From the Sonnberg parking lot, walk along a path to the Adlerhorst. From here a beautiful path leads up to the Posthotel’s Zöhreralm. A way back home leads back over the forest road on serpentines back to the Posthotel.
Exit left from the Posthotel and head towards the yellow building (Österreichische Bundesforste) on the left-hand side of the village road, behind the bakery. After the yellow building, take a small road left underneath the main road until you reach the car park of the old Sonnberg lift.
Here you will find a sign on the left for the trail towards the Zöhreralm hut. Alternatively, you can walk 200 meters of the forest path then take the steep path towards the Zöhreralm hut.
To complete the circular walk, you can descend via Adlerhorst.
From the Posthotel, turn left and follow the road towards Annakircherl. Just before reaching the Annakircherl church, turn left down the narrow path. This path partly leads through the forest and, after around 30 minutes, you will reach the “Christlum” ski resort. From there, turn right along the village road towards Lake Achensee. There you will find several shops as well as a snack kiosk.
Leave the Posthotel on the left side. After the bakery, you will see a yellow building (Österreichische Bundesforste) on the left-hand side of the village road. After this building, turn left along the small road which takes you underneath the main road. You will reach the car park for the old Sonnberg lift. Here you will find a sign directing you to the Panorama Trail (Panoramaweg). After a short ascent, you can follow the path straight to Lake Achensee.
Follow this path down towards the village. Pass the Kalvarienkirche church and you will reach the bus stop “Achenkirch Abzweigung Steinberg”. From there, take the underpass and walk left along the asphalt road towards “Alter Steinbergweg” and then back towards the Posthotel.
Start your circular lake walk from Achenkirch heading towards Buchau. Anyone wanting to linger a while will find a beach bar and Buchau beach. The walk then continues in the direction of Maurach. The path here is all tarmacked or paved. Then, continue around the lake towards Pertisau. This is where the more demanding part of the circular walk begins. The asphalt path ends as you embark on a forest trail with steep slopes. Gaisalmsteig and Mariensteig are situated right in the rocks. After tackling a short climb you will be rewarded with a fantastic view of the lake before taking the path right back to Achenkirch.
By car, or on the Achensee Regiobus, travel towards Steinberg. After around 7 km you will find a car park on the right-hand side at Kögelboden. Turn left and you will reach a gentle sloping path along the Ampelsbach stream. This path takes you through Zweisel straight to the Gufferthütte.
From the same starting point, you can also take the path from the Kögelboden car park through Upper Ampelsbach/Filzmoosbach Gorge. The exciting history of the Alps can be discovered on 11 boards along this so-called geopath. The walk to the Gufferthütte via this path is 6.9 km and takes around 3 hours.
The Gufferthütte serves refreshments from mid-May to the end of October.
Starting from the Sixenhof Local Heritage Museum, this path gently winds its way along the Seebauer Hinterwinkel to the Koglalm mountain hut, and then on to the Seekaralm mountain hut. From there, the path has steep ascent to the ridge of the Seekarspitze at an altitude of over 2,000 meters.
Achenkirch, takes you to Kaiser-Maximilian Rast. The path continues on to the Köglalm where it is highly recommended to stop for a rest. You will then reach Kögljochsattel followed by an ascent that takes you to Schönjochalm. After around an hour’s walking, you will reach the town of Steinberg am Rofan.
The starting point for this walk is the former fire station in Achenwald. From here, a forest path takes you to the Klammbachalm mountain hut. A beautiful forest path then takes you further to the Blaubergalm at 1,540 meters.
This walking route starts from the car park at the Christlum lifts. From here, walks to the entrance of the Unterautal valley, cross the bridge and then continue towards the intersection on the forest border. There is an initial steep ascent here, and then a wide path takes you past the Bründlalm and Jochalm huts towards the Seewaldhütte. From here, you can ascend to your destination, the Hochplatt
The path starts from the church in Achenkirch and bears left past the Annakircherl church. From here, you will need to walk along the upper Fiechtersiedlung road and then take the Karwendelweg path towards Achensee. After around 40 minutes you will see the entrance to the Unterautal valley on the left.
From the car park at the Tirolerland restaurant heading towards Achenkirch, a wide path takes you through shaded forest towards the alpine pastures. The first stop is the Falkenmoosalm hut at 1,328 m. From here, continue to the Groß-Zemm-Alm at 1,566 m and then head north to Juifen.
The team at Posthotel Achenkirch am Achensee will gladly help you plan your stay and will be happy to offer tips for walks and hikes in the area.
You can have an interactive look for walks and hikes on maps.achensee.com.
Here you will find even more tips for excursions around Lake Achensee and the surrounding Tyrol region.