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Walchsee
A village on the reed-fringed Walchsee lake in the Kaiserwinkl, water sports on the shore beneath the gentle slopes of the Zahmer Kaiser.
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Highlights
5 from neighbouring places
Badeplatz Seepromenade
A bathing spot on the lakeside promenade of the Walchsee in the Kaiserwinkl, with boat hire, stand-up paddling and a playground close by.
Almkäserei Feldalm
An alpine cheese dairy on the Feldalm above Walchsee, where cheese is made during the summer and walkers can stop for simple regional food.
Riederalm
A pasture hut above the Walchsee in the Kaiserwinkl, serving walkers on the slopes between the lake and the Kaiser mountains.
Waldspielpark Zahmer Kaiser
A forest play park at the foot of the Zahmer Kaiser near Walchsee, with play stations for children set among the trees.
Kletterarena Kaiserwinkl
A climbing facility at Walchsee in the Kaiserwinkl, with walls and routes used for sport climbing practice and courses.
Schlepplift Amberg
A drag lift on the Amberg slope at Walchsee, a small ski hill suited to beginners and families in the Kaiserwinkl.
Trampolinpark "Zahmer Kaiser"
A trampoline park at the Zahmer Kaiser recreation area near Walchsee, part of the resort's family activities at the foot of the mountains.
Johanneskapelle Walchsee
A small chapel dedicated to St John in the village of Walchsee, close to the lake shore in the Kaiserwinkl.
Pfarrkirche Walchsee
The parish church of Walchsee, standing in the village centre a short walk from the lake shore in the Kaiserwinkl.
Ölbergkapelle Walchsee
A chapel in Walchsee dedicated to the Mount of Olives scene, a traditional devotional station near the village centre.
Badestrand Ostufer mit Aqua-Funpark
2.3 km away, in Kössen
A bathing beach on the east shore of the Walchsee with an inflatable Aqua Funpark on the water and a playground for children.
Käserei und Berggasthof Aschinger Alm
2.3 km away, in Ebbs
A cheese dairy and mountain inn at the foot of the Zahmer Kaiser in the Kaiserwinkl, producing and serving its own alpine cheese.
Alpengasthof Aschinger Alm
2.3 km away, in Ebbs
An alpine inn above Ebbs at the foot of the Zahmer Kaiser, serving regional dishes to walkers and cyclists on the gentler side of the Kaiser range.
Raineralm
3.1 km away, in Kössen
An alm above Walchsee at the foot of the Zahmer Kaiser, a mountain restaurant stop on the area's walking routes.
Antoniuskapelle Rettenschöss
3.6 km away, in Rettenschöss
A chapel dedicated to St Anthony in Rettenschöss, a small Kaiserwinkl village at 685 m between the Inn valley and the Walchsee.
Nothing of this kind in Walchsee.
Routes
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Ottenalm Bergkameraden
One of the short training via ferratas on the crag above the Ottenalm near Walchsee, half an hour's gravel-road walk up; the hut terrace sits right below the wall.
- 5.7 km
- Distance
- 140 m
- Ascent
- 2 h 28 min
- Duration
- 17
- Check-ins
Ottenalm Walchsee Runde
Circuit variant on the Ottenalm klettersteig crag, mixing wired passages with walking links and glimpses down to the Walchsee.
- 5.6 km
- Distance
- 90 m
- Ascent
- 2 h 17 min
- Duration
- 8
- Check-ins
Rundwanderung Aschingeralm
Short family loop around the Aschinger Alm above Ebbs at the foot of the Zahmer Kaiser, with several alm inns spaced along the way.
- 2.9 km
- Distance
- 142 m
- Ascent
- 1 h 3 min
- Duration
- 19
- Check-ins
Aschinger Alm
Climb on paths 45 and 49 from Ebbs to the Aschinger Alm below the Zahmer Kaiser, passing the Schobert-Alm.
- 5.2 km
- Distance
- 410 m
- Ascent
- 2 h 4 min
- Duration
- 19
- Check-ins
Pyramidenspitze - Vorderkaiserfelden
A 1,500 m day in the Zahmer Kaiser over the Naunspitze and the Pyramidenspitze, with the Vorderkaiserfeldenhütte and the Aschinger Alm on the round.
- 18.5 km
- Distance
- 1 589 m
- Ascent
- 10 h 4 min
- Duration
- 140
- Check-ins
Skitourengebiet Wandberg / Geigelstein
Ski-touring terrain spanning the Wandberg and Geigelstein on the Tyrol-Bavaria border, long pasture ascents offering several summit choices per outing.
