Mountain hikes From Oberndorf to St. Johann in Tirol - a worthwhile circular route all year round

Kirchdorf in Tirol /
Difficulty ratings: easy
Route length: 11 km
Duration: 1:30 h

Valley hike to baroque St. Johann in Tirol, the heart of the region

Tour information

  • Requirement: easy
  • Length: 11 km
  • Duration: 1:30 h
  • Elevation uphill:21 hm
  • Elevation downhill:22 hm
Highest point 694 m

Starting point

Oberndorf - Tourist office

Finishing point

Oberndorf - Tourist office
  • Fitness level 2 / 6
  • Technique 2 / 6

Features

  • Suitable for families

Best time of year

  • January
  • February
  • March
  • April
  • May
  • June
  • July
  • August
  • September
  • October
  • November
  • December

Description

Starting from the Oberndorf tourist office, turn right in front of the church and follow Bahnhofstraße through the pedestrian underpass to Wiesenschwang. Keep to the left after the Müllnerhof. In Wiesenschwang you can buy local food at some farms. Soon you leave the Römerweg and walk along the hiking and biking trail. After an underpass, your tour runs comfortably along the river Kitzbüheler Ache. On the way, you will pass the Egger factory. The wood materials manufacture is the largest employer in the region. Once you arrive in St. Johann in Tirol, turn right after the children's playground and reach via Speckbacherstrasse the mighty, baroque parish church. St. Johann in Tirol offers a variety of shopping opportunities and also cafes and restaurants. You can enjoy a St. Johann beer and a great view over the center from the Turmstüberl of the Huber brewery.

Cross the main square and follow the Kaiserstraße. After the bridge, turn left into Achenallee. The shady promenade first follows the Kitzbüheler Ache. Outside the center after an underpass then along the Reither Ache. Cross the next bridge and walk through the hamlet of Sperten with its beautiful farms in the direction of Oberndorf. Via Eberhartling you get back to the center of Oberndorf.
 

Getting here

  • Arrival by public transport

    Postbus 4000 getting off at station: Oberndorf i.T. Ort
    Zug 201 Giselabahn getting off at station: Oberndorf i. T. Bahnhof

    Bus and traintimes: 
    kitzalps.cc/mobile

  • Parking

    Oberndorf i. T. cemetery free parking

  • Contact

    Von Oberndorf nach St. Johann in Tirol - ein ganzjährig lohnender Rundweg

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