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Unken
The last Saalach village before the Steinpass border into Bavaria, with the quiet Heutal behind it for skiing and the old Kniepass fort guarding the road.
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Highlights
11 from neighbouring places
Fort Kniepass
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
A dinosaur and fossil themed family park on the Steinplatte above Waidring, built around the Triassic reef history of the plateau.
Ruine am Paß Strub
6.8 km away, in Lofer
Remains of old defensive works at the Pass Strub near Waidring, a border crossing fought over in the Napoleonic period.
Snowpark Steinplatte
8.2 km away, in Waidring
A freestyle snowpark in the Steinplatte ski area above Waidring, with kicker and rail lines groomed through the winter season.
Stallenalm
8.6 km away, in Waidring
A pasture hut in the mountains above Waidring near the Steinplatte, serving simple alm fare to walkers and mountain bikers.
Bergbahn Steinplatte Waidring
10 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
10.1 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
10.1 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.
Teufelsklamm
12.1 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
12.7 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.
Straubingerhaus - Eggenalm
13.3 km away, in Kössen
A mountain house on the Eggenalm high pasture above Kössen near the Bavarian border, offering meals and overnight beds to walkers.
Naturdenkmal Seisenbergklamm
14.2 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.
Pfarrkirche St. Ulrich am Pillersee
14.4 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.
Nothing of this kind in Unken.
Routes
Klettersteig s'Schuastagangl Steinplatte
Graded C/D and rebuilt in 2023, this route climbs steep rock and pine scrub to the 1,848 m Steinplatte summit; ladders, and a rope bridge on the Knieschloderer variant.
- 2.7 km
- Distance
- 245 m
- Ascent
- 1 h 57 min
- Duration
- 60
- Check-ins
Triassic Trail - Steinplattengipfel
A family circuit on the Steinplatte plateau above Waidring, dotted with stations on the area's Triassic reef past, with the Berghaus Kammerkoer for a break and an optional push to the summit cross.
- 4.0 km
- Distance
- 217 m
- Ascent
- 1 h 33 min
- Duration
- 90
- Check-ins
Grünwaldalm - Wieslochsteig - Steinplatten Gipfel
From the gondola top station above Waidring, a moderate route across karst pasture to the Steinplatte's summit cross, with the Loferer Steinberge filling the skyline; the Stallenalm invites a stop.
- 7.8 km
- Distance
- 504 m
- Ascent
- 3 h 26 min
- Duration
- 100
- Check-ins
Wemeteigenalm - Steinplattengipfel
A bottom-to-top route on Waidring's local mountain, gaining the Steinplatte plateau by way of alm pastures and finishing at the summit cross; ride the gondola down or return on foot.
- 12.9 km
- Distance
- 1 156 m
- Ascent
- 7 h 16 min
- Duration
- 94
- 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
E-Bike & Climb Steinplatte - Schuastagangl
A steep 1,140 m climb in barely 13 km to the Bergwacht and Panorama Tenne huts, ending near the Skywalk above Waidring.
- 13.4 km
- Distance
- 1 140 m
- Ascent
- 2 h 45 min
- Duration
- 71
- 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
Steinplatte Waidring - Reit im Winkl Runde
A round from Unken to the Steinplatte and Reit im Winkl, by the Winklmoosalm and the Möseralm.
- 45.1 km
- Distance
- 490 m
- Ascent
- 4 h 28 min
- Duration
- 66
- 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
No routes of this kind in Unken yet.
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Featured route
Triassic Trail - Steinplattengipfel
A family circuit on the Steinplatte plateau above Waidring, dotted with stations on the area's Triassic reef past, with the Berghaus Kammerkoer for a break and an optional push to the summit cross.
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