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Wildschönau
A high valley south of Wörgl in the Kitzbühel Alps, four church villages from Niederau to remote Thierbach spread along 24 km of pasture.
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Highlights
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Gipföhit
A summit hut in the Wildschönau whose dialect name means 'summit hut', serving skiers and walkers on the Schatzberg terrain above Auffach.
Bergbauernmuseum z'Bach Wildschönau
A mountain-farming museum in an old farmhouse in the Wildschönau high valley, showing tools, living quarters and the working year of Tyrolean hill farmers.
Berggasthof Schatzbergalm
A mountain inn on the Schatzberg above Auffach in the Wildschönau, serving skiers and walkers in the Schatzberg lift area.
Berghaus Koglmoos
A mountain guesthouse high above the Wildschönau, serving food with views over the high valley and the Kitzbühel Alps.
Rübezahl Hütte
A hut above Niederau in the Wildschönau named after the mountain spirit Rübezahl, serving walkers and skiers on the Markbachjoch side of the valley.
Schönanger Alm
An alm at the Schönanger in the upper Auffach valley of the Wildschönau, home to a show cheese dairy where alpine cheese is made and sold.
1. Tiroler Holzmuseum
A wood museum in the Wildschönau valley with a large collection of carved and everyday wooden objects gathered by its founder Hubert Salcher.
Bergbauernmuseum z`Bach
A mountain-farming museum in the Wildschönau, set in an old farmstead near Oberau and furnished as it was worked a century ago.
Holzmuseum
A museum in Auffach in the Wildschönau devoted to wood, with carved everyday objects, tools and curiosities collected from across the Alpine region.
Tiroler Holzmuseum
A private museum in Auffach in the Wildschönau with a large collection of wooden exhibits, from carved figures to tools and folk curiosities.
Jausenstation Zauberwinkl
A snack station on the slopes of the Wildschönau serving simple Tyrolean fare to walkers; the name means roughly 'magic corner'.
Alpengasthaus Schönangeralm
An alpine inn on the Schönanger pasture at the head of the Wildschönau valley, close to a show dairy where alpine cheese is made.
Grutt'n Stadl
A rustic barn-style hut (Stadl) at Auffach in the Wildschönau, serving snacks and drinks near the foot of the Schatzberg.
Mountain Restaurant Hörbighof
A mountain restaurant at the Hörbighof above the Wildschönau valley floor, cooking for skiers and summer guests on the sunny slope.
Norderberg Alm
A pasture hut on the Norderberg side of the Wildschönau above Oberau, serving alm fare to walkers in the summer season.
Pension Jausenstation Waidmannsruh
A guesthouse and snack station in the Wildschönau; the name Waidmannsruh, 'huntsman's rest', points to its quiet setting above the valley farms.
Spielplatz Schönangeralm
A playground at the Schönangeralm, the alpine pasture at the head of the Auffach valley in the Wildschönau, next to the alm dairy.
Antoniuskapelle
A chapel dedicated to St Anthony in the Wildschönau near Oberau, one of the small devotional buildings scattered across the high valley.
Kapelle Schönanger
A chapel at the Schönanger alm meadows near the end of the Auffach valley, serving herders and walkers through the summer.
Mühltal Kapelle
A small chapel at Mühltal in the Wildschönau, close to the upper entrance of the Kundler Klamm gorge.
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Routes
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Schatzberg Rundwanderweg
Summit loop on the Schatzberg above the Wildschönau, from the Schatzbergalm over the Gipfö Hit viewpoint and back past the Wurmegg Hochleger.
- 4.1 km
- Distance
- 174 m
- Ascent
- 1 h 24 min
- Duration
- 54
- Check-ins
Schatzberg-Joel-Auffach
From the Schatzberg gondola's top station along the ridge past the Gipfö Hit and Wurmegg Hochleger toward the Joel, then down through the Feldalm pastures to the valley at Auffach.
