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St. Ulrich am Pillersee
On the shore of the narrow Pillersee under the Loferer Steinberge, a village at 839 m with a Gothic pilgrimage church and the Teufelsklamm gorge.
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Highlights
12 from neighbouring places
Teufelsklamm
A small gorge near St. Ulrich am Pillersee whose name means devil's gorge, explored on a short path through the rocky defile.
Pfarrkirche 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.
Funball
A water-play station at the bathing lake in St. Ulrich am Pillersee, with water balls and paddle sports on offer in summer.
Erlebnispark Familienland Pillersee
4.3 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.
Pfarrkirche Maria Schnee
6.4 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.
Kinderspielplatz | Pfaffenschwendt
6.5 km away, in Fieberbrunn
A children's playground serving the Pfaffenschwendt hamlet of Fieberbrunn in the Pillersee region.
Kinderspielplatz | Kindergarten Fieberbrunn
6.7 km away, in Fieberbrunn
A playground at the kindergarten in Fieberbrunn, also usable as a play area for visiting families.
MEC Modelleisenbahnclub Fieberbrunn
6.9 km away, in Fieberbrunn
A model railway club in Fieberbrunn whose members show detailed layouts to visitors in the Pillerseetal village.
Bergbahn Steinplatte Waidring
7.2 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
7.2 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
7.2 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.
Bergbahnen Fieberbrunn
7.2 km away, in Fieberbrunn
The lift company serving Fieberbrunn in the Pillerseetal, whose gondolas connect the village to the Saalbach-Hinterglemm ski circuit and to summer walking terrain.
Ruine am Paß Strub
8.2 km away, in Lofer
Remains of old defensive works at the Pass Strub near Waidring, a border crossing fought over in the Napoleonic period.
Stallenalm
10.1 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
10.8 km away, in Waidring
A freestyle snowpark in the Steinplatte ski area above Waidring, with kicker and rail lines groomed through the winter season.
Nothing of this kind in St. Ulrich am Pillersee.
Routes
St. Adolari
Entry-level via ferrata graded B/C with about 250 m of climbing length; the 100 m flying fox can only be used on a guided tour.
- 277 m
- Distance
- 96 m
- Ascent
- 32 min
- Duration
Themenweg zum Jakobskreuz
The Pillersee lift does the climbing; the path itself ambles across the Buchensteinwand's top past the Kammbergalm, ending at the walk-in summit cross with its platforms and exhibition.
- 6.0 km
- Distance
- 14 m
- Ascent
- 1 h 27 min
- Duration
- 34
- Check-ins
Überquerung Buchensteinwand
Traverse of the Buchensteinwand from Hochfilzen, climbing past the Hoametzl Hütte to the Jakobskreuz summit cross and descending by the Kammberg alms.
- 9.8 km
- Distance
- 510 m
- Ascent
- 3 h 41 min
- Duration
- 37
- 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
Pistentour Buchensteinwand Route 1 Panorama Aufstieg
From the Bergbahn Pillersee valley station in St. Jakob in Haus, a marked skin up the Buchensteinwand's groomed flank to the Jakobskreuz, the walk-in summit cross with viewing platforms.
- 4.4 km
- Distance
- 585 m
- Ascent
- 585 m
- Descent
- 2 h 4 min
- Duration
- 33
- Check-ins
Buchensteinwand über Kammbergalm Nr. 220
A forest-road ascent of just over 600 m to the wooden viewing cross above St. Ulrich, passing an alm and the snowmaking pond.
- 6.5 km
- Distance
- 604 m
- Ascent
- 1 h 26 min
- Duration
- 34
- Check-ins
Kalksteinradrunde
A long circuit from Going out to the Pillerseetal and back through Kalkstein, with the Fischteich ponds and Das Bergblick on the way.
- 66.9 km
- Distance
- 547 m
- Ascent
- 6 h 27 min
- Duration
- 11
- Check-ins
Tourist Information Center 756 m- Tourismusverband Pillerseetal 777 m
Fischteich 835 m- Das Bergblick 855 m
- Fischteich 835 m
- Moserbauer 754 m
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3. Etappe KAT Bike Sport+
The third stage of a multi-day traverse of the Kitzbühel Alps, close to 3,000 m of climbing over the Wildalpgatterl, Lärchfilzhochalm and Stanglalm.
