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Heinfels
Where the Villgratenbach meets the Drau in the Hochpustertal, below the medieval Burg Heinfels and beside the Loacker wafer works.
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Highlights
14 from neighbouring places
Burg Heinfels
A medieval castle above the Pustertal at Heinfels, reopened after restoration with exhibitions on the fortress and the region's history.
Riedlkaser
1.8 km away, in Sillian
A small alm dairy hut, or Kaser, belonging to the Riedlhof above Sillian in the Hochpustertal.
Rehblickhütte
3.8 km away, in Außervillgraten
A hut above Außervillgraten whose name means deer view, a quiet base in the Villgraten mountains.
Außermitterwurzen
5.1 km away, in Außervillgraten
A remote alm hut above Außervillgraten, its name placing it among the Wurzen pasture holdings of the Villgraten mountains.
Lanzer Obheimat
6.3 km away, in Außervillgraten
A mountain hut above Außervillgraten whose name points to a farm's upper summer holding in the Villgraten mountains.
Lehenalm
7 km away, in Außervillgraten
An alm hut in the pastures above Außervillgraten, a plain summer building of the Villgraten mountains.
Die Brandalm
8.6 km away, in Außervillgraten
An alm hut above Außervillgraten in the Villgraten valley, run through the summer season as a stop for walkers.
Geiregg-Alm
11 km away, in Außervillgraten
An alm hut in the grazing country above Außervillgraten, reached on foot through the Villgraten valley's slopes.
Oberkoflalm
13 km away, in Außervillgraten
An alm hut on the slopes above Außervillgraten, reached by farm tracks through the Villgraten grazing country.
Oberhoferalm Steidl
7.5 km away, in Innervillgraten
A family-run alm hut above Innervillgraten, part of the Villgraten valley's living tradition of high-pasture farming.
Gissekammer
8.5 km away, in Innervillgraten
A traditional hut in the high meadows above Innervillgraten, one of the many small alm buildings of the Villgraten valley.
Almhütte Thaletalm
9.1 km away, in Innervillgraten
An alm hut in the Thaletal pastures above Innervillgraten, a rustic base in the Villgraten mountains.
Anraser Pfleghaus
9.2 km away, in Anras
A former court and administrative house of the bishops of Brixen at Anras, now a museum on the history of the Pustertal village.
Almhütte Thalefeld - Lanser Erwin
9.5 km away, in Innervillgraten
A privately owned alm hut on the Thalefeld pastures above Innervillgraten, typical of the valley's scattered summer huts.
Almhütte SCHMIDHOFALM
9.7 km away, in Innervillgraten
The alm hut of the Schmidhof farm above Innervillgraten, occupied through the summer grazing months.
Historic site
Mountain hut
Nothing of this kind in Heinfels.
Routes
14 from neighbouring places
E-Bike & Klettersteig Burg Heinfels 1.130m
Short sport via ferrata below Burg Heinfels in the Pustertal, ridable to the base from the Punbrugge; a key wall provides the brief crux before the walk-off.
- 63.0 km
- Distance
- 52 m
- Ascent
- 22 h 48 min
- Duration
- 11
- Check-ins
Klettersteig Burg Heinfels
Short wired climb on the crag below Burg Heinfels in the Pustertal, only 150 m from parking at the Punbrugge; after the final wall a road leads back around the south side.
- 1.0 km
- Distance
- 180 m
- Ascent
- 1 h 16 min
- Duration
Tessenberger See
Climb from Heinfels via the Tessenberg plateau to the Tessenberger Almhütte and the small Tessenberger See tucked into the slopes above the Pustertal.
- 12.8 km
- Distance
- 796 m
- Ascent
- 5 h 27 min
- Duration
- 1
- Check-ins
Skitour Tessenberger Alm 1.950m
Ski tour above Heinfels rising past the Groadenhütte to the Tessenberger See basin, with the Kühegg and Stulperrast as possible summit goals.
- 7.3 km
- Distance
- 913 m
- Ascent
- 913 m
- Descent
- 3 h 17 min
- Duration
- 1
- Check-ins
Tessenberger Alm Nr. 101
A short numbered mountain-bike climb above Heinfels in East Tyrol, gaining more than 600 m in little over five kilometres.
- 5.1 km
- Distance
- 622 m
- Ascent
- 1 h 24 min
- Duration
Bike & Hike Tessenberger See 2.124m
A steady climb above Heinfels to the Groadenhütte at 1,972 m, from where a short walk finishes at the small lake above.
- 13.1 km
- Distance
- 813 m
- Ascent
- 2 h 7 min
- Duration
- 2
- Check-ins
Wichtelmeile
1.7 km away, in Sillian
Flat family mile from the Sillian station area through the Wichtelpark, where gnome-themed play stations line the riverside path — well suited to toddlers.