- 13.6 km
- Distance
- 419 m
- Ascent
- 4 h 14 min
- Duration
- 68
- Check-ins
Höhenweg Trophy Gipfel Trail
Longest of the Wildschönau Höhenweg Trophy routes, collecting Rosskopf, Feldalphorn, Breiteggspitze and Sonnenjoch on a ridge marathon between the Markbachjoch and the Schönangeralm.
- 29.1 km
- Distance
- 2 007 m
- Ascent
- 13 h 58 min
- Duration
- 92
- Check-ins
Breiteggspitze / Breiteggern
A compact ski tour from the Schönangeralm at the end of the Wildschönau valley road, skinning past the Breiteggalm and Kleinneubergalm to a modest summit that still packs in nearly 700 m of climbing.
- 3.3 km
- Distance
- 673 m
- Ascent
- 673 m
- Descent
- 2 h 10 min
- Duration
- 18
- Check-ins
Feldalphorn
A ski tour over the Prädastenalm and the Vordere Feldalm to a panoramic summit on the crest between the Wildschönau and the Brixental, gaining nearly 950 m.
- 3.7 km
- Distance
- 949 m
- Ascent
- 949 m
- Descent
- 2 h 56 min
- Duration
- 20
- Check-ins
Niederau-Möslalm (343)
A short, easy climb from Niederau at 830 m to the alm inn on the slope above, a little over 200 m of height gain.
- 3.2 km
- Distance
- 209 m
- Ascent
- 32 min
- Duration
- 2
- Check-ins
Markbachjoch Runde
A circuit out of Niederau climbing to the Anton-Graf-Hütte and Norderbergalm at about 1,360 m before the run back to the valley.
- 13.9 km
- Distance
- 667 m
- Ascent
- 1 h 53 min
- Duration
- 16
- Check-ins
Juwel Runde Wildschönau Alpbachtal
A long link between the Schatzbergalm and the Bischoferjoch, with more than 3,500 m of climbing on forest roads and alm tracks.
- 92.1 km
- Distance
- 3 508 m
- Ascent
- 11 h 29 min
- Duration
- 68
- Check-ins
Rennrad 08 Pölvenrunde
A long road circuit from the lower Inn valley over to Hopfgarten in the Brixental, returning by Mariastein and Angerberg.
- 82.2 km
- Distance
- 1 004 m
- Ascent
- 8 h 14 min
- Duration
- 50
- Check-ins
Markbachjoch - Roßkopf - Oberau
From the Markbachjoch lift station over the gentle grass summit of the Roßkopf and down past the Jausenstation Rosskopfhütte to Oberau — an easy half-day with steady Wildschönau views.
- 5.9 km
- Distance
- 321 m
- Ascent
- 2 h 17 min
- Duration
- 34
- Check-ins
Wildschönauer Höhenweg
A long high route along the grassy crest above the valley, from the Markbachjochalm to the Schönangeralm via the Brixentaler Holzalm, Breiteggalm and Kleinneubergalm.
- 14.9 km
- Distance
- 771 m
- Ascent
- 5 h 35 min
- Duration
- 60
- Check-ins
Höhenweg Trophy Power Trail
Power variant of the Wildschönau Höhenweg Trophy, crossing Rosskopf, Feldalphorn, Breiteggspitze and Breitegg Gern between the Markbachjoch and the Schönangeralm.
- 19.7 km
- Distance
- 1 000 m
- Ascent
- 7 h 49 min
- Duration
- 74
- Check-ins
Gressensteinalm
A steady skin up from the Schönangeralm through the upper Wildschönau to the Gressensteinalm — a moderate winter goal of around 650 m of ascent on open alp terrain.
- 4.7 km
- Distance
- 645 m
- Ascent
- 645 m
- Descent
- 2 h 15 min
- Duration
- 9
- Check-ins
Sonnjoch
A full-day winter tour from the Schönangeralm via the Gressensteinalm to the Sonnjoch, one of the higher goals at the head of the Wildschönau, with over 1,100 m of ascent.
- 6.5 km
- Distance
- 1 131 m
- Ascent
- 1 131 m
- Descent
- 3 h 45 min
- Duration
- 18
- Check-ins
Auffach-Koglmoos
An almost level track by the Schatzbergbahn mid-station at 1,285 m, easy riding on the Schatzberg above the Wildschönau.