- 24.0 km
- Distance
- 2 174 m
- Ascent
- 2 174 m
- Descent
- 8 h 42 min
- Duration
Brennalm
A forest-road climb from the lake at Walchsee to the pastures near 1,250 m, past the Hitscheralm and the Hager Hütte to the Brennköpfl.
- 9.5 km
- Distance
- 586 m
- Ascent
- 1 h 12 min
- Duration
- 10
- 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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16 | Radweg Wildbichl
A short surfaced climb out of Rettenschöss, passing the Schönstattkapelle, with under 300 m of height gain in total.
- 9.5 km
- Distance
- 298 m
- Ascent
- 1 h 7 min
- Duration
02 - Rund um die Salve und den Kaiser
A long road loop out of Scheffau down to Kufstein and back through Hopfgarten, passing the Erlensee on the return.
- 95.3 km
- Distance
- 1 074 m
- Ascent
- 9 h 28 min
- Duration
- 34
- Check-ins
Walchsee - Riederalm - Ottenalm
Short climb on path 47 from Walchsee to the Riederalm and the Ottenalm, 300 m of ascent.
- 3.8 km
- Distance
- 284 m
- Ascent
- 1 h 19 min
- Duration
- 14
- Check-ins
Premiumwanderweg Kugelwand - Harauerspitze
Certified route on paths 49 and 47 over the Kugelwand to the Harauer Spitze, going by the Riederalm and the Harausattel.
- 6.4 km
- Distance
- 475 m
- Ascent
- 3 h 4 min
- Duration
- 19
- Check-ins
Pyramidenspitze Rundtour
Big circuit onto the Pyramidenspitze in the Zahmer Kaiser, climbing from the Aschinger Alm past the Winkelalm and descending by the Vorderkaiserfeldenhütte.
- 15.5 km
- Distance
- 1 667 m
- Ascent
- 10 h 7 min
- Duration
- 81
- Check-ins
Skitourengebiet Zahmer Kaiser
Ski-touring options on the Zahmer Kaiser above Walchsee, where steep forest gives way to broad karst bowls; terrain for experienced tourers.
- 16.7 km
- Distance
- 2 196 m
- Ascent
- 2 196 m
- Descent
- 7 h 46 min
- Duration
Miesberg - Seerunde
An easy round of the lake at Walchsee with one short rise on the wooded slope above, passing the Liftstüberl and the Amberglift.
- 13.2 km
- Distance
- 121 m
- Ascent
- 1 h 17 min
- Duration
- 9
- Check-ins
Gwirchtalm - Hageralm
A longer forest-road round above Walchsee linking two hut clearings near 1,000 m, with the Schweizerhütte and Großmoosen along the way.
- 20.8 km
- Distance
- 721 m
- Ascent
- 2 h 32 min
- Duration
- 25
- Check-ins
8 Rund um den Wilden Kaiser
A long road circuit of the Wilder Kaiser from Ellmau, running out to Walchsee and back by way of Kitzbühel and the Ellmauer Alm.
- 87.9 km
- Distance
- 1 199 m
- Ascent
- 8 h 56 min
- Duration
- 31
- Check-ins
Lippenalm
Short ascent on path 52 from Walchsee to the Lippenalm, 310 m of climbing in 4.4 km.
- 4.4 km
- Distance
- 296 m
- Ascent
- 1 h 29 min
- Duration
- 10
- Check-ins
Lippenalm- Ebersberg - Gwirchtalm
Pasture round on paths 52 and 88 from the Lippenalm over the Ebersberg to the Gwirchtalm and the Bergeralm.
- 10.9 km
- Distance
- 475 m
- Ascent
- 3 h 44 min
- Duration
- 17
- Check-ins
Stripsenjochhaus - Feldalmsattel - Heuberg - Walchsee
Long traverse north from the Stripsenjochhaus over the Feldalmsattel and the Heuberg, finishing at the lake at Walchsee.
- 16.7 km
- Distance
- 430 m
- Ascent
- 5 h 49 min
- Duration
- 79
- Check-ins
Feldalm
A forest-road ascent from Walchsee past the Habersaualm to the alm at 1,305 m on the slopes above the lake.
- 12.0 km
- Distance
- 672 m
- Ascent
- 1 h 28 min
- Duration
- 6
- Check-ins
Kranzhorn
A long forest-road climb from Walchsee to the Schutzhütte at 1,230 m, by way of the Hintermoar-Alm and the Spadau-Ottenalm.
