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Erl
Tirol's northeastern corner village on the Inn at the Bavarian border, known for its Passion Play tradition and its striking modern festival hall.
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- Featured summit · Spitzstein
Highlights
5 from neighbouring places
Wasserfall Erl
A waterfall near Erl in the northern Kufsteinerland, a short walking destination close to the Bavarian border.
Ahornbaum Erl
An old maple tree at Erl listed among the Kufsteinerland's natural landmarks, a marked stop on walks around the village.
Freischwimmbad Erl
The village outdoor pool at Erl, a summer swimming spot at 476 m near the Bavarian border in the Kufsteinerland.
Kraftplatz Mithrasstein
A rock site near Erl linked to the Roman cult of Mithras, now marked as a 'place of strength' on local walking routes.
Kranzhorn Erl
A border peak above Erl topped by two summit crosses, one on the Tyrolean and one on the Bavarian side, with views over the Inn valley.
Ruine Katzenstein
The remains of a small castle above Erl near the Bavarian border, a woodland walking destination in the northern Kufsteinerland.
Festspielhaus
The angular modern concert hall of the Tiroler Festspiele at Erl, opened in 2012 beside the older white Passionsspielhaus.
Kalvarienberg Erl
A calvary hill at Erl with wayside stations of the cross, overlooking the village and the Inn valley near the Bavarian border.
Passionsspielhaus
The white curved theatre at Erl built in the 1950s for the village's passion plays, a tradition dating back to 1613.
Berggasthof Moosbauer
A mountain inn above Erl in the northern Kufsteinerland; the family keeps goats and sells its own farm products alongside simple dishes.
Kapelle Maria Heimsuchung Niederndorf
3.4 km away, in Niederndorf
A chapel dedicated to the Visitation of Mary at Niederndorf in the Kufsteinerland, a wayside stop on village walks.
Aussichtspunkt Wildschütz
3.7 km away, in Niederndorf
A viewpoint above Niederndorf in the Kufsteinerland — the name recalls poachers — overlooking the lower Inn valley.
Heimatmuseum Niederndorf
3.7 km away, in Niederndorf
Niederndorf's local history museum, housed in the village's old smithy and showing tools and everyday objects from rural life in the Kufsteinerland.
Wildbichlalm
5.2 km away, in Rettenschöss
An alm near the Wildbichl pass above Rettenschöss, close to the Bavarian border, serving regional dishes to walkers and cyclists.
Fohlenhof Ebbs
5.5 km away, in Ebbs
The stud farm at Ebbs in the lower Inn valley where Tirol's Haflinger horses are bred; visitors can tour the stables and see the blond-maned foals.
Nothing of this kind in Erl.
Routes
Sagenweg - Dorfrunde Erl
Short saga loop through Erl, Tirol's passion-play village, on level paths passing the Blaue Quelle spring below the striking festival house.
- 2.3 km
- Distance
- 18 m
- Ascent
- 35 min
- Duration
Spitzstein Rundtour
Circuit of the Spitzstein from the Erlerberg, calling at the Spitzsteinhaus and the Altkaser and Gogl alms on both sides of the Tyrol-Bavaria border.
- 12.6 km
- Distance
- 881 m
- Ascent
- 5 h 52 min
- Duration
- 89
- Check-ins
Skitourengebiet Feichteck
Moderate ski-touring slopes on the Feichteck above the Duftbräu at Samerberg, climbing past the Feichteckalm to a quiet Chiemgau summit.
- 7.8 km
- Distance
- 825 m
- Ascent
- 825 m
- Descent
- 3 h 6 min
- Duration
- 7
- Check-ins
333 | Kranzhorn-Tour
A steep forest-road climb from Erl past the Spadau alms to the Kranzhorn Schutzhütte, nearly 800 m of ascent in under 8 km.
- 7.8 km
- Distance
- 768 m
- Ascent
- 1 h 48 min
- Duration
- 17
- Check-ins
334 | Erlebnistour Spitzstein
A ride up to the Spitzsteinhaus above Erl, working through the Goglalm and Altkaser Alm pastures on forest roads before the descent.
