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Obertilliach
A high village at about 1450 m in the Tyrolean Gail valley near the Italian border, known for its intact wooden village core, the Golzentipp family lifts and a biathlon centre.
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- Featured summit · Golzentipp
Highlights
5 from neighbouring places
Porzehütte 1.942 m
An alpine club hut at 1,942 m south of Obertilliach in the Carnic Alps, a stage on the Carnic high-level trail along the Italian border.
Klapfsee
A small mountain lake at Obertilliach in Osttirol, a quiet destination reached by easy walks from the village.
Kindermeile im Familienwandergebiet Golzentipp
A children's trail in the Golzentipp family walking area above Obertilliach, with play stations strung along an easy lift-served route.
Obertilliacher Bergbahnen
The village lifts of Obertilliach at 1,459 m, rising to the Golzentipp ski and family walking area above the Tiroler Gailtal.
Anraser Pfleghaus
8.5 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.
Oberforcher Michael-Almhütte
13.1 km away, in Leisach
An alm hut of the Oberforcher farm above Leisach, on the wooded slopes at the southwestern edge of the Lienz basin.
Lienzer Klause
13.5 km away, in Leisach
A historic barrier fortification at Leisach south of Lienz, built to control the narrow passage of the Drau valley toward the Pustertal.
Basilika Maria Luggau
9.9 km away, in Lesachtal
A pilgrimage basilica at Maria Luggau in the Lesachtal, visited by thousands of pilgrims each year.
Burg Heinfels
13.8 km away, in Heinfels
A medieval castle above the Pustertal at Heinfels, reopened after restoration with exhibitions on the fortress and the region's history.
Nothing of this kind in Obertilliach.
Routes
E-Bike & Klettersteig Porzeüberschreitung 2.589 m
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
Porze-Überschreitung Klettersteig
Crossing of the Porze from the Porzehütte, with the Gamssteig and Austriaweg via ferratas as ways up and the Italian border scharte close beneath the summit.
- 9.7 km
- Distance
- 657 m
- Ascent
- 5 h 41 min
- Duration
- 35
- Check-ins
Filmoor Klettersteig
Via ferrata by the Filmoor-Standschützenhütte on the Carnic main ridge, about 2.5 hours up from the Leitertal, crossing terrain shaped by the 1915-18 mountain front.
- 13.3 km
- Distance
- 180 m
- Ascent
- 5 h 19 min
- Duration
- 15
- Check-ins
Klettersteig Austria-Weg
A short secured climb at the Porzescharte on the Carnic ridge, where Osttirol meets Italy's Passo di Cima Vallona; the wired section gains about 100 m along the border crest.
- 287 m
- Distance
- 100 m
- Ascent
- 39 min
- Duration
- 7
- Check-ins
E-Bike & Klettersteig Spitzenstein
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
Genusswanderung zum Golzentipp
Gondola-assisted amble on Obertilliach's local mountain, strolling past the Conny-Alm to the little Jochsee before the final easy rise to the summit cross.
- 5.2 km
- Distance
- 286 m
- Ascent
- 2 h 2 min
- Duration
- 34
- Check-ins
Golzentipp über Gripp (Nr. 47)
Route 47 from Obertilliach village, taking the steep meadow path over the Gripp before easing off toward the summit of the local viewpoint mountain.
- 5.6 km
- Distance
- 856 m
- Ascent
- 4 h 55 min
- Duration
- 16
- Check-ins
Porze über Klettersteig
From the Klapfsee past the Porzehütte to the Tilliacher Joch, then up the secured climbing route to a rocky summit on the Carnic border crest; the descent threads the Porzescharte.
- 10.3 km
- Distance
- 1 138 m
- Ascent
- 6 h 53 min
- Duration
- 35
- Check-ins
Skitour Golzentipp über Moschtreit
Ski route up Obertilliach's house mountain by the Moschtreit slopes, passing the frozen Jochsee before the final summit rise — an alternative to the Gripp line.
