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Kitzbühel
The medieval copper-trading town turned Alpine winter-sports capital, home of the Hahnenkamm downhill, its painted old streets below the Kitzbüheler Horn.
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Highlights
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Schloss Münichau
A late-medieval castle near Reith bei Kitzbühel, preserved with thick walls and today run as a hotel and restaurant.
Seidlalm
A hut on the Hahnenkamm slopes above Kitzbühel beside the Streif course; the idea for the Hahnenkamm races is said to have been born here.
Kitzbüheler Horn
The 1,996 m peak above Kitzbühel, reached by cable car and a toll road, with an alpine flower garden below the summit and wide views of the Kitzbühel Alps.
Schwarzsee
A moor lake on the edge of Kitzbühel known for its warm, dark water, with lidos, boat hire and a walking path around the shore.
Rathaus Kitzbühel
The town hall of Kitzbühel, occupying historic buildings in the medieval centre close to the churches and the Vorderstadt.
Totenleuchte
A medieval lantern of the dead beside Kitzbühel's parish churchyard, a stone column once lit to commemorate the deceased.
Stuck Galerie
An art gallery in Kitzbühel showing exhibitions of painting and graphic art a short way from the town centre.
Krampusmuseum Kitzbühel
A museum in Kitzbühel devoted to the Krampus tradition, showing carved masks and costumes from the Alpine winter processions.
Museum Kitzbühel
The town museum of Kitzbühel, covering mining and town history and holding a collection of works by the local painter Alfons Walde.
Panoramastraße zum Kitzbüheler Horn
A toll road winding up the Kitzbüheler Horn from the valley, giving access to the alpine flower garden and the summit area.
Pfarrhof
The historic parsonage beside Kitzbühel's parish church, part of the ensemble of church buildings above the old town.
Spitalskirche
A former hospital church in Kitzbühel's old town, one of the historic churches along the medieval streets.
Bauernhausmuseum Hinterobernau
A farmhouse museum at Hinterobernau near Kitzbühel, preserving an old Tyrolean farm with its original rooms and tools.
Bergbahn AG Kitzbühel - Die Ersten am Berg
The Kitzbühel lift company's installations on the Pass Thurn side, linking the Mittersill area into the Kitzbühel ski region in winter.
Bergbahn Kitzbühel - Hahnenkammbahn
The gondola from Kitzbühel onto the Hahnenkamm, home of the Streif downhill course raced each January, and a walking mountain in summer.
Bergbahn Kitzbühel - Hornbahn
The gondola from Kitzbühel onto the Kitzbüheler Horn, whose summit road and trails serve walkers in summer and skiers in winter.
Stadt Kitzbühel
A medieval mining town turned ski resort at 761 m, with a walled core of painted houses and the Hahnenkamm downhill race each January.
Galerie Frank Fluegel
A gallery in Kitzbühel's old town dealing in contemporary and pop art works and editions by international artists.
Golfclub Eichenheim
An 18-hole golf course at Eichenheim on the slopes above Kitzbühel, with views toward the Wilder Kaiser range.
Red Bull Golf
A golf offer run from the Zielhaus at the finish area of the Hahnenkamm race course in Kitzbühel.
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Routes
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St. Bernhard Kapelle
An easy Hahnenkamm walk from the gondola's top station out to a mountain chapel, passing the Sonnenrast and Berghaus Tyrol — big Wilder Kaiser views for little effort.
- 7.0 km
- Distance
- 341 m
- Ascent
- 2 h 31 min
- Duration
- 105
- Check-ins
Vier-Seen-Wanderung
A high circuit on Kitzbühel's Hahnenkamm ridge collecting four mountain reservoirs, including the Speichersee Ehrenbachhöhe, on the way out toward Pengelstein and back.
- 14.3 km
- Distance
- 646 m
- Ascent
- 4 h 58 min
- Duration
- 142
- Check-ins
4. Etappe KAT Walk Alpin
The fourth alpine stage of the KAT Walk long-distance trail, climbing out of Aschau bei Kirchberg over the ridge toward the Hahnenkamm and its Streif start house.
