General information

• Pillerseetal tourist information
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• Kitzbühel Alps tourist information
• Kitzbühel Alps Summer Card
• Kaiserwinkl tourist information
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• Climate
• Wind, waves, weather
  

Paddleboarding

Despite alpine conditions, this region is also great to paddle on small lakes and some rivers. The lakes include primarily the Hintersteiner See, Lake Pillersee and Lake Walchsee. The rivers Inn and the Tiroler Ache on the other hand, are interesting for white water paddlers. All of these paddling areas live, among other things, from their impressive surroundings.

Swimming

As everywhere in Tyrol, this region is best known for its mountains. However, you will also find some excellent outdoor bathing opportunities. The water temperatures in the lakes are naturally a bit cooler due to the alpine location, but this in no way diminishes the bathing experience. In midsummer, the water temperatures usually only slightly exceed 20°C, but you can enjoy wonderful views of the surrounding mountain scenery from all the lakes.

If the conditions are too uncomfortable for outdoor bathing, you can also visit one of the countless indoor pools and thermal baths:

Energiebrunnen Tirol Camp
Lindau 20, 6391 Fieberbrunn
Phone +43 (0)5354 56666

Panorama Badewelt St. Johann
Pass-Thurn-Straße 3, 6380 St. Johann in Tirol
Phone +43 (0)5352 62625

Aubad Fieberbrunn
Schulweg 1, 6391 Fieberbrunn
Phone +43 (0)5354 56293

Badezentrum Aquarena Kitzbühel
Klostergasse 2, 6370 Kitzbühel
Phone +43 (0)5356 69511711

Kaiserquell Kirchdorf
Kaiserstrasse 2, 6382 Kirchdorf in Tirol
Phone +43 (0)5352 66010

Kaiserbad Elmau
Wimm 1, 6352 Ellmau
Phone +43 (0)5358 3811

Worth seeing

The town of Kitzbühel is of course well known to winter sports fans, but the posh resort is also worth seeing in summer. Even in summer a lot revolves around the annual major event of the Alpine Ski World Cup - the Hahnenkamm Race. Apart from that, the town also scores thanks to the unique alpine architecture, the countless hiking opportunities and, of course, thanks to the courteous hospitality.

The cheese factory Wilder Kaiser is the ideal place to go if you want to learn more about local cheese production and stock up on delicious cheese. In addition to film screenings and tastings, you can also experience Tyrolean conviviality in the ancient farmhouse.

On the summit of Mt. Buchensteinwand stands the Jakobskreuz summit cross, the largest accessible summit cross in the world, where seminars and other events also take place. If you don't want to hike up there, just take the cable car to get to the cross.

Essential plant oils have been distilled in the Josef Mack pine oil distillery since the middle of the 19th century. This makes it the oldest distillery of its kind in the world. In addition to high-quality health, beauty and fitness products, which can be purchased on site or online, an informative tour of the distillery is also possible.

On Mt. Steinplatte near Waidring you can visit a dripstone cave for free all year round. It is located in the Triassic Park, which is also accessible free of charge. You only pay for the gondola ride up.

St. Johann is always worth a visit. The cute town center invites you to stroll, take photos and linger. In addition, the town and the region offer many great leisure activities for all seasons.

Extra Tips

Tyrol is full of waterfalls. Highly recommended are, for example, hikes through the Griesbachklamm Gorge and along the Eifersbacher Waterfall near St. Johann as well as through the Teufelsklamm Gorge near St. Ulrich am Pillersee.

Situated near Lake Pillersee you can climb along a high ropes course moving from treetop to treetop and testing your own skills on different courses. If you don't feel like hiking, you can also visit the Hornpark in St. Johann all day long. Here you can do high-rope climbing, try out the Flying Fox or book a Segway tour for the whole family.

Since 2014, the Stoabeatz Festival has been held at Lake Walchsee every year in June. The small one-day festival is packed with music, good mood and a lively after-show party.

The culinary highlight of Tyrol is definitely the dumpling festival, which takes place every third Saturday in September in St. Johann - a dreamy smallt town north of Kitzbühel.The more than 500 m long dumpling table delights every dumpling lover with its 22 types of dumplings and over 25,000 dumplings - it is unique in this form worldwide. Tickets are selling out fast, so get them early!

The leisure and family parks of the region are known for their high entertainment value and offer a great variety apart from hiking or SUP tours. These include the Familienland Adventure Park, the free Triassic Park and Timoks Wild World (also free of charge).

In the 10,000-year-old highland moor, children and adults can hike through two entertaining and interesting adventure trails with play stations and puzzles. The Moor & more adventure world is usually open from May to October, weather permitting.

Overnight Stay

Ferienwohnungen Greiderer
Dorfstraße 29, 6344 Walchsee
Phone +43 (0)664 3617052

Terrassencamping Süd-See holiday park.
Seestraße 76, 6344 Walchsee
Phone +43 (0)5374 5339

Stoaberg Lodge
Wieben 20, 6393 Sankt Ulrich am Pillersee
Phone +43 (0)664 7503 2033

Alpengasthof Oberweissbach
Weissbach 2, 6384 Waidring
Phone +43 (0)5353 20053

Boutique-Hotel Unterlechner
Reith 23, 6392 St. Jakob in Haus
Phone +43 (0)5354 88291

Ferienhaus Bahnwärter
Achenweg 84a, 6370 Kitzbühel
Phone +43 (0)664 9246001

Hotel Gamshof
Franz-Erler-Strasse 7, 6370 Kitzbühel
Phone +43 (0)670 5050 408

Gastronomy

See la Vie
Johannesstraße 30, 6344 Walchsee
Phone +43 (0)664 73572313

Gasthof und Apartments Fischerwirt
Hausbergstrasse 1, 6344 Walchsee
Phone +43 (0)5374 5239

Restaurant Blattl
Niedersee 2, 6393 Sankt Ulrich am Pillersee
Phone +43 (0)5354 88187

Seewirt
Dorfstraße 58, 6393 Sankt Ulrich am Pillersee
Phone +43 (0)5354 88058

Seestüberl
Niedersee 4, 6393 St. Ulrich am Pillersee
Phone +43 (0)660 657 19 21

Hendl Sepp
Kaltenbach 20, 6345 Kössen
Phone +43 (0)676 9639841