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Aurach bei Kitzbühel
Hamlets along the Aurach stream south of Kitzbühel at about 850 m, with the old Kelchalm mining grounds and the Bochumer Hütte in the grass mountains behind.
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Highlights
11 from neighbouring places
Kelchalm | Bochumer Hütte
A mountain hut in the former Kelchalm mining area above Aurach bei Kitzbühel, offering meals and simple overnight accommodation.
Wildpark Aurach
A game park in the hills above Aurach near Kitzbühel, home to deer and many other animal species along an easy walking circuit.
PGA Golfschule Eichenheim
A PGA golf school at the Eichenheim course in Kitzbühel, offering lessons from beginner clinics to individual coaching.
Spielplatz Hechenmoos
A playground at Hechenmoos in Aurach bei Kitzbühel, with play equipment for younger children beside the valley road.
Golfclub Eichenheim
4.2 km away, in Kitzbühel
An 18-hole golf course at Eichenheim on the slopes above Kitzbühel, with views toward the Wilder Kaiser range.
Spielplatz Jodlbühel
4.3 km away, in Jochberg
A children's playground at the Jodlbühel in Jochberg, with play equipment set on the meadows of the village.
BichlAlm
4.7 km away, in Kitzbühel
A mountain restaurant on the Bichlalm east of Kitzbühel, a quieter corner of the mountains away from the main Hahnenkamm slopes.
Bauernhausmuseum "Vorderkünstler"
4.7 km away, in Jochberg
A farmhouse museum in the Vorderkünstler house at Jochberg, showing rural furnishings and tools from the valley's farming past.
Krampusmuseum Kitzbühel
6.3 km away, in Kitzbühel
A museum in Kitzbühel devoted to the Krampus tradition, showing carved masks and costumes from the Alpine winter processions.
Bergbahn AG Kitzbühel - Die Ersten am Berg
6.8 km away, in Kitzbühel
The Kitzbühel lift company's installations on the Pass Thurn side, linking the Mittersill area into the Kitzbühel ski region in winter.
Panoramastraße zum Kitzbüheler Horn
6.8 km away, in Kitzbühel
A toll road winding up the Kitzbüheler Horn from the valley, giving access to the alpine flower garden and the summit area.
Spielplatz Alpenhaus
6.8 km away, in Kitzbühel
A playground at the Alpenhaus on the Kitzbüheler Horn, giving children a play stop at the mountain restaurant.
Bergbahn Kitzbühel - Hahnenkammbahn
6.9 km away, in Kitzbühel
The gondola from Kitzbühel onto the Hahnenkamm, home of the Streif downhill course raced each January, and a walking mountain in summer.
Museum Kitzbühel
6.9 km away, in Kitzbühel
The town museum of Kitzbühel, covering mining and town history and holding a collection of works by the local painter Alfons Walde.
Bergbahn Kitzbühel - Hornbahn
7 km away, in Kitzbühel
The gondola from Kitzbühel onto the Kitzbüheler Horn, whose summit road and trails serve walkers in summer and skiers in winter.
Nothing of this kind in Aurach bei Kitzbühel.
Routes
Aurach - Dem Brauchtum auf der Spur
Easy themed loop around Aurach bei Kitzbühel tracing local customs and traditions, with panels along field and village paths.
- 4.9 km
- Distance
- 179 m
- Ascent
- 1 h 36 min
- Duration
Saalkogel-Rauber-Laubkogel über Kelchalm
Ridge round above the Kelchalm collecting the Saalkogel, Rauber, Hahnenkampl and Laubkogel, with the Bochumer Hütte as a base for a stop.
- 10.9 km
- Distance
- 875 m
- Ascent
- 5 h 38 min
- Duration
- 29
- Check-ins
Gamsroas - Das 9 Gipfel Erlebnis
A ridge marathon south of Kitzbühel collecting nine summits in a single push from Aurach, past the Kelchalm Bochumer Hütte and the little Torsee — nearly 1,500 m of ascent.
- 17.2 km
- Distance
- 1 443 m
- Ascent
- 9 h 12 min
- Duration
- 73
- Check-ins
222 | Kelchalmgraben
A forest-road climb up the Kelchalm valley past a waterfall to the Niederkaseralm and on to the Oberkaseralm at 1,746 m.
- 6.7 km
- Distance
- 821 m
- Ascent
- 1 h 51 min
- Duration
- 5
- Check-ins
EPIC 360° Zweitausender Tour
A 60 km day on forest roads above Jochberg, over the Gauxjoch and the Hartkaserhöhe to the Panoramaalm just under 2,000 m.
