last snow still lies on the higher meadows. The first flowers delight the eye. The air is clear and filled with the earthy scent of the trees. You have decided to spend a few relaxing days at the AVIVA. It’s spring and nature is awakening in all its splendour. The sun shines in the sky as you wander through the rolling hills and flowering meadows.
When you arrive at the AVIVA, you immediately feel the relaxed atmosphere. The staff give you a warm welcome and make sure you feel completely at ease. You move into your cosy room and open the window to let in the fresh spring scent.
The next morning, you set off on your first hike full of anticipation. The AVIVA offers a variety of routes that take you through picturesque landscapes and breathtaking views. You set off and are amazed by the beauty of the nature around you. You discover colourful flowers, hear the chirping of birds and feel the warming sun on your skin.
During your hikes, you will also meet other AVIVA guests who, like you, can enjoy nature and the spring air.
You’ll swap stories, share your experiences and discover common interests. It’s wonderful to make new friends and explore the beauty of the surroundings together.After a long day of adventure, you return to the AVIVA exhausted but happy.Here you can pamper yourself in the wellness area and relax your tired muscles. Enjoy a soothing massage or relax in the whirlpool while you reflect on the day’s experiences.In the evening, meet up with your new friends for dinner.The AVIVA offers a delicious selection of dishes prepared from fresh, regional ingredients. You laugh, enjoy the food and swap plans for the next day.
Spring hiking days at the AVIVA are a special time when you not only experience the beauty of nature, but also make new friends. You feel refreshed, inspired and full of energy.
And as you retreat to prepare for the adventures ahead, you know you’ll be back soon to enjoy the beauty of spring at AVIVA.
Who else is there?
Just ask in the AVIVA make friends community who is taking part, get to know each other in advance and arrange to travel together.
The AVIVA inclusive services
- Overnight stay in a modern, south-facing multi-view room with a view of the Alps
- Free use of the AVIVA spa area & activity programme also on arrival & departure day
- Rich breakfast buffet with regional food from 7.30 am to 10.30 am (until 11.00 am at weekends)
- AVIVA Sweet & Sour Snack also on the day of arrival & departure with soups, various salads, hot snacks, cakes and tarts, coffee and fruit from 2.30 pm to 4.00 pm in the restaurant and on the hotel terrace in warm weather
- All-day fruit bar in the lobby and wellness area
- 6-course AVIVA make friends dinner with 3 different main courses to choose from, an extensive salad buffet and a cheese bar, as well as a weekly barbecue buffet with Austrian specialities at large communication tables with other guests.
- Various culinary highlights such as BBQ, street food, Mühlviertler Alm dinner, etc. at the themed events.
- Intolerances can be catered for by prior arrangement.
- Mainly regional food with a maximum transport distance of 50km
- Free use of the wellness & spa area on 2,000 m² on the day of arrival & departure: indoor pool, sauna area with earth sauna, Finnish sauna, soft sauna, infrared cabin, caldarium, relaxation room, tea, juice and fruit bar, as well as solarium (for a fee)
- Sauna infusions and steam bath peelings several times a week in the Finnish sauna, earth sauna
- Bathing bag with bathrobe, sauna towels and bath towels
- Modern fitness centre with Technogym equipment, including BodyCoach vibro, treadmill, spinning bike, ergometer and strength equipment
- bright vitality room equipped with various stretching, strengthening and fascia training machines
- Large wellness garden with loungers, swimming pond, outdoor whirlpool, relaxation and communication islands, beach volleyball court and table tennis table
- Get-together several times a week in the hotel’s various outlets
- Daily (except Sunday) varied indoor & outdoor sports programme, accompanied by a professional fitness trainer
- Use of the hotel’s own Nordic walking poles, mountain bikes (in summer) and cross-country skis, snowshoes and ice stock for the hotel’s own ice stock rink (in winter), as well as the option to hire modern e-bikes for a fee (subject to availability, please reserve in advance)
