Discover Waidring

Waidring offers different ways to spend your vacation: the history of bell-making and the parish church provide cultural highlights, while Steinplatte is associated with winter activities and viewing platforms. When choosing a holiday apartment, it is therefore worth first deciding what you want to focus on: should local history enrich your vacation, or are family winter experiences the priority?

Church history and bell-making culture

The present-day parish church of Waidring was built in 1757 by Kassian Singer and Andrä Hueber and consecrated on August 15, 1764, by the Bishop of Chiemsee. Its Late Baroque frescoes were created in 1761, largely by Johann Perwanger and Matthias Mader. The cemetery is also part of the setting: it completely surrounds the church, and traditionally, only wrought-iron crosses are found there. The building’s history, frescoes and cemetery offer different ways to explore Waidring’s local history, from the period when the church was built to a longstanding cemetery tradition.

Bell-making is a focus in its own right. The “Glockenwelt” exhibition is housed in the BIATRON at the Waidring/Steinplatte cable car parking lot and is the starting point for the bell experience trail. Its stops explore the history of bell-making, the distinctive features of Waidring’s bell foundries and local anecdotes. The tour takes about an hour and ends in the historic town center. The historic bell-founder’s house along the trail is associated with the casting of the first Lugmair bell. In this way, the themed trail leads from the exhibition to a history told through both craftsmanship and local stories.

Winter on Steinplatte

The Steinplatte Waidring ski area offers mostly easy runs, a dinosaur run and the Triassic Park. It is particularly suitable for families with children. The winter activities described also include the dinosaur-themed Triassic Funline and a free winter playground at Triassic Park. Other options include flexible childcare that can be booked as needed, as well as a winter hiking trail with a dripstone cave and viewing platform. Beginners can head to Triassic Kinderland in the Hausberg Arena in the center of Waidring, a dedicated beginner area with a wave track and practice lifts. Individual activities may change from season to season, so it is worth checking the relevant options and opening hours when planning.

Triassic Park is located on Steinplatte in Waidring, in the Pillersee Valley, and is easily reached from Waidring by gondola; there is no need for a long hike. If you are planning a visit to the park, you can check the gondola’s operating hours in advance. The panoramic platform on Steinplatte is shaped like a fan coral and offers spectacular views down into the depths and far into the distance. The platform on the Triassic Trail provides another specific viewpoint, with views of the surrounding Steinplatte mountains and the Pillersee Valley.

Different routes and day plans

The Waidring–Reit im Winkl borderland tour offers a different option for planning: it is 47 kilometers long and follows paved roads, gravel roads and forest tracks. Trail conditions can change, so it is a good idea to check the latest information before setting out. By comparison, the bell experience trail is listed as taking about an hour and ends in the historic town center. These details describe different aspects—an approximate tour duration in one case, and a route’s length and surfaces in the other—and help you fit suitable experiences into your day.

When looking for a holiday apartment, this distinction can help you decide whether Waidring is the right vacation destination for you. If you are especially interested in regional history, the church and bell experience trail offer specific cultural themes to explore. Families planning a winter vacation can take the ski area’s family-friendly focus and the winter activities mentioned above into consideration. Views from Steinplatte add a scenic element to these options. Which of these priorities suits your stay depends on the experiences you want to make the focus of your trip.

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For the regional travel overview: Kitzbühel.