- 5.0 km
- Distance
- 882 m
- Ascent
- 882 m
- Descent
- 2 h 55 min
- Duration
- 21
- Check-ins
Skitour Dorfberg zum Golzentipp
High winter traverse linking the Dorfberg with Obertilliach's local peak, riding the panoramic ridge past the Pfannegg and the Jochsee — a long day with repeated climbs.
- 14.1 km
- Distance
- 1 013 m
- Ascent
- 1 013 m
- Descent
- 4 h 46 min
- Duration
- 41
- Check-ins
Bergwiesentrail Nr. 158
An easy meadow singletrack over the Dorfberg above Obertilliach in East Tirol, with only a little climbing on it.
- 4.2 km
- Distance
- 119 m
- Ascent
- 29 min
- Duration
- 5
- Check-ins
Golzentipp Nr. 157
A climb on ski-area tracks above Obertilliach to the Conny-Alm at 2,050 m and the Jochsee above it, topping out near Scheibe.
- 9.1 km
- Distance
- 867 m
- Ascent
- 2 h 3 min
- Duration
- 24
- Check-ins
Dolomitenradrundfahrt
A long road circuit from the Drau valley over the Gailbergsattel and the Kartitscher Sattel, returning through the Lesachtal and Kötschach-Mauthen.
- 109.7 km
- Distance
- 2 481 m
- Ascent
- 12 h 5 min
- Duration
- 12
- Check-ins
Kindermeile Golzentipp
Family trail at the top of the Obertilliach gondola: play stations pace a short walk past the Conny-Alm to the Jochsee, with the Carnic ridge as backdrop.
- 3.7 km
- Distance
- 176 m
- Ascent
- 1 h 19 min
- Duration
- 25
- Check-ins
Obertilliach-Golzentipp über Goste (Nr. 46)
Direct route 46 from the village through the Goste to the summit meadows — it gains almost 850 m in under 4 km, so it suits hikers who like it steep.
- 3.9 km
- Distance
- 847 m
- Ascent
- 4 h 41 min
- Duration
- 10
- Check-ins
Rundwanderung Pfaffenboden - Spitzköfele - Bärenbadegg - Porzehütte - Pfaffenboden
Border-hugging circuit from the Dorfertal over the Spitzköfele and Bärenbadegg / Croda Nera, dropping through the Kesselscharte to the Porzehütte for the walk home.
- 13.7 km
- Distance
- 1 242 m
- Ascent
- 7 h 48 min
- Duration
- 33
- Check-ins
Skitour Golzentipp über Gripp
Winter line over the Gripp ridge to Obertilliach's local summit, starting at the gondola's valley station and climbing steadily into open upper slopes.
- 4.0 km
- Distance
- 848 m
- Ascent
- 848 m
- Descent
- 2 h 42 min
- Duration
- 13
- Check-ins
Skitour Golzentipp über Bannwaldweg
Longer winter approach to Obertilliach's house peak, using the Bannwaldweg forest track low down before open slopes lead past the Jochsee to the top.
- 7.7 km
- Distance
- 901 m
- Ascent
- 901 m
- Descent
- 3 h 18 min
- Duration
- 21
- Check-ins
162 | Rauchenbach - Leiten
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
Tilliacher Joch Nr. 100
A forest-road climb from Obertilliach in East Tirol past the Klapfsee to the saddle on the Italian border at 2,094 m.
- 10.0 km
- Distance
- 757 m
- Ascent
- 1 h 53 min
- Duration
- 15
- Check-ins
Tilliacher Joch - Forcella Dignas 2 094 m
Klapfsee 1 677 m
Porzehütte über Fahrweg
Gentle approach on the supply track from the Klapfsee to the Carnic-crest hut at the head of the Dorfertal — an easy hut-lunch outing that suits families.