- 4.5 km
- Distance
- 6 m
- Ascent
- 24 min
- Duration
Niederau-Markbachjochrunde
A forest-road loop from Niederau up to the Hartl Alm and Norderbergalm, returning past the huts on the valley floor around 830 m.
- 14.4 km
- Distance
- 708 m
- Ascent
- 1 h 59 min
- Duration
- 14
- Check-ins
2. Tag - Mountainbike Runde Alpbachtal
A big day in the Alpbachtal linking the Holzalm, the Achentalalm and the Bischoferjoch hut, with lakeside stops down at 570 m.
- 43.6 km
- Distance
- 1 464 m
- Ascent
- 5 h 24 min
- Duration
- 67
- Check-ins
06 - Hochtal-Tour Schönangeralm
A long day from the Inn valley at Kufstein into the Wildschönau, climbing the high valley to the Schönangeralm at 1,172 m before the return.
- 81.3 km
- Distance
- 1 376 m
- Ascent
- 8 h 30 min
- Duration
- 36
- Check-ins
Markbachjoch-Niederau über Forstweg
Gentle forest-road route from the Markbachjoch toward Niederau in the Wildschönau, passing the Norderbergalm and the Anton-Graf-Hütte with barely any climbing.
- 4.3 km
- Distance
- 0 m
- Ascent
- 1 h 38 min
- Duration
- 20
- Check-ins
3-Gipfel-Tour Alpbach
Three-summit circuit above Alpbach centred on the Gratlspitze, linking the Bischoferjoch viewpoint hut with the Holzalm and the Außerhauseralm.
- 6.3 km
- Distance
- 542 m
- Ascent
- 3 h 26 min
- Duration
- 46
- Check-ins
Höhenweg Trophy Wanderroute
Hiking version of the Wildschönau Höhenweg Trophy, crossing Rosskopf, Feldalphorn, Breitegg Gern and Schwaigberghorn between the Markbachjochalm and the Schönangeralm.
- 15.3 km
- Distance
- 955 m
- Ascent
- 7 h 5 min
- Duration
- 71
- Check-ins
Gern
A moderate winter tour above Auffach, skinning past the Grasingalm and the Talstner Niederalm into the Gern high valley — about 830 m of climbing on pasture terrain.
- 4.9 km
- Distance
- 830 m
- Ascent
- 830 m
- Descent
- 2 h 46 min
- Duration
- 7
- Check-ins
Großer Beil
The valley's classic big ski tour, starting at the Schönangeralm and climbing past the Gressensteinalm to the highest summit at the head of the Wildschönau; cars can drive the road as far as the alm.
- 24.3 km
- Distance
- 2 374 m
- Ascent
- 2 374 m
- Descent
- 9 h 10 min
- Duration
- 15
- Check-ins
Niederau-Möslalm
A ride from Niederau over the Riederberg to the Almgasthof at 960 m, with a return along the valley past the Hexenhäusl.
- 14.5 km
- Distance
- 620 m
- Ascent
- 1 h 52 min
- Duration
- 12
- Check-ins
Schatzberg Runde
A circuit over the Hahnkopf to the huts at about 1,880 m, taking in the Wurmegg Hochleger and the Bergrettungshütte before the descent.
- 23.6 km
- Distance
- 1 184 m
- Ascent
- 3 h 17 min
- Duration
- 60
- Check-ins
06A - Variante Hochtal-Runde
A tougher variant of the Wildschönau circuit, adding height on the way to the Schönangeralm and passing the Feldalm and Gasthof Oberstegen.
- 80.7 km
- Distance
- 1 715 m
- Ascent
- 8 h 47 min
- Duration
- 36
- Check-ins
Markbachjoch - Norderbergalm
A short, almost flat stroll from the Markbachjoch lift's top station across to the Norderbergalm and the Anton-Graf-Hütte — a gentle leg-stretcher with valley views, well suited to families.
