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Pfaffenhofen
Facing Telfs across the Inn at 642 m, a village under forested slopes to the Pfaffenhofer Alm, with the Hörtenberg castle ruin above the river.
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- Featured summit · Sonnkarköpfl
Highlights
14 from neighbouring places
Ruine Hörtenberg
A medieval castle ruin above Pfaffenhofen (642 m) in the Inn valley west of Innsbruck, the remains of a former noble seat.
Fasnacht- und Heimatmuseum "Noaflhaus"
2.5 km away, in Telfs
A museum in the Noaflhaus in Telfs on local history and the Schleicherlaufen, the town's large traditional carnival procession.
Rathaussaal Telfs
2.5 km away, in Telfs
The hall of the town hall in Telfs (634 m), used for concerts, theatre and civic events in the market town west of Innsbruck.
Villa Schindler
2.7 km away, in Telfs
A villa in Telfs (634 m) used today for exhibitions and cultural events, one of the market town's notable historic houses.
Die Friedensglocke
6 km away, in Telfs
The Peace Bell of Mösern, installed in 1997 above the Inn valley and rung daily as a sign of cross-border friendship in the Alps.
Bergbauernmuseum beim Landgasthof Ropferstub'm
6 km away, in Telfs
A private museum of mountain farming at the Ropferstub'm inn south of the Seefeld plateau, showing old tools and rural household gear.
Ropferstub'm, Gasthof
6 km away, in Telfs
A country inn between Buchen and Telfs south of the Seefeld plateau, serving Tyrolean cooking with a small farming museum attached.
Lottensee - ein Naturphänomen
6.3 km away, in Telfs
A periodic lake near Wildmoos on the Seefeld plateau, appearing only when groundwater is high and sometimes staying dry for years.
Lottenseehütte
6.4 km away, in Telfs
A hut by the Lottensee on the Wildmoos plateau near Seefeld, beside a shallow lake that periodically disappears.
Pfarrkirche Maria Heimsuchung
6.6 km away, in Telfs
The parish church of Mösern, dedicated to the Visitation of Mary, serving the small village at 1,240 m above the Inn valley on the Seefeld plateau.
Heimatmuseum im Sterzingerhof
6.6 km away, in Telfs
A local heritage museum in the Sterzingerhof at Mösern, presenting everyday objects from the village's farming past.
Kalvarienberg Mösern
6.6 km away, in Telfs
A calvary hill above Mösern at about 1,240 m, with stations of the cross leading up to a small chapel overlooking the Inn valley.
Historische Zäune
6.6 km away, in Telfs
Traditional wooden fences preserved around Mösern, showing historic Tyrolean fencing techniques along the meadows.
Gföll Kapelle oder Obere Möserer Kapelle
7.1 km away, in Telfs
A chapel at Gföll above Mösern, also called the Upper Möserer Kapelle, beside the old route across the sunny terrace.
Seewaldalm
7.8 km away, in Telfs
An alm above Mösern near the Möserer See, serving pizza and snacks in the winter season on the wooded plateau.
Historic site 
Mountain hut
Nothing of this kind in Pfaffenhofen.
Routes
14 from neighbouring places
Gipfeltour: Sonnkarköpfl
Summit round above Oberhofen to the Sonnkarköpfl via the Pfaffenhofer Alm and Oberhofer Melkalm, with the Sonnkarhütte just below the top.
- 6.5 km
- Distance
- 758 m
- Ascent
- 4 h 32 min
- Duration
- 12
- Check-ins
Pfaffenhofen - Pfaffenhofer Alm
Long approach from the village of Pfaffenhofen up wooded slopes to the Pfaffenhofer Alm, a full-day round with over 1,000 m of climbing.
- 16.8 km
- Distance
- 1 041 m
- Ascent
- 7 h 9 min
- Duration
- 4
- Check-ins
Von Innsbruck aufs Mieminger Plateau und retour
An 80 km out-and-back from Innsbruck down the Inn past Kranebitten and Hatting, then up onto the Mieminger Plateau.
- 79.5 km
- Distance
- 774 m
- Ascent
- 7 h 47 min
- Duration
- 6
- Check-ins
Gipfeltour: Narrenkopf
Short but relentlessly steep ascent from Pfaffenhofen past the Pfaffenhofer Alm to the Narrenkopf, gaining almost 800 m in under 3 km.
- 5.3 km
- Distance
- 793 m
- Ascent
- 4 h 34 min
- Duration
- 4
- Check-ins
Peter-Anich-Weg
Long mid-mountain traverse in the footsteps of the cartographer Peter Anich, running high above the Inn valley villages for 21 km with modest overall climbing.
- 21.3 km
- Distance
- 676 m
- Ascent
- 6 h 39 min
- Duration
Genuss-Radweg Inntal
A valley cycle path along the Inn between Innsbruck and Mötz, running through Hatting, Telfs and Stams on the flat valley floor.