- 43.4 km
- Distance
- 1 366 m
- Ascent
- 5 h 9 min
- Duration
- 25
- Check-ins
Kaiserradrunde
An eighty-five-kilometre circuit of the Wilder Kaiser on cycle paths and quiet roads, passing Ellmau and the villages on each side of the range.
- 85.5 km
- Distance
- 1 116 m
- Ascent
- 8 h 38 min
- Duration
- 28
- Check-ins
Josefstalrunde - Walchsee
Easy round from Walchsee up the Josefstal and over the Kalvarienberg, 5.6 km with 220 m of climbing.
- 5.6 km
- Distance
- 220 m
- Ascent
- 1 h 51 min
- Duration
- 6
- Check-ins
Walchsee - Haraualm - Josefstal
Round from Walchsee over the Harausattel to the Haraualm and the Harauer Spitze, dropping back through the Josefstal.
- 10.0 km
- Distance
- 677 m
- Ascent
- 4 h 32 min
- Duration
- 17
- Check-ins
Walchsee - Priener Hütte - Breitenstein - Karkopf - Kössen
Long border traverse from Walchsee by the Priener Hütte over the Breitenstein and the Karkopf, finishing at Kössen.
- 21.4 km
- Distance
- 1 098 m
- Ascent
- 8 h 7 min
- Duration
- 42
- Check-ins
Kufstein - Festungsrunde
A near-flat round from Walchsee down to the fortress town of Kufstein, returning past the Kruckwasserfall and the Seespitz campsite.
- 40.8 km
- Distance
- 265 m
- Ascent
- 3 h 52 min
- Duration
- 20
- Check-ins
T2 | Kaiserradrunde
A signposted long-distance loop around the Kaisergebirge, running through Ellmau and the neighbouring villages on mostly gentle terrain.
- 85.3 km
- Distance
- 1 131 m
- Ascent
- 8 h 38 min
- Duration
- 28
- Check-ins
Kugelwandrunde
Short loop from Walchsee on paths 37 and 50 below the Kugelwand, going over the Kalvarienberg.
- 4.3 km
- Distance
- 237 m
- Ascent
- 1 h 41 min
- Duration
- 6
- Check-ins
Walchsee - Ottenalm - Edernalm - Kössen
Pasture crossing from Walchsee by the Ottenalm and the Edernalm to Kössen, passing the Kronbichlalm.
- 8.8 km
- Distance
- 302 m
- Ascent
- 2 h 52 min
- Duration
- 16
- Check-ins
Breitenstein
Long climb from Walchsee by the Riederalm and the Ottenalm to the Karkopf and the Breitenstein, with the Priener Hütte on the way.
- 19.4 km
- Distance
- 1 083 m
- Ascent
- 7 h 40 min
- Duration
- 36
- Check-ins
Kaiserwinkl Runde
A flat 32 km circuit between Kössen and the Walchsee, running past the lakeside campsites and the Kaiseralm at 629 m.
- 32.1 km
- Distance
- 264 m
- Ascent
- 3 h 6 min
- Duration
- 17
- Check-ins
Wilde Kaiser Rennrad Runde
A full day on the road from Scheffau round to Walchsee and back through Kufstein, a circuit of the whole massif on valley roads.
- 95.3 km
- Distance
- 914 m
- Ascent
- 9 h 19 min
- Duration
- 24
- Check-ins
Schwemmrunde
Flat 6.2 km round on path 35 through the Schwemm, the moorland beside the Walchsee.
- 6.1 km
- Distance
- 20 m
- Ascent
- 1 h 29 min
- Duration
- 6
- Check-ins
Rund um den Miesberg
Nearly flat circuit around the Miesberg hill beside the Walchsee, on lakeside paths and meadows past the Seespitz campsite.
- 10.7 km
- Distance
- 61 m
- Ascent
- 2 h 38 min
- Duration
- 14
- Check-ins
Walchsee-Habersauertal-Feldalm-Hochalm
Long alm outing from the Walchsee through the Habersauer valley to the Feldalm and Hochalm pastures, with the Schweizerhütte and Gwirchtalm among the stops.
- 22.9 km
- Distance
- 774 m
- Ascent
- 7 h 16 min
- Duration
- 25
- Check-ins
Mozartradweg Etappe 12, 13
Two linked stages through the Kaiserwinkl, running past the Stausee Kirchdorf and Kössen to the Pflanzgarten Hütte above the valley.