- 2.6 km
- Distance
- 32 m
- Ascent
- 41 min
- Duration
- 2
- Check-ins
Thurntaler 2.400
3.1 km away, in Sillian
Full valley-to-summit climb of Sillian's local mountain — nearly 1,400 m up through forest and ski terrain to a 2,400 m panorama over the Hochpustertal.
- 14.1 km
- Distance
- 1 391 m
- Ascent
- 8 h 35 min
- Duration
- 18
- Check-ins
Fronstadler Alm Nr. 111
3.3 km away, in Strassen
A numbered forest-road climb above Strassen in the Osttirol Pustertal, gaining some 700 m to the alm pastures on the valley flank.
- 15.5 km
- Distance
- 744 m
- Ascent
- 2 h 6 min
- Duration
Skitour von St. Oswald auf den Dorfberg
6.5 km away, in Kartitsch
From the church hamlet of St. Oswald this ski tour skins over the Oberberg to a sunny summit above Kartitsch, passing the Dorfberghüttl on the way.
- 6.6 km
- Distance
- 749 m
- Ascent
- 749 m
- Descent
- 2 h 46 min
- Duration
- 5
- Check-ins
162 | Rauchenbach - Leiten
8.8 km away, in Kartitsch
A very short, easy link on forest track from the Rauchenbach up to the scattered farms on the slope above Kartitsch.
- 3.4 km
- Distance
- 97 m
- Ascent
- 24 min
- Duration
Klettersteig Gr. Kinigat
9.5 km away, in Kartitsch
A mid-grade ferrata onto the Große Kinigat above Kartitsch, reached through the Erschbaumertal; a descent variant passes old wartime positions near the Kleiner Kinigat.
- 2.5 km
- Distance
- 450 m
- Ascent
- 3 h 9 min
- Duration
- 11
- Check-ins
Bike & Hike Kreuzspitze 2.624m
9.9 km away, in Innervillgraten
An ascent from Innervillgraten up the Kalkstein valley past Badl Alm to the Lipper Alm, where the bike is left for the walk up Kreuzspitze.
- 20.2 km
- Distance
- 1 273 m
- Ascent
- 3 h 18 min
- Duration
- 17
- Check-ins
E-Bike & Klettersteig Porzeüberschreitung 2.589 m
14 km away, in Obertilliach
E-bike ride to the Porzehütte in the Carnic Alps, then the Porze crossing by the Ferrata Camoscio east ridge; exposed grassy sections demand sure feet despite the easy grade.
- 28.5 km
- Distance
- 1 500 m
- Ascent
- 14 h 44 min
- Duration
- 38
- Check-ins
Eichhörnchenweg
1.2 km away, in Sillian
Squirrel-themed forest walk climbing out of Sillian, with playful stations for children along shaded paths above the Hochpustertal.
- 7.9 km
- Distance
- 553 m
- Ascent
- 3 h 41 min
- Duration
- 4
- Check-ins
Hollbrucker Spitze 2.581m
3.6 km away, in Kartitsch
Ski tour from the Hollbruck car park past the Blauer See to a 2,581 m summit on the Italian border, with around 1,200 m of climbing.
- 6.0 km
- Distance
- 1 241 m
- Ascent
- 1 241 m
- Descent
- 3 h 58 min
- Duration
- 4
- Check-ins
Hollbrucker Spitze - Cima di Pontegrotta 2 580 m
Blauer See 2 272 m
Dorfberg Nr. 133
6.1 km away, in Kartitsch
A forest-road ascent above Kartitsch to the Prugger Alm at 1,917 m, with the return on the same track down to the valley.
- 13.8 km
- Distance
- 658 m
- Ascent
- 1 h 51 min
- Duration
E-Bike & Klettersteig Spitzenstein
6.1 km away, in Kartitsch
An e-bike-plus-ferrata combination above the Gailtal: ride the Bergwiesentrail over the Dorfberg, leave the bike at the junction off the Gailtaler Höhenweg and reach the secured climb in about half an hour on foot.
- 58.7 km
- Distance
- 350 m
- Ascent
- 22 h 10 min
- Duration
- 2
- Check-ins
Stauseerunde
2.4 km away, in Strassen
Level lap of the Tassenbach reservoir near Strassen — a short, buggy-friendly circuit where the Gail valley opens toward the Pustertal.
- 1.8 km
- Distance
- 7 m
- Ascent
- 26 min
- Duration
- Tassenbach-See 1 069 m
Fronstadler Alm
3.3 km away, in Strassen
Long forest-track tour from Strassen to a high alm on the Gailtal side, with around 700 m of gradual climbing through quiet, little-walked terrain.
- 15.2 km
- Distance
- 704 m
- Ascent
- 5 h 18 min
- Duration
No routes of this kind in Heinfels yet.
The region's own picks
Featured route
Tessenberger See
Climb from Heinfels via the Tessenberg plateau to the Tessenberger Almhütte and the small Tessenberger See tucked into the slopes above the Pustertal.
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