- 15.9 km
- Distance
- 1 090 m
- Ascent
- 7 h 17 min
- Duration
- 198
- Check-ins
H12 Schneekatze
A short beginner ski-touring line at the BichlAlm above Kitzbühel — around 240 m of skinning on marked terrain, well sized for a first tour or a quick evening lap.
- 1.2 km
- Distance
- 243 m
- Ascent
- 243 m
- Descent
- 47 min
- Duration
- 14
- Check-ins
Stuckkogel Pisten Skitour
An on-piste ski tour on Kitzbühel's Bichlalm side climbing toward the Stuckkogel, with Rosi's Sonnbergstuben and the alm huts marking the way — short, steep and lift-free.
- 3.5 km
- Distance
- 682 m
- Ascent
- 682 m
- Descent
- 2 h 12 min
- Duration
- 23
- Check-ins
2006 | Zum Fleckalmtrail
A short, easy connector across the Hahnenkamm summit area, linking Hochkitzbühel and the Märchenwald lift with the start of the Fleckalm descent.
- 2.0 km
- Distance
- 100 m
- Ascent
- 17 min
- Duration
- 45
- Check-ins
2004 | Hahnenkamm Trail
A long descent off the Ehrenbachhöhe above Kitzbühel, running past the Sonnenrast and Berghaus Tyrol huts down to the valley floor.
- 8.3 km
- Distance
- 11 m
- Ascent
- 45 min
- Duration
- 71
- Check-ins
Ehrenbachhöhe 1 802 m
Sonnenrast (Berggasthof) 1 775 m- Hahnenkamm Stüberl 1 707 m
Speichersee Ehrenbachhöhe 1 764 m- Berghaus Tyrol 1 711 m
- LaMonte Bistro & Restaurant 781 m
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232 | Hahnenkamm - Runde
A long circuit over the Pengelstein at 1,923 m and back, taking in the Melkalm, the Sonnenrast and the Berghaus Tyrol.
- 34.0 km
- Distance
- 1 375 m
- Ascent
- 4 h 19 min
- Duration
- 136
- Check-ins
2. Etappe KAT Bike Sport+
The second stage of a multi-day route, with 3,435 m of climbing over the Hahnenkamm and Pengelstein past the Melkalm and Fleckalm.
- 74.4 km
- Distance
- 3 435 m
- Ascent
- 9 h 51 min
- Duration
- 158
- Check-ins
Panoramarunde
A short loop around the Hahnenkamm plateau between the Hocheckhütte and Berghaus Tyrol — gondola-served, nearly level and generous with views of the Wilder Kaiser.
- 2.9 km
- Distance
- 128 m
- Ascent
- 59 min
- Duration
- 62
- Check-ins
Hüttenrunde
A hut-to-hut circuit on the Hahnenkamm above Kitzbühel, stringing together the Melkalm, Sonnenrast and Hocheckhütte — as much about the stops as the walking.
- 9.7 km
- Distance
- 463 m
- Ascent
- 3 h 26 min
- Duration
- 120
- Check-ins
Umgebung: 3. Etappe KAT Walk Family
The longest KAT Walk Family stage, 26.5 km from Kirchberg over the Kitzbüheler Horn and the Harschbichl to St. Johann in Tirol.
- 26.5 km
- Distance
- 1 333 m
- Ascent
- 9 h 59 min
- Duration
- 124
- Check-ins
Hochetzkogel Pisten Skitour
A steep piste-based skin above the BichlAlm toward the Hochetzkogel — short in distance but direct in gradient, with Rosi's Sonnbergstuben handy afterwards.
- 3.3 km
- Distance
- 567 m
- Ascent
- 567 m
- Descent
- 1 h 53 min
- Duration
- 22
- Check-ins
2031 | Sonnenrast Trail
A flow trail on the Ehrenbachhöhe, starting by the Berggasthof at 1,775 m and running down to the magic-carpet lift below.
- 1.7 km
- Distance
- 0 m
- Ascent
- 9 min
- Duration
- 29
- Check-ins
CR4 | Flat White | Rosi’s Sonnbergstuben
A short climb out of Kitzbühel to Rosi´s Sonnbergstuben at 1,154 m, up the Sonnberg slope beside the Bichlalm lift.