- 106.7 km
- Distance
- 2 992 m
- Ascent
- 12 h 18 min
- Duration
- 81
- Check-ins
Weißbachschlucht
Easy gorge walk near Waidring along the Weißbach's pools and cascades, with a refreshment stop at the Alpengasthof Oberweissbach.
- 6.5 km
- Distance
- 260 m
- Ascent
- 2 h 9 min
- Duration
- 4
- Check-ins
Bergbahn Pillersee - Flecken - Buchensteinwand
From the Pillersee valley station via Flecken and the Kammbergalm to the Buchensteinwand summit and its Jakobskreuz, climbing past the snowmaking pond.
- 6.0 km
- Distance
- 594 m
- Ascent
- 3 h 40 min
- Duration
- 34
- Check-ins
Ulrichshorn (Seehorn) 2.155 m
Relentless ascent from St. Ulrich to the Seehorn at 2,155 m in the Loferer Steinberge — 1,300 m of gain in barely 4 km, past the Bräualm to the Heimkehrerkreuz.
- 4.2 km
- Distance
- 1 294 m
- Ascent
- 6 h 57 min
- Duration
- 12
- Check-ins
Pistentour Buchensteinwand Route 2 Kammbergalm Aufstieg
The middle of three marked touring lines up the Buchensteinwand from St. Jakob in Haus, reaching the Jakobskreuz summit cross by a quieter flank; the piste takes you back down.
- 3.6 km
- Distance
- 582 m
- Ascent
- 582 m
- Descent
- 1 h 57 min
- Duration
- 13
- Check-ins
220 | Kammbergalpe-Buchensteinwand
A short, steep climb from the Pillersee valley by way of the Kammbergalm to the Jakobskreuz cross on the summit at about 1,450 m.
- 5.3 km
- Distance
- 571 m
- Ascent
- 1 h 19 min
- Duration
- 33
- Check-ins
239 | Panoramaweg
A forest-road tour on the slopes below the Steinplatte, climbing to the Kitzgrabenhütte before the run back to Waidring.
- 21.9 km
- Distance
- 871 m
- Ascent
- 2 h 46 min
- Duration
- 3
- 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
Pillerseerunde
Flat lakeside loop around the Pillersee at St. Ulrich, with two lakeside restaurants and constant views to the Steinberge walls.
- 4.4 km
- Distance
- 15 m
- Ascent
- 1 h 4 min
- Duration
- 2
- Check-ins
Bergbahn Pillersee - Fleckenermähder - Buchensteinwand
Direct climb from the Pillersee valley station across the Fleckenermähder meadows to the Buchensteinwand and the Jakobskreuz on top.
- 5.3 km
- Distance
- 592 m
- Ascent
- 3 h 34 min
- Duration
- 33
- Check-ins
WaiWi Etappe 1: Waidring - St. Ulrich am Pillersee
First leg of the WaiWi from Waidring to St. Ulrich am Pillersee, crossing Hausberg, Kirchberg and Schafelberg with nearly 1,300 m of climbing.
- 18.4 km
- Distance
- 1 279 m
- Ascent
- 8 h 31 min
- Duration
- 12
- Check-ins
235 | Weißbachschluchtrunde
A short, steep loop on forest roads out of Waidring, climbing to the Alpengasthof Oberweissbach at 942 m.
- 8.9 km
- Distance
- 474 m
- Ascent
- 1 h 18 min
- Duration
- 4
- Check-ins
Panoramaweg Waidring 239
A high forest-road circuit above the Pillerseetal, with the Kitzgrabenhütte at 1,183 m as the turning point.
- 17.3 km
- Distance
- 669 m
- Ascent
- 2 h 10 min
- Duration
- 3
- Check-ins
3 Pillersee-Runde
A long road day linking St. Johann in Tirol with Fieberbrunn and Kitzbühel, taking in the Seerestaurant Blattl on the lakeshore.
