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Thiersee
A chain of hamlets around a small, warm lake in the hills west of Kufstein, with a Passion play tradition staged every six years.
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- 25Routes
- Featured summit · Hinteres Sonnwendjoch
Highlights
4 from neighbouring places
Badesee Thiersee
A bathing lake at Thiersee near Kufstein, with swimming access and a lakeside restaurant in its mountain valley setting.
Passionsspielhaus
The passion play theatre of Thiersee near Kufstein, where villagers stage the Passion in a tradition going back more than two centuries.
Jausenstation Wieshof
A farmhouse snack station at Thiersee, serving simple farm fare to walkers in the hills between the Inn valley and Bavaria.
Jägerkapelle am Schattberg
A hunters' chapel on the Schattberg in the Thiersee area, a small devotional building on forest paths above the valley.
Kala Alm
An alpine hut above Thiersee, reached on forest tracks and known in winter for the toboggan run that descends from its door.
Mayrhoferkreuz Thiersee
A wayside cross in the Thiersee area of the Kufsteinerland, a traditional devotional marker on paths above the valley.
Labyrinth Hinterthiersee
A walk-through labyrinth at Hinterthiersee near Kufstein, laid out as a meditative path in the mountain valley.
Waldbad am Riedenberg
A forest bathing spot at Riedenberg in the Thiersee area, a simple summer swimming place set among the woods.
Tiroler Bienenalm - Apitherapie-Imkerei
An apitherapy beekeeping operation at Thiersee, where visitors learn about bees and hive products such as honey and pollen.
Berggasthaus Wastler
A mountain guesthouse in the Thiersee area west of Kufstein, serving home cooking to walkers in the quiet hills near the Bavarian border.
Bio Almkäserei Ackernalm
An organic alpine cheese dairy on the Ackernalm high pasture above Thiersee, where cheese is made from summer milk and sold at the hut.
Hundalm Eis- und Tropfsteinhöhle
4.7 km away, in Angerberg
An ice and dripstone cave on the Hundalm above Angerberg, reached on foot and shown on guided tours during the summer months.
Höhlensteinhaus Almgasthaus
5.8 km away, in Langkampfen
An alm inn on the Höhlenstein above Langkampfen, reached on foot or by bike, serving hut fare with views over the Inn valley.
Ruine Rudersburg
6.7 km away, in Langkampfen
The scant remains of a small castle in the Thiersee area of the Kufsteinerland, reached on woodland walking paths.
Pendlinghaus
7.6 km away, in Langkampfen
A hut just below the summit of the Pendling, the local mountain west of Kufstein, with a broad view over the Inn valley and the town.
Nothing of this kind in Thiersee.
Routes
Sagenweg - Schattbergrunde Thiersee
Legend-trail loop above Thiersee onto the Schattberg, where story boards accompany the climb and the lake glints below; the Pension Wieshof lies on the way.
- 6.4 km
- Distance
- 340 m
- Ascent
- 2 h 27 min
- Duration
- 1
- Check-ins
Sagenweg - Pendlingrunde Thiersee
Legend-themed loop above Thiersee to the Pendlinghaus, whose terrace looks straight down on Kufstein; the return passes the Kala-Alm.
- 10.9 km
- Distance
- 728 m
- Ascent
- 4 h 54 min
- Duration
- 84
- Check-ins
Trainsjoch Rundtour
Border-hopping ridge round from the Ursprungpass over the Trainsjoch, Ascherjoch and Saurüssel, with the Mariandlalm and Trockenbachalm below the crest.
- 11.3 km
- Distance
- 969 m
- Ascent
- 6 h 9 min
- Duration
- 43
- Check-ins
Skitourengebiet Ackern
Broad ski-touring area around the Ackernalm above Thiersee, where rolling pasture ridges let strong tourers tick several summits in a day.
- 22.5 km
- Distance
- 2 465 m
- Ascent
- 2 465 m
- Descent
- 9 h 11 min
- Duration
Radverbindung zwischen Thiersee und Langkampfen
A short forest-road link over the Dreibrunnenjoch, joining the Thiersee basin to the Inn valley at Langkampfen.
- 5.8 km
- Distance
- 286 m
- Ascent
- 48 min
- Duration
- 3
- Check-ins
328 | Rund um den Larchberg
A medium-length forest-road loop around the wooded hill north of the lake, passing the Embachkapelle at 900 m.
- 13.7 km
- Distance
- 491 m
- Ascent
- 1 h 41 min
- Duration
- 1
- Check-ins
Sudelfeldrunde
A very long tour from Walchsee across the Sudelfeld pass at 1,123 m, taking in the Grüne Gumpe and the Feuriger Tatzlwurm.
- 77.7 km
- Distance
- 1 187 m
- Ascent
- 8 h 1 min
- Duration
- 57
- Check-ins
Walchsee 659 m
Grüne Gumpe 909 m- Brösel Alm 1 112 m
- Gasthof Hummelei 662 m
Sudelfeldpass 1 123 m- Drachenresidenz 762 m
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05 - Sudelfeld-Runde
A circuit from Kufstein over the Sudelfeld pass to Bayrischzell, passing the Grüne Gumpe pool.
- 56.6 km
- Distance
- 1 420 m
- Ascent
- 6 h 22 min
- Duration
- 54
- Check-ins
Spazierrunde Thiersee
Easy stroll around the village of Thiersee and its small lake — level enough for prams and unhurried evening walks.
