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Lofer
Market village on the Saalach where the Salzburg road squeezes past the Loferer Steinberge, its Almenwelt pastures a gentle family ski and hiking area.
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- Featured summit · Großes Hinterhorn
Highlights
14 from neighbouring places
Ruine am Paß Strub
Remains of old defensive works at the Pass Strub near Waidring, a border crossing fought over in the Napoleonic period.
Fort Kniepass
5.6 km away, in Unken
A historic fortification at the Kniepass narrows near Unken in the Saalach valley, guarding the old route between Salzburg and Bavaria, now a small museum.
Bergerlebnis | Triassic Park
9.6 km away, in Unken
A dinosaur and fossil themed family park on the Steinplatte above Waidring, built around the Triassic reef history of the plateau.
Bergbahn Steinplatte Waidring
9.8 km away, in Waidring
The lift from Waidring up to the Steinplatte plateau near the Tirol-Salzburg-Bavaria border, giving access to the Triassic Park and the plateau's walking trails.
Bergbahnen Steinplatte
9.8 km away, in Waidring
The lifts from Waidring at 777 m onto the Steinplatte, serving a ski area shared with Bavaria in winter and the Triassic Park in summer.
Triassic Park auf der Steinplatte
9.9 km away, in Waidring
A dinosaur and fossil themed adventure world on the Steinplatte plateau above Waidring, recalling the Triassic reef that formed the rock.
Stallenalm
10.2 km away, in Waidring
A pasture hut in the mountains above Waidring near the Steinplatte, serving simple alm fare to walkers and mountain bikers.
Snowpark Steinplatte
10.2 km away, in Waidring
A freestyle snowpark in the Steinplatte ski area above Waidring, with kicker and rail lines groomed through the winter season.
Teufelsklamm
10.3 km away, in St. Ulrich am Pillersee
A small gorge near St. Ulrich am Pillersee whose name means devil's gorge, explored on a short path through the rocky defile.
Funball
10.5 km away, in St. Ulrich am Pillersee
A water-play station at the bathing lake in St. Ulrich am Pillersee, with water balls and paddle sports on offer in summer.
Pfarrkirche St. Ulrich am Pillersee
11.5 km away, in St. Ulrich am Pillersee
The parish church of St. Ulrich am Pillersee, a village church of medieval origin standing near the lake that names the place.
Naturdenkmal Seisenbergklamm
8.5 km away, in Weißbach bei Lofer
A protected gorge at Weißbach bei Lofer, where wooden walkways follow the Weißbach stream through a deep, water-carved rock passage.
Zweite Dimension
10 km away, in Weißbach bei Lofer
A sport climbing crag known as the Second Dimension, one of the climbing sites in the eastern part of the Kitzbüheler Alpen region.
Pfarrkirche Maria Schnee
14.5 km away, in Hochfilzen
The parish church of Hochfilzen in the Pillersee region, dedicated to Our Lady of the Snows, a fitting patron for a village at 959 m.
Erlebnispark Familienland Pillersee
14.7 km away, in St. Jakob in Haus
A family amusement park at St. Jakob in Haus in the Pillerseetal, with rides, water features and play areas near the Pillersee.
Nothing of this kind in Lofer.
Routes
Nackter Hund (Mitterhorn)
A ridge via ferrata to the Mitterhorn in the Loferer Steinberge, approached from the Schmidt-Zabierow-Hütte through the Große Wehrgrube to the Wehrgrubenjoch.
- 4.4 km
- Distance
- 150 m
- Ascent
- 2 h 3 min
- Duration
- 23
- Check-ins
Am Nuaracher Höhenweg
Serious ridge tour in the Loferer Steinberge from St. Ulrich: up to the Schmidt-Zabierow Hütte, over Großes Hinterhorn and Seehorn, down by the Wehrgrubenjoch — 2,300 m of climbing.
- 18.5 km
- Distance
- 2 343 m
- Ascent
- 13 h 50 min
- Duration
- 38
- Check-ins
Waidring - Maria Kirchental
A forest-road ride over Pass Strub into Salzburg, finishing at the pilgrimage church in the side valley above Sankt Martin.
- 14.6 km
- Distance
- 311 m
- Ascent
- 1 h 35 min
- Duration
- 5
- Check-ins
Loferer Alm Runde 241
A moderate forest-road round above the Saalach at Unken, climbing to the Skihütte Schönblick, the Steger Kaserei and Berghaus Kammerkoer.
- 29.1 km
- Distance
- 613 m
- Ascent
- 3 h 9 min
- Duration
- 109
- Check-ins
Pillerseerunde
A big road loop over Pass Grießen and Pass Strub, passing the Lamprechtshöhle in the Saalach valley and a lakeside stop at Blattl.
- 100.0 km
- Distance
- 1 191 m
- Ascent
- 9 h 59 min
- Duration
- 21
- Check-ins
Jakobsweg Tirol: Lofer - St. Johann in Tirol
Long Way of St James stage from Lofer over Pass Strub into the Pillerseetal and on to St. Johann in Tirol — 27 km of mostly gentle pilgrim paths.
- 27.1 km
- Distance
- 298 m
- Ascent
- 7 h 5 min
- Duration
- 5
- Check-ins
241 | Loferer Alm Runde
A forest-road loop above Unken gathering the alm huts near 1,400 m, among them the Steger Kaserei, Skihütte Schönblick and the Möseralm.
- 28.4 km
- Distance
- 611 m
- Ascent
- 3 h 6 min
- Duration
- 108
- Check-ins
237 | Heutalrunde
A forest-road circuit from Unken, climbing by the Herbstalm and Möseralm to the huts at Berghaus Kammerkoer around 1,650 m.
- 37.6 km
- Distance
- 1 467 m
- Ascent
- 4 h 43 min
- Duration
- 69
- Check-ins
Heutalrunde 237
A long, gently graded circuit from the Kniepass over Pass Strub, linking the Herbstalm and Möseralm with the Panorama Tenne.
- 38.1 km
- Distance
- 566 m
- Ascent
- 3 h 55 min
- Duration
- 47
- Check-ins
Waidring - St. Martin bei Lofer - Goldener Zweig Runde
A long circuit from the Pillerseetal over Pass Strub, passing the Seisenbergklamm gorge and the Lamprechtshöhle before the climb back.
- 46.2 km
- Distance
- 1 019 m
- Ascent
- 5 h 4 min
- Duration
- 13
- Check-ins
No routes of this kind in Lofer yet.
The region's own picks
Featured route
Nackter Hund (Mitterhorn)
A ridge via ferrata to the Mitterhorn in the Loferer Steinberge, approached from the Schmidt-Zabierow-Hütte through the Große Wehrgrube to the Wehrgrubenjoch.
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Data sources
- Official website: kitzbueheler-alpen.com ↗
- Routes and highlights: Kitzbüheler Alpen Tourismus, Wilder Kaiser Tourismus, Kitzbühel Tourismus, Hochkönig Tourismus, Zell am See-Kaprun Tourismus
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