- 78.4 km
- Distance
- 988 m
- Ascent
- 7 h 53 min
- Duration
- 17
- Check-ins
Bienenlehrpfad
A few hundred metres of bee-themed discovery stations at St. Ulrich am Pillersee — a miniature educational walk for curious children.
- 740 m
- Distance
- 22 m
- Ascent
- 14 min
- Duration
WaiWi Etappe 2: St. Ulrich am Pillersee - Buchensteinwand - Fieberbrunn
Second leg of the WaiWi long-distance trail: from St. Ulrich am Pillersee over the Buchensteinwand and past the Tennalm down to Fieberbrunn.
- 15.1 km
- Distance
- 687 m
- Ascent
- 5 h 14 min
- Duration
- 18
- 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
221 | Lindtal/Winterstelleralm
A direct climb up the Lindtal from St. Ulrich am Pillersee, past the lower alm to the Winterstelleralm at 1,423 m.
- 4.5 km
- Distance
- 598 m
- Ascent
- 1 h 20 min
- Duration
- 2
- Check-ins
Pillerseetal-Runde Gravel
A longer gravel circuit of the whole Pillerseetal, taking in the Wiesensee and Fieberbrunn.
- 50.9 km
- Distance
- 676 m
- Ascent
- 5 h 9 min
- Duration
- 9
- Check-ins
- Tourismusverband Pillerseetal 777 m
- Infobüro Fieberbrunn 774 m
- Fischteich 835 m
- Wiesensee 930 m
- Fischteich 835 m
- Moserbauer 754 m
- +2
Dorfwanderung St. Ulrich am Pillersee
Gentle village walk around St. Ulrich am Pillersee, linking church, lakeside and farmland lanes in an unhurried hour.
- 4.2 km
- Distance
- 54 m
- Ascent
- 1 h 6 min
- Duration
Bergbahn Pillersee - Kröpflalm - Buchensteinwand
Steep direct route from the Pillersee valley station past the Kröpflalm to the Buchensteinwand summit and its walk-in Jakobskreuz cross.
- 4.1 km
- Distance
- 609 m
- Ascent
- 3 h 31 min
- Duration
- 13
- Check-ins
Wander-WM 2026 | Samstag Flecken | lang
Long marked course laid out for the 2026 Hiking World Championships at St. Ulrich, climbing via the Hoametzl Hütte and Kantalm on a 22 km round.
- 22.0 km
- Distance
- 784 m
- Ascent
- 7 h 6 min
- Duration
- 3
- Check-ins
262 | Grieseltal - Schießlingalm
A brief climb into the Grieseltal, following the track from the valley inn up to the Schießlingalm at 1,272 m.
- 4.2 km
- Distance
- 421 m
- Ascent
- 59 min
- Duration
- 2
- Check-ins
Gravelbike-Runde um den Kalkstein
The gravel version of the Kalkstein circuit, on farm tracks and forest road above Waidring.
- 41.6 km
- Distance
- 524 m
- Ascent
- 4 h 11 min
- Duration
- 7
- Check-ins
- Tourismusverband Pillerseetal 777 m
- Fischteich 835 m
- Das Bergblick 855 m
- Fischteich 835 m
- Moserbauer 754 m
- Seestüberl 839 m
- +1
Teufelsklamm
A brief, steep gorge visit at St. Ulrich am Pillersee — stairways climb past the cascades in a few hundred metres.
- 603 m
- Distance
- 115 m
- Ascent
- 39 min
- Duration
Kirchberg - Schafelberg
Double-summit round from St. Ulrich over the Kirchberg and Schafelberg, a moderate ridge day with Pillerseetal views on both sides.
- 9.3 km
- Distance
- 858 m
- Ascent
- 5 h 22 min
- Duration
- 6
- Check-ins
Gästehaus Elisabeth - Buchensteinwandrunde
Long circuit around the Buchensteinwand from St. Jakob in Haus, passing the Wiesensee — over 20 km, yet never steep.
- 20.7 km
- Distance
- 545 m
- Ascent
- 6 h 12 min
- Duration
- 2
- Check-ins
Grieseltal - Schießlingalm Nr. 262
A mountain-bike ascent past the climbing crags at the valley mouth to the alm at 1,272 m above St. Ulrich am Pillersee.