- 3.6 km
- Distance
- 89 m
- Ascent
- 1 h 4 min
- Duration
- 1
- Check-ins
Gipfelwanderung Pendling
Ascent from the Thiersee side to the Pendling, Kufstein's local mountain, where the Pendlinghaus rewards the 680 m climb; descent via the Kala-Alm.
- 8.7 km
- Distance
- 680 m
- Ascent
- 4 h 24 min
- Duration
- 82
- Check-ins
331 | Wachtl-Runde
A short, easy forest-road loop at the western end of the Thiersee valley, on the ground close to the Bavarian border.
- 6.3 km
- Distance
- 188 m
- Ascent
- 44 min
- Duration
325 | Rund ums Sonnwendjoch
A big forest-road circuit through the Brandenberg Alps by way of the Ursprungpass, the Ackernalm and the Grabenbergalm.
- 39.1 km
- Distance
- 1 641 m
- Ascent
- 5 h 1 min
- Duration
- 16
- Check-ins
16 - Radmarathon Seenrunde
A long-distance road circuit from the Angerberg terrace down to the bathing lakes near Kramsach and back by way of Mariastein.
- 94.3 km
- Distance
- 1 610 m
- Ascent
- 9 h 53 min
- Duration
- 42
- Check-ins
Spazierrunde Kirchdorf
A half-hour village stroll through the Kirchdorf part of Thiersee, with a small rise for a look over the rooftops and the lake basin.
- 2.1 km
- Distance
- 85 m
- Ascent
- 42 min
- Duration
Auf's Hintere Sonnwendjoch
Grass-ridge walk from the Ackernalm toll road to the Hintere Sonnwendjoch summit cross, passing the Wildenkar and Steinerkaser alms above Thiersee.
- 10.9 km
- Distance
- 768 m
- Ascent
- 5 h 6 min
- Duration
- 49
- Check-ins
341 | Ackernalm-Rundtour
A steep circuit up to the alpine dairy at 1,340 m and on to the Grabenbergalm, coming back past the Stallenalm.
- 18.6 km
- Distance
- 1 035 m
- Ascent
- 2 h 47 min
- Duration
- 14
- Check-ins
Thierseerunde
A long circuit north of the Inn through the Thiersee basin, crossing the Marblinger Höhe and reaching the Kaiserhaus in the Brandenberg valley.
- 78.1 km
- Distance
- 1 462 m
- Ascent
- 8 h 19 min
- Duration
- 9
- Check-ins
Wald-Wild-Bienenlehrpfad
Educational family path from Thiersee's centre up to the Bienenalm, with stations on forest, wildlife and bees spaced along the short climb.
- 2.7 km
- Distance
- 107 m
- Ascent
- 53 min
- Duration
Themenweg Tiroler Traumfabrik
Theme trail recalling Thiersee's post-war years as a film-making outpost, looping through the valley with panels on the studio era.
- 7.1 km
- Distance
- 209 m
- Ascent
- 2 h 11 min
- Duration
- 1
- Check-ins
Kaiserhausrunde
A long forest-road round from the Thiersee over the Ackernalm and Grabenbergalm and back past the old Zollhütte.
- 35.8 km
- Distance
- 1 359 m
- Ascent
- 4 h 28 min
- Duration
- 13
- Check-ins
Durch die ruhigen Brandenberger Alpen graveln
A gravel loop over the Ursprungpass into the Brandenberg valley, passing the Kaiserhaus and climbing again by the Elendalm.
- 47.9 km
- Distance
- 1 526 m
- Ascent
- 5 h 41 min
- Duration
- 7
- Check-ins
Modalrunde
Moderate country loop in the Hinterthiersee area, rolling through meadows and forest edge with just enough climbing to open the views.
- 8.1 km
- Distance
- 269 m
- Ascent
- 2 h 33 min
- Duration
327 | Thierseer Panorama-Tour
A long, climbing tour on forest roads above the Thiersee basin, out to the Ursprungpass forest hut and back by the Hagerlift.
- 53.8 km
- Distance
- 1 881 m
- Ascent
- 6 h 33 min
- Duration
- 5
- Check-ins
329 | Sonnberg-Tour
A forest-road tour over the sunny side of the Thiersee valley, taking in the Badesee Landl and the hut at the Ursprungpass.
- 17.7 km
- Distance
- 725 m
- Ascent
- 2 h 15 min
- Duration
- 4
- Check-ins
- Forsthütte Ursprungpaß 861 m
- Haus Lechner 705 m
- Badesee Landl 678 m
330 | Pendling Runde
A circuit on forest roads around the mountain that separates the Thiersee basin from Kufstein, beginning near the Hagerlift.
- 18.7 km
- Distance
- 631 m
- Ascent
- 2 h 15 min
- Duration
No routes of this kind in Thiersee yet.
The region's own picks
Featured route
Sagenweg - Schattbergrunde Thiersee
Legend-trail loop above Thiersee onto the Schattberg, where story boards accompany the climb and the lake glints below; the Pension Wieshof lies on the way.
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Data sources
- Official website: kufstein.com ↗
- Routes and highlights: Kufsteinerland, Wilder Kaiser Tourismus, Kitzbüheler Alpen Tourismus, Kaiserwinkl Tourismus
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