- 60.6 km
- Distance
- 2 083 m
- Ascent
- 7 h 21 min
- Duration
- 110
- Check-ins
11 Rund um das Kitzbüheler Horn
A long road circuit right around the Horn, from the Glemmtal over the Pass Thurn and back through Kitzbühel on the way home.
- 115.9 km
- Distance
- 1 673 m
- Ascent
- 11 h 51 min
- Duration
- 56
- Check-ins
Sonnbergrunde
Short sunny-side loop above Aurach bei Kitzbühel, gaining a little height for views before circling back through the village.
- 4.5 km
- Distance
- 168 m
- Ascent
- 1 h 28 min
- Duration
Bichlalm (mit Bichlalmlift)
A 700 m climb from Kitzbühel's Sonnberg side to the BichlAlm, where the alpine dairy and Rosi's Sonnbergstuben reward the effort; the Bichlalm lift can handle the descent.
- 5.4 km
- Distance
- 706 m
- Ascent
- 4 h 9 min
- Duration
- 21
- Check-ins
5-Gipfel-Tour
Five summits in one long day on the crest above Aurach, out past the Saaljoch and the Kelchalm Bochumer Hütte and back through the Kaseralm pastures — a fitness test with constant views.
- 12.3 km
- Distance
- 1 091 m
- Ascent
- 6 h 53 min
- Duration
- 47
- Check-ins
287 | Wildalm
A short, sharp forest-road climb above Aurach bei Kitzbühel, ending at the Hochwildalm with the Hochwildalmhütte just below.
- 4.6 km
- Distance
- 505 m
- Ascent
- 1 h 10 min
- Duration
- 2
- Check-ins
218 | Biketour - Saukasergraben - Pengelstein
A long climb from Kitzbühel through the Saukasergraben to the huts on the Pengelstein at 1,923 m, returning past the Kitzalm.
- 38.0 km
- Distance
- 1 313 m
- Ascent
- 4 h 37 min
- Duration
- 59
- Check-ins
Leukentalradweg
A 48 km valley cycle path between St. Johann in Tirol and Kössen, with the Waldwirt and Sigis Sportklause as stops.
- 48.0 km
- Distance
- 425 m
- Ascent
- 4 h 39 min
- Duration
- 10
- Check-ins
Torsee
Hike from the Auracher valley past the Kelchalm Bochumer Hütte to the Torsee, a quiet tarn cupped beneath the Tor saddle.
- 9.7 km
- Distance
- 826 m
- Ascent
- 5 h 15 min
- Duration
- 17
- Check-ins
Tor 1 933 m
Kelchalm Bochumer Hütte 1 420 m- Niederkaseralm 1 375 m
(Hoch-)torsee 2 000 m- Oberkaseralm 1 746 m
Wildseeloder - Bichlalm - Kitzbühel
Long crossing from the Wildseeloderhaus above Fieberbrunn over the Lärchfilzkogel and Bichlalm down to Kitzbühel, a full-day ridge and alm traverse.
- 21.0 km
- Distance
- 869 m
- Ascent
- 7 h 4 min
- Duration
- 42
- Check-ins
242 | Branderalm-Gebraalm
A high traverse between two alms above Aurach bei Kitzbühel, running across the Gebrajoch with little height left to gain.
- 10.5 km
- Distance
- 232 m
- Ascent
- 1 h 9 min
- Duration
- 1
- Check-ins
KitzTrail E-Bike & Hike Auracher Hochwildalm
A long e-bike and hiking round from Kitzbühel past the Bichlalm lift, with the two Gebra tops walked from the alm above.
- 31.2 km
- Distance
- 1 465 m
- Ascent
- 4 h 9 min
- Duration
- 11
- Check-ins
20 | Leukentalradweg
A long valley cycle route linking St. Johann in Tirol with Kössen, passing the Waldwirt and the lifts at Hochkössen.
- 46.4 km
- Distance
- 864 m
- Ascent
- 4 h 56 min
- Duration
- 9
- Check-ins
Wildpark
Round from Aurach past the wildlife park and up to the BichlAlm and Gaisbergsattel, moderate gradients with Kitzbühel Alps views.
- 11.2 km
- Distance
- 252 m
- Ascent
- 3 h 15 min
- Duration
- 12
- Check-ins
Fieberbrunner Höhenweg
Long high-level circuit above the Pillersee valley, crossing the Lärchfilzkogel and the Gebrajoch to the Wildseeloderhaus and its lake before dropping back to Fieberbrunn.
