Discover Auffach: Mountain Trails, Wood and Culinary Delights

Auffach combines mountain scenery, regional history and varied trails with special experiences for different kinds of holiday days. From the village centre, the Schatzberg cable car takes you up to Schatzberg in just under 15 minutes. The mountain station is located at an altitude of over 1,770 metres; from the Schatzberg Cross, you can enjoy views of the mountains of the Wildschönau and the Alpbach Valley. If you are looking for a holiday apartment in Auffach, you can therefore consider whether your itinerary should focus on the cable car, cultural discoveries in the village or excursions into the higher-lying landscapes.

Schatzberg: Cable Car, Circular Trail and Family Trail

The Schatzberg cable car leads directly from the centre of Auffach to the Ski Juwel Alpbachtal Wildschönau ski area. Even outside a day of skiing, the mountain offers specific destinations: the easy Schatzberg circular trail leads to the reservoir above the Gernalm. The Koglmoos water playground is also located in the mountain area. For families travelling with a pushchair, the Schatzberg family trail is an interesting option: the pushchair-accessible trail leads from the mountain station via the intermediate station down to Auffach.

Schatzberg is also a worthwhile destination for mountain bikers. This makes Auffach a suitable starting point for a holiday in which you can choose between cable-car rides, hiking trails and sporting activities. The Seefeldalm in Auffach is situated at an altitude of 1,979 metres and is the highest mountain pasture in the Wildschönau. It adds a distinctive regional reference to the picture of the high-lying landscape.

Wood as a Theme in the Museum and on the Circular Trail

The 1st Tyrolean Wood Museum is located in the centre of Auffach. It covers more than 2,000 m², comprises 39 interactive rooms and displays more than 3,000 wooden exhibits. You can therefore plan a visit to the museum as a cultural highlight in its own right or combine it with a walk. The Wood Trail circular route begins in Auffach behind the Wood Museum, on the left after the wooden bridge. At fourteen stations, visitors learn about the subject of wood.

The Wood Trail also commemorates the former timber rafting operation. Wood was collected in the Ache river and transported using water power through the Kundler Gorge into the Inn Valley. The connection between the trail and regional history makes the circular route a vivid way to explore a former use of the landscape. During guided tours in the herb garden, Birgit presents medicinal herbs, ointments and teas, adding another insight into regional plants and crafts to the offering.

Chapels and Regional Specialities

The quieter destinations in Auffach include Schönanger Chapel and Steiner Chapel. Schönanger Chapel was consecrated in September 2014 on a small hill at Schönanger in Auffach. Steiner Chapel at the foot of Schatzberg is dedicated to the Visitation of Mary and is a pilgrimage site. Those wishing to include cultural and spiritual places in their travel plans will find two different points of interest here.

At the Schönangeralm show dairy, guided tours offer insights into cheese production, followed by the opportunity to taste the result. Together with the Wood Museum, the Wood Trail and the mountain destinations, this creates a broad spectrum of nature, crafts, history and regional flavours. Accommodation in Auffach can be selected to suit your focus: what matters less than general promises is whether you want to spend your holiday days primarily in the mountains, in the village, on cultural trails or enjoying regional culinary experiences.

You can find more places for planning your trip under Mariastein, Kramsach, Bad Häring, Niederau, Gränzing, Alpbach, Oberau and Embach.

For the higher-level travel overview: Kufstein.