- 5.6 km
- Distance
- 253 m
- Ascent
- 1 h 57 min
- Duration
- 14
- Check-ins
Porzehütte 1 942 m- Klapfsee 1 677 m
Panoramarunde über Scharwiese
Loop from the Obertilliach tourism office over the Scharwiese high meadows, with steady views across the valley to the Carnic ridge.
- 7.4 km
- Distance
- 406 m
- Ascent
- 2 h 53 min
- Duration
- 3
- Check-ins
Wanderung zur Filmoor-Standschützenhütte über das Leitertal
Approach through the quiet Leitertal — pasture road first, then steeper ground past the two Stuckensee lakes — to a small hut on the Carnic main ridge.
- 17.0 km
- Distance
- 962 m
- Ascent
- 6 h 47 min
- Duration
- 5
- Check-ins
Skitour Steinrastl 2.184m
Compact ski tour above Obertilliach, climbing about 700 m to a 2,184 m summit — a solid half-day choice when time or conditions are limited.
- 3.4 km
- Distance
- 703 m
- Ascent
- 703 m
- Descent
- 2 h 15 min
- Duration
Skitour Spitzköfele 2.314m
Winter climb through the Rollertal to a pointed 2,314 m top on the ridge above Obertilliach; around 1,000 m of ascent for practised tourers.
- 6.8 km
- Distance
- 1 043 m
- Ascent
- 1 043 m
- Descent
- 3 h 34 min
- Duration
- 4
- Check-ins
Wanderung zur Porzehütte
The short way to a hut supper: from the Klapfsee a broad path climbs 250 m to the Porzehütte below the Tilliacher Joch.
- 4.2 km
- Distance
- 255 m
- Ascent
- 1 h 46 min
- Duration
- 14
- Check-ins
- Porzehütte 1 942 m
- Klapfsee 1 677 m
Spitzköfele 2.314 m
From the Dorfertal car park a steady trail climbs through pasture and dwarf pine to a 2,314 m viewpoint over Obertilliach and the upper Gail valley.
- 7.8 km
- Distance
- 806 m
- Ascent
- 4 h 56 min
- Duration
- 2
- Check-ins
Hoher Bösring 2.324 m
From the Obertilliach biathlon centre the path climbs over the Zwiesel to a 2,324 m summit — more than 900 m of ascent in barely 6 km of walking.
- 9.3 km
- Distance
- 921 m
- Ascent
- 5 h 41 min
- Duration
- 2
- Check-ins
Skitour Hoher Bösring 2.324m
Ski-touring version of the climb from the biathlon centre over the Zwiesel to a 2,324 m summit above Obertilliach, gaining more than 900 m.
- 4.5 km
- Distance
- 928 m
- Ascent
- 928 m
- Descent
- 2 h 59 min
- Duration
- 2
- Check-ins
Große Dorfrunde
Village loop from the tourism office past Obertilliach's old wooden farmhouses and out through the surrounding meadows — an easy leg-stretcher with valley views.
- 4.9 km
- Distance
- 194 m
- Ascent
- 1 h 38 min
- Duration
- 3
- Check-ins
Auf den Spuren der Langläufer - Variante I
Summer walking on winter racing ground: a long, gently rolling route from the Obertilliach biathlon centre along the valley's cross-country trail network.
- 14.6 km
- Distance
- 393 m
- Ascent
- 4 h 24 min
- Duration
Grenzlandwanderweg
Long, mostly gentle traverse through the border country of the upper Gail valley, starting in Kartitsch and passing the Refugium Tilliach on nearly 16 km of meadow and forest paths.
- 22.8 km
- Distance
- 450 m
- Ascent
- 6 h 27 min
- Duration
Nachtwächterrunde
Micro-loop through Obertilliach's tightly packed old village core, following the round once walked by the night watchman — done in a quarter of an hour.