- Opportunity to take part in beer brewing and the brewery tour
- Dance club for partying with DJ from Thursday to Saturday
- Rustic alpine feeling on the AVIVA Alm on Tuesday and Thursday
- Broadband WLAN internet connection throughout the hotel, table football and darts
- free monitored car park directly in front of the hotel with 6 e-charging stations – 22kw/h with type 2 plug
- Low-cost shuttle 3 times a week – further details
- free carpooling platform for coordinating your own holiday arrival and departure with other guests – more details
- free participation in the AVIVA make friends online community – an online platform to stay in contact with other guests or to get to know them
- free participation in the AVIVA online guestbook – an online platform to see who else is staying at the hotel during your stay
- Extensive sustainability and energy-saving measures – further details
- a variety of measures for professional working conditions for around 80 employees
| 6 days/ 5 nights for you (1 person) |
6 days / 5 nights for friends (2 people) |
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| AVIVA MoreView room | from 673,- | from 566,- |
| AVIVA Sky on the 4th & 5th floor | from 753,- | from 646,- |
| AVIVA Suite 50m² | from 873,- | from 766,- |
- The daily updated prices can be found in the AVIVA online booking tool. Our tip: the earlier you book, the cheaper the price. Please note the early booking promotions and specials in the AVIVA newsletter.
- The price for you is valid for single occupancy, for friends for double occupancy per person.
- All prices are per person and stay and include the programme listed and all hotel inclusive services.
- The prices quoted are inclusive of VAT, plus the statutory local tax of 3.50 and a service charge of 3.50 per person per night.
- The AVIVA reservations team will be happy to answer your questions daily from 7 am to 8 pm.
Monday
- 10:00 – approx. 14:00 Hike along the Steinerne Mühl and the Große Mühl. Travel with the AVIVA shuttle to Haslach. From there along the Steinerne Mühl. Across the Mühlviertel over a hill towards the Große Mühl. Along the Große Mühl back to Haslach. (Approx. 15 km, 400 metres in altitude, duration: 4 hours)
Tuesday
- 10.00 – approx. 15.00 Hike to Haslach an der Mühl to the traditional oil mill. This mill in Haslach has been grinding seeds and producing linseed oil for more than 600 years. This mill is already listed as one of three mills in the ‘Haslacher Urbar of 1379’. It has been owned by the Koblmiller family for over 250 years. The hike leads directly from the AVIVA along tarmac, forest and meadow paths to Haslach. On the way to Haslach we have a wonderful panoramic view over the hilly landscape of the Mühlviertel. After a tour of the village of Haslach, we continue along the Steinernes Mühl towards the oil mill. You can buy various oils (linseed oil, hemp oil, poppy seed oil, safflower oil, pumpkin seed oil) in the associated shop. There is an explanation of the oils and the opportunity to sample them. Afterwards, the route leads uphill through the forest back to the Aviva. (approx. 15 km, 500 metres in altitude)
Wednesday
- 10.30 – approx. 15.30 Hike to Helfenberg Castle
Above the rooftops of Helfenberg lies the castle of the same name, which is owned by the Revertera family.First documented in 1224 in the writings of Hohenfurth Abbey, it can truly call itself a Helfenberg original.If you walk along the Granite Pilgrimage Trail, you will pass Helfenberg Castle and can experience the outer garden with its beautifully pruned yew avenue.The trees were planted around 1900 by Countess Olimpia Revertera, the great-grandmother of the current owner Dominik Revertera.Mighty cypresses, thujas, beeches, old rhododendrons and magnolias can also be found in the castle garden, as well as the fountain from 1625 by master stonemason Hans Getzinger from Haslach.
(Approx. 13 km, approx. 450 metres uphill)
Nature of the route: hilly over forest and meadow paths
approx. 15 min break in the castle garden (take drinks and fruit with you)
Thursday
- 13.00 -14.30 Hike through the Mühlviertel & the Bohemian Forest
Programme subject to change.