- 12.2 km
- Distance
- 420 m
- Ascent
- 1 h 29 min
- Duration
- 11
- Check-ins
Dirty GOAT Challenge
Over 4,000 m of climbing in 43 km across the Kitzbühel ski mountains, taking in the Ehrenbachhöhe, the Hahnenkamm and the Fleckalm.
- 54.6 km
- Distance
- 4 069 m
- Ascent
- 10 h 7 min
- Duration
- 129
- 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
Panoramarundweg am Hahnenkamm
An easy loop around Kitzbuehel's famous cable-car summit, passing the Speichersee Ehrenbachhoehe with views over the Streif race terrain, across the valley and out to the Wilder Kaiser.
- 3.0 km
- Distance
- 145 m
- Ascent
- 1 h 4 min
- Duration
- 53
- Check-ins
- Hahnenkamm 1 712 m
- Hahnenkamm Stüberl 1 707 m
- Hochkitzbühel bei Tomschy 1 658 m
- Speichersee Ehrenbachhöhe 1 764 m
- Berghaus Tyrol 1 711 m
- Berghaus Holzmeister 1 709 m
4-Seen-Runde
From the Fleckalmbahn top station in Kirchberg, this circuit links four mountain reservoirs across the ski terrain, rounding the Pengelstein with a stop possible at the Berggasthof Sonnenrast.
- 13.0 km
- Distance
- 527 m
- Ascent
- 4 h 20 min
- Duration
- 92
- Check-ins
- Ehrenbachhöhe 1 802 m
- Jufenkamm 1 905 m
- Sonnenrast (Berggasthof) 1 775 m
- Pengelstein 1 923 m
- Speichersee Ehrenbachhöhe 1 764 m
- S3 Bahn - Gondel 1 914 m
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5. Etappe KAT Walk Alpin
The fifth alpine stage of the KAT Walk long-distance route, climbing from Kitzbühel over the shoulder of the Kitzbüheler Horn past the Stanglalm and Hochfeldalm — 21 km with over 1,300 m of ascent.
- 21.0 km
- Distance
- 1 334 m
- Ascent
- 9 h 6 min
- Duration
- 95
- Check-ins
Bichlalm Pisten-Skitour
A relaxed uphill route to the BichlAlm above Kitzbühel with about 440 m of gain — the former ski area is kept for tourers, and the hut terrace waits at the top.
- 2.4 km
- Distance
- 441 m
- Ascent
- 441 m
- Descent
- 1 h 27 min
- Duration
- 20
- Check-ins
2032 | Lower Streiteck Trail
The lower half of the Streiteck descent on the Ehrenbachhöhe, dropping away from the Sonnenrast lift station towards the Förderband.
- 1.8 km
- Distance
- 10 m
- Ascent
- 10 min
- Duration
- 29
- Check-ins
Bichlach Runde
A loop over the Bichlach shelf, linking the Gieringer Weiher, the Schwarzsee and the Hasenbergweiher as it goes.
- 12.7 km
- Distance
- 360 m
- Ascent
- 1 h 28 min
- Duration
- 1
- Check-ins
- Gieringer Weiher 781 m
- Hasenbergweiher 777 m
232 | Hahnenkamm
A steep forest-road climb out of Kitzbühel to the Melkalm and on to the ridge huts at Sonnenrast, with the Pengelstein further along.
- 14.7 km
- Distance
- 1 319 m
- Ascent
- 3 h 9 min
- Duration
- 117
- Check-ins
7 Rund um die Hohe Salve
A valley-road loop right around the Hohe Salve massif, running by way of Kitzbühel, Ellmau and Hopfgarten in the Brixental.
- 57.5 km
- Distance
- 765 m
- Ascent
- 5 h 49 min
- Duration
- 31
- Check-ins
Rehegg
A nearly level stroll from the Hahnenkamm gondola's top station out along the ridge, with restaurant stops at Hochkitzbuehel and views across the Kitzbuehel valley to the Wilder Kaiser.