- 1.9 km
- Distance
- 7 m
- Ascent
- 27 min
- Duration
- 20
- Check-ins
Gratlspitze
Sharp little summit climb past the Holzalm onto the grassy peak dividing the Wildschönau from the Alpbachtal, gaining almost 800 m in barely four kilometres.
- 4.4 km
- Distance
- 793 m
- Ascent
- 4 h 28 min
- Duration
- 42
- Check-ins
Bergsteiger Wandertag 2: Roßmoos - Schatzberg - Holzalm
Mountaineers' day route from Roßmoos up the Schatzberg and down to the Holzalm, the hardest of the variants, crossing the summit past the Schatzbergalm and Thaleralm.
- 11.7 km
- Distance
- 911 m
- Ascent
- 5 h 18 min
- Duration
- 69
- Check-ins
Lämpersberg
A steep, sustained winter climb above the inner Wildschönau, passing the Kreuzlacke tarn — over 1,000 m of ascent packed into barely four kilometres of skinning.
- 4.2 km
- Distance
- 1 054 m
- Ascent
- 1 054 m
- Descent
- 3 h 16 min
- Duration
- 3
- Check-ins
Lämpersberg 2 202 m
Kreuzlacke 1 953 m
Oberau Achental
A climb from Oberau at 878 m up the side valley to the Jausenstation Boarstadl and the Achentalalm at 1,273 m.
- 6.1 km
- Distance
- 453 m
- Ascent
- 1 h 8 min
- Duration
- 9
- Check-ins
Gratlspitz Runde
A big circuit over the Bischoferjoch with the Thaleralm and Holzalm on the way, 1,700 m of climbing spread across 34 km.
- 33.6 km
- Distance
- 1 701 m
- Ascent
- 4 h 42 min
- Duration
- 35
- Check-ins
Rennradtour: Große Wildschönaurunde
A road tour from Hopfgarten climbing to the Schönangeralm at 1,172 m, then dropping through Niederau and back down the valley.
- 53.9 km
- Distance
- 1 308 m
- Ascent
- 6 h 1 min
- Duration
- 23
- Check-ins
Schatzberg Koglmoos
An almost effortless panoramic walk from the Schatzbergalm gondola station out to Koglmoos, contouring high above Auffach; the Wanderbus or bus line 770 returns you to the start.
- 6.4 km
- Distance
- 3 m
- Ascent
- 1 h 30 min
- Duration
- 16
- Check-ins
Almenrunde um den Roßkopf
A circuit of the Roßkopf from the Markbachjoch lift, threading the Norderbergalm, Brixentaler Holzalm and the Halsgatterl saddle — pasture the whole way, with hut food at regular intervals.
- 9.0 km
- Distance
- 895 m
- Ascent
- 5 h 31 min
- Duration
- 32
- Check-ins
Schatzberg Rundwanderung
Full valley-to-summit circuit of the Schatzberg from Alpbach, climbing past the Postalm to the Gipfö Hit at the top and returning by the Wurmegg Hochleger.
- 15.0 km
- Distance
- 1 036 m
- Ascent
- 6 h 55 min
- Duration
- 66
- Check-ins
Auffach-Grasingalm
A forest-road climb from the Schatzbergbahn valley station up past the Talstner Niederalm to the pastures at 1,644 m above Wildschönau.
- 7.7 km
- Distance
- 815 m
- Ascent
- 1 h 53 min
- Duration
- 6
- Check-ins
2. Tag - Mountainbike-Sternfahrt Alpbachtal - Wildschönau
A long stage crossing the Kragenjoch at 1,422 m, with rest stops at the Achentalalm and the Jausenstation Boarstadl.
- 56.3 km
- Distance
- 1 967 m
- Ascent
- 6 h 51 min
- Duration
- 34
- Check-ins
06B - Hochtal-Tour Horler Stiegl
A big day between the Inn valley at Kufstein and the Wildschönau, climbing to around 880 m at Niederau before the return along the river.