- 779 m
- Distance
- 7 m
- Ascent
- 12 min
- Duration
- 3
- Check-ins
Leiter Wiesen
Climbing loop through the steep mountain meadows above the Tilliach valley — around 500 m of height gain with open views along the Gailtal.
- 4.9 km
- Distance
- 498 m
- Ascent
- 3 h 3 min
- Duration
Obertilliach - Kleine Dorfrunde
Short circuit from the tourism office around Obertilliach's village edge — old farmhouses, hay meadows and valley views, comfortably done in under an hour.
- 2.3 km
- Distance
- 92 m
- Ascent
- 46 min
- Duration
- 3
- Check-ins
Rohnwaldrunde
Forest circuit above Obertilliach through the Rohnwald, mixing shady woodland tracks with open stretches over the valley — a sensible pick for hot days.
- 9.3 km
- Distance
- 333 m
- Ascent
- 3 h 1 min
- Duration
Ralsrunde
Relaxed loop from the tourism office to the sunny hamlet of Rals and back, on field tracks above the Gail with the Carnic ridge filling the view south.
- 5.9 km
- Distance
- 212 m
- Ascent
- 1 h 54 min
- Duration
- 3
- Check-ins
Steinrastl 2.184 m
Steady 850 m climb from the Tilliach valley to a 2,184 m grass summit above Obertilliach, with the Carnic main ridge filling the southern horizon.
- 6.5 km
- Distance
- 849 m
- Ascent
- 4 h 59 min
- Duration
Rundwanderweg über Kirchensteig zum Biathlonzentrum und über die Wiesen retour
Easy round from Obertilliach along the old Kirchensteig church path to the biathlon centre, coming home across the valley meadows.
- 4.7 km
- Distance
- 150 m
- Ascent
- 1 h 28 min
- Duration
- 3
- Check-ins
Gailrunde über Grenzlandweg
Valley-floor loop beside the young Gail, using a stretch of the Grenzlandweg between meadows on the sunny and shaded sides of Obertilliach.
- 6.3 km
- Distance
- 202 m
- Ascent
- 1 h 59 min
- Duration
Gesengerunde
Unhurried loop through meadows and forest edge around Obertilliach — modest climbing, quiet paths and steady views toward the Carnic ridge.
- 7.0 km
- Distance
- 245 m
- Ascent
- 2 h 15 min
- Duration
Larchen Rundwanderweg
Circuit through larch woodland above Obertilliach with light climbing under open canopy — at its best in late autumn when the larches turn gold.
- 5.3 km
- Distance
- 308 m
- Ascent
- 2 h 9 min
- Duration
Ralsrunde über Schiweg und Oberlehrersteig
Short version of the Rals loop, out on the Schiweg and back by the Oberlehrersteig — quiet paths linking Obertilliach with its sunniest hamlet.
- 3.8 km
- Distance
- 167 m
- Ascent
- 1 h 18 min
- Duration
Rundwanderung über Höhenweg Scharwiese
From the Golzentippbahn valley station a gentle round climbs to the Scharwiese high path, contouring above the village before an easy descent.
- 5.0 km
- Distance
- 291 m
- Ascent
- 2 h 2 min
- Duration
Rundwanderweg Biathlonzentrum
Nearly flat round based on the Obertilliach biathlon centre — a training base for international teams — following valley paths beside the Gail.
- 5.4 km
- Distance
- 121 m
- Ascent
- 1 h 34 min
- Duration
Rundwanderweg über Bergen und Rals nach Obertilliach
Hamlet-to-hamlet loop from Obertilliach through Bergen and Rals on old farm paths, passing two small chapels and a Jausenstation on the way.
- 5.3 km
- Distance
- 266 m
- Ascent
- 1 h 57 min
- Duration
No routes of this kind in Obertilliach yet.
The region's own picks
Featured route
Genusswanderung zum Golzentipp
Gondola-assisted amble on Obertilliach's local mountain, strolling past the Conny-Alm to the little Jochsee before the final easy rise to the summit cross.
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