- 6.8 km
- Distance
- 472 m
- Ascent
- 1 h 12 min
- Duration
- 2
- Check-ins
Kalksteinrunde Bike Trail Nr. 18
The waymarked bike-trail take on the Kalkstein loop, following route 18 through the Pillerseetal.
- 41.6 km
- Distance
- 524 m
- Ascent
- 4 h 11 min
- Duration
- 7
- Check-ins
- Tourismusverband Pillerseetal 777 m
- Fischteich 835 m
- Das Bergblick 855 m
- Fischteich 835 m
- Moserbauer 754 m
- Seestüberl 839 m
- +1
Adolari-Runde
Easy loop from St. Ulrich along the Pillersee to the little pilgrimage church of St. Adolari, returning past fish ponds and the Latschenöl distillery.
- 8.8 km
- Distance
- 119 m
- Ascent
- 2 h 21 min
- Duration
- 3
- Check-ins
- Fischteich 835 m
- Fischteich 835 m
- Mack Latschenölbrennerei 907 m
- Seestüberl 839 m
Rundweg Buchensteinwand
Full circuit of the Buchensteinwand massif from St. Jakob in Haus via the Wiesensee — long in distance but gentle in gradient.
- 19.9 km
- Distance
- 474 m
- Ascent
- 5 h 49 min
- Duration
- 2
- Check-ins
Lindtalalm / Winterstelleralm Nr. 221
A short but sustained forest-road ride to the two pastures above the Pillersee, gaining 600 m in little more than 5 km.
- 5.7 km
- Distance
- 608 m
- Ascent
- 1 h 24 min
- Duration
- 2
- Check-ins
Die Pillersee Runde
An 84 km road circuit from St. Johann in Tirol out to Brixen im Thale and back by the Fleckalmbahn, with modest climbing.
- 83.9 km
- Distance
- 734 m
- Ascent
- 8 h 8 min
- Duration
- 6
- Check-ins
Lindtalalm-Winterstelleralm
Steep pasture climb from St. Ulrich to the Lindtalalm and on to the Winterstelleralm, a short but sweaty alm outing below the Fieberbrunn ridges.
- 5.4 km
- Distance
- 605 m
- Ascent
- 3 h 39 min
- Duration
- 2
- Check-ins
Von St. Ulrich a.P. über den Kalkstein nach St. Johann i.T.
Crossing from St. Ulrich am Pillersee over the Kalkstein ridge to St. Johann in Tirol — a long point-to-point served by the free hiking bus at both ends.
- 16.1 km
- Distance
- 854 m
- Ascent
- 6 h 9 min
- Duration
17 | Radrunde Buchensteinwand
A road tour from St. Jakob in Haus around the mountain, taking in the Wiesensee and the climbing crags at about 950 m.
- 19.4 km
- Distance
- 405 m
- Ascent
- 2 h 6 min
- Duration
- 2
- Check-ins
Schießlingalm
Moderate forest-and-pasture walk from St. Ulrich to a quiet alm below the Loferer Steinberge, with a hearty snack stop at the top.
- 8.1 km
- Distance
- 439 m
- Ascent
- 3 h 8 min
- Duration
- 1
- Check-ins
Buchensteinwandrunde Nr. 17
A cycling circuit through the Pillerseetal from St. Jakob in Haus, going by the Wiesensee and the climbing garden above the road.
- 24.2 km
- Distance
- 518 m
- Ascent
- 2 h 38 min
- Duration
- 2
- Check-ins
Weiler Runde
Level round through the scattered hamlets around St. Ulrich am Pillersee, on quiet lanes between farms and meadows.
- 7.2 km
- Distance
- 69 m
- Ascent
- 1 h 51 min
- Duration
No routes of this kind in St. Ulrich am Pillersee yet.
The region's own picks
Featured route
Themenweg zum Jakobskreuz
The Pillersee lift does the climbing; the path itself ambles across the Buchensteinwand's top past the Kammbergalm, ending at the walk-in summit cross with its platforms and exhibition.
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