- 37.5 km
- Distance
- 423 m
- Ascent
- 3 h 41 min
- Duration
- 15
- Check-ins
- Pflanzgarten Hütte 750 m
- Liftstüberl 688 m
- Stausee Kirchdorf 725 m
- Kaiseralm 629 m
- Kössen 590 m
- Riedlhof 668 m
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07 - Weltcup-Runde Bayern-Tirol
A long road loop between Bavaria and Tyrol, linking Kufstein with Walchsee and returning past the farms of Aschenau on the Tyrolean side.
- 88.1 km
- Distance
- 955 m
- Ascent
- 8 h 43 min
- Duration
- 18
- Check-ins
Um den Ramsbach
A short, flat family loop along the Ramsbach stream at the edge of Walchsee — under an hour of easy walking near the lake.
- 2.8 km
- Distance
- 32 m
- Ascent
- 44 min
- Duration
- 6
- Check-ins
Walchsee - Lochner Wasserfall - Wandberg
From the Walchsee shore the trail climbs past the Lochner waterfall to the Wandberg alms — 800 m up to the Wandberghütte and the Burgerhütte cheese alm.
- 7.5 km
- Distance
- 782 m
- Ascent
- 3 h 30 min
- Duration
- 13
- Check-ins
Viergipfelrunde von Rettenschöss
Demanding four-summit round from Rettenschöss over the Brennkopf and its neighbouring tops, stringing together the Kar Alm, Hitscheralm and Rettenbachalm.
- 15.6 km
- Distance
- 820 m
- Ascent
- 5 h 54 min
- Duration
- 17
- Check-ins
Käseradrunde
A long, gently graded round between Walchsee and Kössen taking in the dairy farms of the Kaiserwinkl, with the Kaiseralm on the way.
- 38.9 km
- Distance
- 320 m
- Ascent
- 3 h 45 min
- Duration
- 15
- Check-ins
17 - Walchsee Runde
A long day on the road from Kufstein out to Walchsee and back, passing the Panorama Lodge above the lake and Cafe Zacherl.
- 46.1 km
- Distance
- 798 m
- Ascent
- 4 h 50 min
- Duration
- 15
- Check-ins
Vier Elemente Weg
Miniature theme path near the Walchsee built around earth, water, air and fire, with hands-on stations packed into under two kilometres.
- 1.9 km
- Distance
- 40 m
- Ascent
- 32 min
- Duration
- 6
- Check-ins
Hochbergrunde
Rolling circuit over the Hochberg between the Walchsee and the Kaiser foothills, past the Liftstüberl and Panorama Lodge with little sustained climbing.
- 10.2 km
- Distance
- 275 m
- Ascent
- 2 h 58 min
- Duration
- 11
- Check-ins
Walchsee - Karkopf - Priener Hütte
Cross-border day from the Walchsee over the Karkopf to the Priener Hütte in the Chiemgau Alps, with the Riederalm and Ottenalm on the Tyrolean side.
- 18.4 km
- Distance
- 1 031 m
- Ascent
- 7 h 18 min
- Duration
- 14
- Check-ins
Kaiserweis Genussradrunde Kufstein- Kössen
A long day's round from Kufstein to Kössen and back, running below the north face of the Kaiser and past the Seemühle campsite.
- 71.8 km
- Distance
- 558 m
- Ascent
- 6 h 54 min
- Duration
- 14
- Check-ins
Kaiserweis‘ Genussradroute Kaiserweis‘ pur
A full day of road cycling linking Walchsee, Kössen and Kufstein below the north face of the Kaisergebirge.
- 71.8 km
- Distance
- 890 m
- Ascent
- 7 h 13 min
- Duration
- 14
- Check-ins
Hochbergrunde - Walchsee
Shorter, easier version of the Hochberg round from Walchsee, linking the Liftstüberl and the Panorama Lodge on broad tracks.
- 5.8 km
- Distance
- 123 m
- Ascent
- 1 h 40 min
- Duration
- 5
- Check-ins
Seerundweg Walchsee
Full lap of the Walchsee on lakeside paths, with bathing spots, reed beds and the Zahmer Kaiser mirrored in the water on calm days.
- 7.2 km
- Distance
- 10 m
- Ascent
- 1 h 43 min
- Duration
- 11
- Check-ins
No routes of this kind in Walchsee yet.
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Rundwanderung Aschingeralm
Short family loop around the Aschinger Alm above Ebbs at the foot of the Zahmer Kaiser, with several alm inns spaced along the way.
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