Abtenau: Natural Trails, Culture and Special Discoveries

Abtenau is located in the Lammertal valley and combines impressive landscapes with stories that reach far back into the past. This opens up very different options for planning your trip: you can start a trail right in the village centre, explore a protected landscape area at Lake Egelsee, discover historic rural ways of life or engage with art and architectural history. It is precisely this combination that makes Abtenau a versatile destination for a holiday apartment or holiday home if you do not want to limit nature and culture to just one type of holiday.

Nature experiences for different types of day trips

The “Lebenspfad” trail begins and ends right in the centre of Abtenau. This means the trail can be incorporated into your plans for exploring the village. The approximately 5 km circular route leads around Lake Egelsee and can be completed in around 2 hours of walking. Lake Egelsee is located in a protected landscape area designated in 1971.

The car parks along the Postalm Panoramic Road offer a different landscape experience. Several of these spaces serve as starting and finishing points for walking and hiking trails through the extensive alpine pasture area. Depending on your preferred schedule for the day, you can choose between a walk and a hike there. Information about several starting points is particularly helpful if members of your travel group have different ideas about physical activity and the length of their stay.

Rural history at the Arlerhhof local heritage museum

In the Au district of Abtenau, at the foot of the Tennengebirge mountains, the Arlerhhof local heritage museum presents a farm typical of the Lammertal valley from the pre-industrial era. The Arlergut estate was first mentioned in a document in 1325. The museum complex includes a residential building, a farm building with a stable, a Troadkasten grain store, an apiary, a mill and a sawmill. It is therefore not limited to a single historic building: several components reveal different aspects of earlier rural life.

The technical side of the ensemble also offers specific details. The mill is still fully operational. The sawmill is equipped with a Venetian saw frame and is also still fully operational. For travellers interested in culture, this creates a vivid contrast between residential and farm buildings, craftsmanship and the agricultural past.

Church art and an additional option

The parish church of St Blasius in Abtenau was first documented as a church with all parish rights on 6 May 1191. A new Baroque high altar and Baroque side altars were created and consecrated there in the 17th century. The nave also contains Renaissance frescoes depicting the “Works of Mercy” and the “Judgement of Solomon”, which art historians date to the mid-16th century. These historical landmarks give a trip through Abtenau a cultural perspective without restricting it to museum visits.

For additional variety, the Abtenau adventure pool has a 25-metre pool with 4 lanes. This also allows you to include time in the water when planning your day. Whether you focus on trails, landscapes, local history or the different interests within your travel group, your choice of accommodation can be guided by the experiences that are most valuable to you.

More places to consider

If you would like to compare other places besides Abtenau, you can also include Bad Vigaun, Annaberg-Lungötz, Kuchl, Adnet, Golling An Der Salzach, Sankt Koloman, Sankt Margarethen and Gaißau in your research. This allows you to choose the right accommodation based on the desired experience profile of your trip.

To the overarching travel overview: Hallein.