- 73.6 km
- Distance
- 1 617 m
- Ascent
- 8 h 3 min
- Duration
- 20
- Check-ins
Schatzberg-Mittelstation-Bernau
A downhill-tending amble from the Schatzbergalm to the gondola's middle station at Koglmoos and on toward Bernau — broad tracks, wide views over Auffach and lift assistance both ways.
- 6.9 km
- Distance
- 16 m
- Ascent
- 1 h 40 min
- Duration
- 16
- Check-ins
Markbachjoch-Horlerstiegl-Halsgatterl
A rolling traverse from the Markbachjochalm to the Halsgatterl saddle and back, passing the Norderbergalm and the Brixentaler Holzalm; bus line 770 serves the lift base.
- 8.2 km
- Distance
- 327 m
- Ascent
- 2 h 44 min
- Duration
- 31
- Check-ins
Schatzberg und Joel
A steep direct ascent from Auffach up the Schatzberg and along the crest to the Joel — over 1,300 m of climbing, with hut stops at the Schatzbergalm and Gernalm on the way.
- 11.2 km
- Distance
- 1 327 m
- Ascent
- 7 h 56 min
- Duration
- 57
- Check-ins
Roggenboden-Holzalm (375)
A steady forest-road climb from the valley floor to the cheese alm at 1,436 m on the Brixental side of the ridge.
- 6.3 km
- Distance
- 575 m
- Ascent
- 1 h 22 min
- Duration
- 5
- Check-ins
Brixentaler 2-Täler-Tour
A two-valley mountain-bike circuit linking Hopfgarten with Niederau, over the Markbachjochalm and down past the Norderbergalm.
- 21.9 km
- Distance
- 1 015 m
- Ascent
- 2 h 54 min
- Duration
- 22
- Check-ins
Inntaler Seen Runde
A road tour dropping from the Wildschönau to the campsites by the lakes at 575 m, then climbing over 1,200 m back to the Almhof.
- 53.1 km
- Distance
- 1 209 m
- Ascent
- 5 h 51 min
- Duration
- 16
- Check-ins
Schatzberg-Thierbach
An easy high traverse from the Schatzbergalm across to Thierbach, the Wildschönau's smallest and highest church village; bus line 770 connects Auffach's gondola with the start.
- 5.1 km
- Distance
- 16 m
- Ascent
- 1 h 13 min
- Duration
- 11
- Check-ins
Gr. Runde um den Roßkopf
The bigger circuit around the Roßkopf's grass slopes, out from the Markbachjochalm to the Brixentaler Holzalm and back via the Norderbergalm, with the Holzalm cheese Jausenstation en route.
- 10.0 km
- Distance
- 333 m
- Ascent
- 3 h 10 min
- Duration
- 30
- Check-ins
Große Gratlspitze-Runde
A demanding loop over the Hösljoch onto the Gratlspitze between the Wildschönau and the Alpbachtal, returning via the Klinglerhof and the Halsbergalm Hochleger.
- 12.9 km
- Distance
- 1 006 m
- Ascent
- 6 h 31 min
- Duration
- 46
- Check-ins
Oberau Auffach Runde (363)
An easy-going valley loop between the villages of the Wildschönau, past the Waldhof and the Riedmann lifts at around 920 m.
- 13.8 km
- Distance
- 374 m
- Ascent
- 1 h 35 min
- Duration
- 3
- Check-ins
Thierbach Schatzberg Alpbach Runde
A hut-to-hut mountain-bike loop between Thierbach and Alpbach, taking in the Thaleralm, the Zottaalm and the Bischoferalm.
- 21.2 km
- Distance
- 1 230 m
- Ascent
- 3 h 16 min
- Duration
- 18
- Check-ins
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Schatzberg Rundwanderweg
Summit loop on the Schatzberg above the Wildschönau, from the Schatzbergalm over the Gipfö Hit viewpoint and back past the Wurmegg Hochleger.
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- Routes and highlights: Wildschönau Tourismus, Alpbachtal Tourismus, Kufsteinerland, Wilder Kaiser Tourismus, Kitzbüheler Alpen Tourismus
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