- 5.2 km
- Distance
- 16 m
- Ascent
- 1 h 16 min
- Duration
- 47
- Check-ins
Kitzbüheler Horn - Das Alpenblumen Panorama
A flower-themed circuit high on the Kitzbüheler Horn past the Hornköpflhütte and its reservoir, descending toward the BichlAlm — the alpine garden is the botanical highlight.
- 8.5 km
- Distance
- 373 m
- Ascent
- 2 h 54 min
- Duration
- 85
- Check-ins
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
2026 | Mocking Uphill Trail
A short uphill singletrack on the Kitzbühel valley floor, climbing from the Hahnenkammbahn base area to the Rasmusleiten station at Mocking.
- 887 m
- Distance
- 79 m
- Ascent
- 11 min
- Duration
- 10
- Check-ins
279 | Rettenberg Runde
A rolling loop through the lake country west of Kitzbühel, taking in the Schwarzsee and the Hasenbergweiher on the way round.
- 12.1 km
- Distance
- 330 m
- Ascent
- 1 h 23 min
- Duration
- Hasenbergweiher 777 m
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
8 Rund um den Wilden Kaiser
A long road circuit of the Wilder Kaiser from Ellmau, running out to Walchsee and back by way of Kitzbühel and the Ellmauer Alm.
- 87.9 km
- Distance
- 1 199 m
- Ascent
- 8 h 56 min
- Duration
- 31
- Check-ins
Sommererlebnis Streif
A short family version of the Streif experience at the Hahnenkamm summit, visiting the start house and the panoramic Berghaus terraces — gondola up, gentle walking on top.
- 2.2 km
- Distance
- 93 m
- Ascent
- 45 min
- Duration
- 45
- Check-ins
Schwarzkogel Easy
From the Fleckalmbahn top station, a long but gentle ridge line over the Pengelstein past two reservoir lakes, descending to Aschau, where the guest-card bus runs back to Kirchberg.
- 11.4 km
- Distance
- 492 m
- Ascent
- 3 h 53 min
- Duration
- 84
- 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
2027 | Mocking Downhill Trail
A brief descent above Kitzbühel, dropping from Rasmusleiten to the Mocking lift station on the lower Hahnenkamm slopes.
- 384 m
- Distance
- 0 m
- Ascent
- 2 min
- Duration
280 | Ums Bichlach
A circuit of the Bichlach plateau outside Kitzbühel, running past the Schwarzsee and the small Hasenbergweiher pond.
- 15.2 km
- Distance
- 345 m
- Ascent
- 1 h 40 min
- Duration
- Hasenbergweiher 777 m
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
12 Kleine Bayern-Runde
A ninety-five-kilometre road loop out of Kitzbühel that dips across the Bavarian border, returning by Klobenstein and the Kohlentalmühle.
- 95.3 km
- Distance
- 1 302 m
- Ascent
- 9 h 41 min
- Duration
- 28
- Check-ins
Hornköpflsee
A gentle loop at the top of the Kitzbüheler Horn lifts around the Hornköpfl reservoir, with the Gipfelhaus and Alpenhaus nearby — high scenery with almost no climbing.
- 3.4 km
- Distance
- 80 m
- Ascent
- 1 h
- Duration
- 31
- Check-ins
- Hornköpfl 1 773 m
- Kitzbüheler Horn Gipfelhaus 1 969 m
- Alpenhaus 1 662 m
- Hornköpflhütte 1 751 m
- Speicherteich Hornköpfl 1 706 m
Kitz Trail Kulinaria
A food-themed route on the Kitzbüheler Horn linking the Alpenhaus, Hornköpflhütte and the Trattalmen — a 12 km wander built around hut kitchens rather than summits.
- 12.8 km
- Distance
- 461 m
- Ascent
- 4 h 8 min
- Duration
- 81
- Check-ins
- Kitzbüheler Horn 1 996 m
- Hornköpfl 1 773 m
- Kitzbüheler Horn Gipfelhaus 1 969 m
- Alpenhaus 1 662 m
- Hornköpflhütte 1 751 m
- Speicherteich Hornköpfl 1 706 m
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Kitzbühel - The Legend
Long, mostly gentle circuit linking Kitzbühel's landmarks with the Bichlach ponds — Vogelsberg-Weiher and Hasenbergweiher — on the town's signature walking route.
