To mark the 100th anniversary of the company's first adventure abroad - to Germany in 1914 - HF Holidays is re-introducing this destination into its Walking & Outdoor Holidays 2014 programme with a new guided walking holiday to the Bavarian lake region. 

Based in the spa town of Bad Wiessee on the shores of Lake Tegernsee - an area with a great network of well-maintained paths due to its walking heritage of a spa and health resort - this holiday offers a choice of two different walking options each day amid the foothills of the high European Alps taking in remarkable views.

Highlights include scenic walks around Spitzingsee - with its pretty wooden buildings - following good paths to the Ursprungtal, a valley of deep limestone gorges and waterfalls, and ascending the Wallberg cable car for panoramic views across Tegernsee's five towns and its surrounding area before enjoying a high level route into the neighbouring valley.

There's also a visit to Wildbad Kreuth - with its famous spring which was originally discovered in the 14th century - and walks through picturesque countryside to a nearby creamery to see Bavarian cheeses being made as well as rest stops at traditional Alpine Gasthofs.

Available on selected dates in May, June and September, the cost is £799 per person, land-only or £995 inclusive of return Heathrow flights and transfers.  These twin-share prices also include seven nights' half-board accommodation at the four-star lakeside Hotel Terrassenhof, the full programme of guided walks and the services of experienced HF Holidays' leaders.

Other new holidays for 2014 include guided walking in Puglia - the heel of Italy's boot - and the Eastern Algarve; combining the chic resorts of St Moritz and Zermatt on a Switzerland by Glacier Express option as well as new guided walking trails in the Lake District, Scotland, Wales and France.

0845 470 7558, www.hfholidays.co.uk

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Editor's notes:

• Celebrating its centenary in 2013 (founded in 1913), HF Holidays is a co-operative society arranging walking, outdoor and leisure activity holidays for 50,000 people each year (for non-members, a £5 associate fee is payable per holiday).
• Options range from guided walking breaks in Britain to challenging ascents Worldwide.  The leisure activities range includes art, music, literature and mind-and-body holidays.
• HF Holidays is the recommended walking holiday partner of the Ramblers, Britain's walking charity (ramblers.org.uk), and supports the work of the Ramblers through membership initiatives and charitable donations.
• HF Holidays has 19 Country Houses in the UK's National Parks and Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty as well as independent hotels for overseas holidays. 
• HF Holidays' walks leaders are passionate about walking and keen to share their experience with guests (after passing a rigorous selection course).
•  HF Holidays is committed to Responsible Tourism, contributing to environmental projects around the UK - such as footpath maintenance - through its Pathways Fund and supporting local Air Ambulance and Mountain Rescue teams as well as charities in Kenya and South Africa.
• Voted Best Large Tour Operator by Guardian and Observer readers 2010, 2011 and 2012, with a 2012 satisfaction score of 98 per cent.  Also Best Large Short Break Operator 2011 and 2012.
• In recent research carried out by Which?, HF Holidays achieved Recommended Provider Status for the second successive year.
• HF Holidays is a member of ABTOT and is ATOL protected.