- 26.4 km
- Distance
- 836 m
- Ascent
- 8 h 15 min
- Duration
- 26
- Check-ins
Fieberbrunn Lämmerbühelalm 251
A continuous forest-road ascent from the valley floor to the alm at 1,540 m, on the wooded slopes above the village.
- 13.6 km
- Distance
- 935 m
- Ascent
- 2 h 22 min
- Duration
- 3
- Check-ins
Kitz-Connection
Valley connection between Kitzbühel and Jochberg on easy walking paths, with cafés and restaurants marking both ends of the route.
- 9.4 km
- Distance
- 200 m
- Ascent
- 2 h 41 min
- Duration
- 10
- Check-ins
Gebra
A long outing from the BichlAlm over the Gaisbergsattel and Gebrajoch to the summit beyond, returning past the Hochwildalmhütte — distance rather than steepness sets the grade.
- 16.8 km
- Distance
- 649 m
- Ascent
- 5 h 33 min
- Duration
- 20
- Check-ins
219 | Blaufeld
A steep forest-road climb on the slopes above Aurach bei Kitzbühel, gaining most of its height in under eight kilometres.
- 7.8 km
- Distance
- 904 m
- Ascent
- 2 h 3 min
- Duration
Weißkopfkogel - Lisa Hauser
Route dedicated to biathlete Lisa Hauser, climbing from Aurach past the Hochwildalm onto the Weißkopfkogel's panoramic summit.
- 9.4 km
- Distance
- 876 m
- Ascent
- 5 h 28 min
- Duration
- 5
- Check-ins
Kulinarische Höhenwanderung - Die 3-Gänge-Tour
A three-course hike above Kitzbühel: each leg between the BichlAlm, Rosi's Sonnbergstuben and the Gaisberg side comes with its own kitchen stop, and the climbing totals nearly 1,000 m.
- 14.3 km
- Distance
- 997 m
- Ascent
- 6 h 39 min
- Duration
- 20
- Check-ins
Kelchalm - Bochumer Hütte
Walk up the Auracher valley to the Kelchalm Bochumer Hütte, a former miners' hut recalling the area's copper-digging past.
- 13.0 km
- Distance
- 681 m
- Ascent
- 4 h 55 min
- Duration
- 4
- Check-ins
Auracher Hochwildalm
A long but gently graded outing from the BichlAlm to the Hochwildalm huts in the Auracher backcountry, crossing the Gebrajoch — big distance, modest climbing, remote pasture scenery.
- 14.7 km
- Distance
- 406 m
- Ascent
- 4 h 26 min
- Duration
- 15
- Check-ins
Auracher Höhenweg
High-line path along the slopes above Aurach bei Kitzbühel, a moderate traverse with steady views across the valley.
- 9.7 km
- Distance
- 329 m
- Ascent
- 3 h 5 min
- Duration
Bischof
A serious 18 km day from Aurach climbing nearly 1,500 m past the Hochwildalm to the Bischofsjoch and the summit above it — one of the tougher marked hikes south of Kitzbühel.
- 21.0 km
- Distance
- 1 485 m
- Ascent
- 9 h 51 min
- Duration
- 6
- Check-ins
Kochau-Hechenmoos
Gentle round from Aurach through the Kochau and Hechenmoos farmland, an easy ramble on lanes and meadow paths.
- 7.2 km
- Distance
- 182 m
- Ascent
- 2 h 8 min
- Duration
Herrgott - Gebrakapelle - Gebragipfel
Relentlessly steep route from Fieberbrunn past the Gebra chapel to the Großer Gebra summit, gaining nearly 1,000 m over a short distance.
- 5.6 km
- Distance
- 986 m
- Ascent
- 5 h 34 min
- Duration
- 4
- Check-ins
Sonnberg Schleife
Moderate loop along the sunny Sonnberg slope toward Aurach and back, on farm roads with steady views over the Kitzbühel valley.
- 9.8 km
- Distance
- 258 m
- Ascent
- 2 h 55 min
- Duration
No routes of this kind in Aurach bei Kitzbühel yet.
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Aurach - Dem Brauchtum auf der Spur
Easy themed loop around Aurach bei Kitzbühel tracing local customs and traditions, with panels along field and village paths.
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Data sources
- Official website: kitzbuehel.com ↗
- Routes and highlights: Kitzbühel Tourismus, Kitzbüheler Alpen Tourismus, Wilder Kaiser Tourismus, Nationalparkregion Mittersill
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