- 15.1 km
- Distance
- 285 m
- Ascent
- 4 h 14 min
- Duration
- 5
- Check-ins
- Kitzbühel Tourismus 762 m
- Cafe Phoenix am Hornplatzl 762 m
- Vogelsberg-Weiher 770 m
- Hasenbergweiher 777 m
2029 | Schattberg Trail
A very short trail segment on the lower Hahnenkamm slopes above Kitzbühel, running beside the Rasmusleiten lift station.
- 208 m
- Distance
- 0 m
- Ascent
- 1 min
- Duration
281 | Hörpfing Runde
A short mountain-bike loop out to Hörpfing from Kitzbühel, passing close to the Schwarzsee and the Hasenbergweiher.
- 9.0 km
- Distance
- 185 m
- Ascent
- 58 min
- Duration
- Hasenbergweiher 777 m
Raintal - Hornköpfl 254 - Kitzbühel 255 - St. Johann i.T. 20 - Fieberbrunn
A long mountain-bike day up to the hut and reservoir above 1,700 m, returning past the Fritzhütte, the Trattalmen and the Obere Reintalalm.
- 47.3 km
- Distance
- 1 420 m
- Ascent
- 5 h 32 min
- Duration
- 19
- Check-ins
- Hornköpfl 1 773 m
- Hornköpflhütte 1 751 m
- Speicherteich Hornköpfl 1 706 m
- Fritzhütte 1 565 m
- Infobüro Fieberbrunn 774 m
- Tourismus Büro 659 m
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Rund um die Hohe Salve Grand Tour
The long version of the loop around the Salve massif, taking in Ellmau and the villages of the Brixental over more than 80 km.
- 84.8 km
- Distance
- 1 044 m
- Ascent
- 8 h 31 min
- Duration
- 28
- Check-ins
Kitzbüheler Horn Alpenblumengarten
A short, nearly level loop through the alpine flower garden below the Kitzbüheler Horn summit, where labelled mountain plants line the path — the beds sit just below the Alpenhaus.
- 2.2 km
- Distance
- 38 m
- Ascent
- 36 min
- Duration
- 19
- Check-ins
Streif-live
Follow the course of the Hahnenkamm downhill from the start hut past the Seidlalm toward the Ganslern finish slope — race history explained at stations along the way.
- 7.1 km
- Distance
- 62 m
- Ascent
- 1 h 49 min
- Duration
- 58
- Check-ins
- Hocheckhütte 1 640 m
- Seidlalm 1 205 m
- Hochkitzbühel bei Tomschy 1 658 m
- LaMonte Bistro & Restaurant 781 m
- Ganslernalm 901 m
- Speichersee Seidlalm 1 366 m
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11 | BIKE TRAIL TIROL: Kössen - Kitzbühel
A long traverse stage from Kössen at 590 m over the Obere Reintalalm and the Hornköpfl, finishing in Kitzbühel after more than 2,000 m of ascent.
- 56.1 km
- Distance
- 2 106 m
- Ascent
- 6 h 58 min
- Duration
- 17
- Check-ins
- Hornköpflhütte 1 751 m
- Kitzbühel Tourismus 762 m
- Speicherteich Hornköpfl 1 706 m
- Fritzhütte 1 565 m
- Kössen 590 m
- Obere Reintalalm 1 564 m
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5 Labalm-Tour
A long tour from Kirchberg in Tirol by way of Kitzbühel up to the alm at 1,260 m, passing the Oberlandhütte and the Kasplatzl dairy.
- 39.4 km
- Distance
- 690 m
- Ascent
- 4 h 9 min
- Duration
- 25
- Check-ins
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St. Bernhard Kapelle
An easy Hahnenkamm walk from the gondola's top station out to a mountain chapel, passing the Sonnenrast and Berghaus Tyrol — big Wilder Kaiser views for little effort.
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