- 110.0 km
- Distance
- 607 m
- Ascent
- 10 h 19 min
- Duration
St. Moritzen-Runde
2.1 km away, in Telfs
Gentle loop around St. Moritzen near Telfs, passing Kliebers Hütte on quiet paths suited to families and evening walks.
- 4.3 km
- Distance
- 103 m
- Ascent
- 1 h 16 min
- Duration
Kohlerkapelle-Flaurlinger Alm (5055)
2.8 km away, in Oberhofen im Inntal
A forest-road climb out of the Inn valley near Oberhofen, gaining over 1,000 m to reach the Flaurlinger Alm at 1,614 m.
- 17.5 km
- Distance
- 1 030 m
- Ascent
- 2 h 44 min
- Duration
- 1
- Check-ins
Rietzer Grieskogel
5.6 km away, in Stams
Ski tour to the Rietzer Grießkogel — nearly 1,000 m of skinning to a summit that splits the view between the Inn valley and the Sellrain.
- 4.7 km
- Distance
- 982 m
- Ascent
- 982 m
- Descent
- 3 h 8 min
- Duration
- 5
- Check-ins
Mitterzeigerkopf
5.9 km away, in Stams
Ski tour over the Kreuzjoch onto the Mitterzeigerkogel, around 700 m of skinning on the slopes above the Stams side of the Inn valley.
- 3.5 km
- Distance
- 719 m
- Ascent
- 719 m
- Descent
- 2 h 18 min
- Duration
- 2
- Check-ins
Mieminger Runde
6.1 km away, in Mieming
A medium loop on the plateau above Mieming, rolling between the villages on the terrace high over the Inn valley.
- 14.3 km
- Distance
- 228 m
- Ascent
- 1 h 29 min
- Duration
Biketour Nr. 5068 Mösern-Brunschkopf
6.6 km away, in Telfs
A short forest-road climb from Mösern to the Himmelskino viewpoint on the Brunschkopf, with about 280 m of ascent.
- 8.9 km
- Distance
- 280 m
- Ascent
- 1 h 3 min
- Duration
- 6
- Check-ins
Biketour Nr. 545 Gschwandtkopf
6.6 km away, in Telfs
A short forest-road climb to the summit restaurant on the Gschwandtkopf at 1,480 m, starting from the Mösern side.
- 6.2 km
- Distance
- 268 m
- Ascent
- 49 min
- Duration
- 28
- Check-ins
Kühtai Panorama Klettersteig
9.6 km away, in Silz
Short via ferrata above Kühtai reached with the Drei-Seen-Bahn, climbing from the scree below the Gaiskogelscharte; the descent passes the Finstertal reservoir and the Drei-Seen-Hütte.
- 767 m
- Distance
- 287 m
- Ascent
- 1 h 52 min
- Duration
E-Bike & Climb - Wank Klettersteig
12.2 km away, in Obsteig
A short e-bike approach above Obsteig to the Lehnberghaus, the starting point for the via ferrata higher up towards the Stöttltörl.
- 6.0 km
- Distance
- 200 m
- Ascent
- 43 min
- Duration
- 11
- Check-ins
Klettersteig Rosskopf | Hochoetz
13 km away, in Oetz
Alpine via ferrata along the north side of the Rosskopf at 2,399 m: a 45-minute approach from the Acherkogelbahn top station via the Schaferkreuz, then a long, exposed but technically moderate line with wide Ötztal views.
- 3.6 km
- Distance
- 388 m
- Ascent
- 2 h 57 min
- Duration
- 37
- Check-ins
Innradweg
1.6 km away, in Rietz
Ninety-seven kilometres of near-level cycle path along the Inn, from Mötz past Telfs and Innsbruck down to Rotholz.
- 86.9 km
- Distance
- 245 m
- Ascent
- 7 h 56 min
- Duration
- 2
- Check-ins
Rietz - Peter-Anich-Hütte
1.9 km away, in Rietz
Long forest approach from Rietz past the Rietzer Alm to the Peter-Anich-Hütte, a quiet hut high above the Inn valley — nearly 1,200 m of climbing in all.
- 16.5 km
- Distance
- 1 176 m
- Ascent
- 7 h 48 min
- Duration
- 3
- Check-ins
Rauher Kopf
1.9 km away, in Rietz
The short, sharp route to the summit above Rietz: over 600 m of climbing in little more than two kilometres, past the Rietzer Alm and the Peter-Anich-Hütte.
- 4.7 km
- Distance
- 628 m
- Ascent
- 3 h 41 min
- Duration
- 4
- Check-ins
Genusspfad Rietzer Beeren
2.4 km away, in Rietz
Short themed loop above Rietz devoted to the village's berry-growing tradition, with info stations and plateau views along the way.
- 3.0 km
- Distance
- 136 m
- Ascent
- 1 h 2 min
- Duration
No routes of this kind in Pfaffenhofen yet.
The region's own picks
Featured route
Gipfeltour: Sonnkarköpfl
Summit round above Oberhofen to the Sonnkarköpfl via the Pfaffenhofer Alm and Oberhofer Melkalm, with the Sonnkarhütte just below the top.
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Data sources
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