- 20.1 km
- Distance
- 794 m
- Ascent
- 2 h 32 min
- Duration
- 50
- Check-ins
18 - Tour zum Einradeln
A long road round from the lower Inn valley near Erl, running up to the Feuriger Tatzlwurm on the Bavarian side before turning back to Kufstein.
- 79.0 km
- Distance
- 1 396 m
- Ascent
- 8 h 19 min
- Duration
- 30
- Check-ins
Kranzhorn Gipfelglück
Ascent of the Kranzhorn from the Gaisgraben car parks above Erl, past the Hintermoar-Alm to the twin crosses that Tyrol and Bavaria share on top.
- 11.5 km
- Distance
- 747 m
- Ascent
- 5 h 4 min
- Duration
- 53
- Check-ins
Skitourengebiet Spitzstein
Ski tour onto the Spitzstein above Erl on the Tyrol-Bavaria border, rising past the Tristmahlnalm to the summit chapel and wide Inn valley views.
- 5.9 km
- Distance
- 588 m
- Ascent
- 588 m
- Descent
- 2 h 16 min
- Duration
- 1
- Check-ins
335 | Unterwiesenalm-Tour
A climb on alm roads above Erl by way of the Lahnalm and the Fürstalm, topping out at the pastures around 1,100 m before the return.
- 11.4 km
- Distance
- 786 m
- Ascent
- 1 h 60 min
- Duration
- 3
- Check-ins
Kranzhorn
A long forest-road climb from Walchsee to the Schutzhütte at 1,230 m, by way of the Hintermoar-Alm and the Spadau-Ottenalm.
- 43.4 km
- Distance
- 1 366 m
- Ascent
- 5 h 9 min
- Duration
- 25
- Check-ins
Kaiserweis‘ Genussradroute Genuss & Kultur
A long road tour from Kufstein through the Kaiserwinkl, passing the Blaue Quelle spring and climbing to the Schönstattkapelle above Niederndorf.
- 58.1 km
- Distance
- 1 160 m
- Ascent
- 6 h 15 min
- Duration
- 8
- Check-ins
Sagenweg - Kranzhorn Erl
Legend loop on the Kranzhorn above Erl, the border peak crowned by two summit crosses, with alm stops at the Bubenau and Hintermoar pastures.
- 6.1 km
- Distance
- 359 m
- Ascent
- 2 h 30 min
- Duration
- 21
- Check-ins
Walchsee - Spitzsteinhaus
A long climb out of the Kaiserwinkl to the mountain inn on the Spitzstein, returning past the climbing crags near Hupfen.
- 35.3 km
- Distance
- 762 m
- Ascent
- 3 h 51 min
- Duration
- 8
- Check-ins
Innradweg - Tiroler Unterland - Radwanderroute 2
A long day on the Inn valley cycle route, running downstream from Innsbruck through Hall in Tirol to Rattenberg, Brixlegg and Kundl.
- 99.6 km
- Distance
- 95 m
- Ascent
- 8 h 58 min
- Duration
- 5
- Check-ins
20 - Erlerberg Runde
A road loop on the Erlerberg above Niederndorferberg, with a long steady climb and the Wildschütz viewpoint on the way round.
- 19.1 km
- Distance
- 694 m
- Ascent
- 2 h 21 min
- Duration
Mozart-Radweg Etappe 11: Rosenheim - Niederndorf
The eleventh stage of the Mozart cycle route, level along the Inn from Rosenheim to Niederndorf.
- 29.4 km
- Distance
- 137 m
- Ascent
- 2 h 44 min
- Duration
No routes of this kind in Erl yet.
The region's own picks
Featured route
Sagenweg - Dorfrunde Erl
Short saga loop through Erl, Tirol's passion-play village, on level paths passing the Blaue Quelle spring below the striking festival house.
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Data sources
- Official website: kufstein.com ↗
- Routes and highlights: Kufsteinerland, Kaiserwinkl Tourismus, Wilder Kaiser Tourismus, Alpbachtal Tourismus
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