Waidring, Tirol, Austria

Waidring Location

Click here for a Region Map and details of walking / hiking maps.

Waidring is in the north east of the Tirol (Tyrol) region of Austria and lies near the border with Germany and just north of Pillersee. It is part of the “PillerseeTal” region together with Hochfilzen, St. Jakob in Haus, St. Ulrich am Pillersee and Fieberbrunn.  The towns of St. Johann and Kitzbühel are to the South West, with Lofer to the east and Saalfelden to the south east. The main road passes to the north of the village so traffic through the village is low.

Walking / Hiking in the Waidring Area

There are valley walks to the west then south to St. Johann and then Kitzbühel or east to Lofer. To the south of Waidring there are some good walks to the Pillersee lake and then past St. Ulrich am Pillersee and St. Jakob in Haus to Fieberbrunn. Longer walks are south east to Saalbach, or south then west to Kitzbühel.

North of Waidring there are walks around the Steinplatte from the top of the Steinplatte gondola cable car. A longer walk goes north west and descends over the German border to  Reit im Winkl.

The Tourist Office may offer free led walks. A suitable map is Mayr 461.

Skiing in the Waidring Area

There are 3 areas near Waidring - (Waidring / Steinplatte, Fieberbrunn / Streuböden, Pillersee / Buchensteinwand).  Waidring is part of the Skiregion Schneewinkel and the Kitzbüheler Alpen Ski Region so the skiing area covers a large area.

Kitzbüheler Alpen Ski Region comprises of:

• Skigebiet Kitzbühel (Kitzbühel, Kirchberg, Jochberg, Pass Thurn, Mittersill Oberpinzgau)
• SkiWelt Wilder Kaiser-Brixental, (Brixen im Thale, Ellmau, Going, Hopfgarten, Itter, Kelchsau, Scheffau, Söll, Westendorf)
• Skiregion Schneewinkel (St. Johann in Tirol, Oberndorf, Kirchdorf, Erpfendorf, Fieberbrunn, St. Ulrich, St. Jakob, Hochfilzen, Waidring, Reit im Winkl)
• Hochtal Wildschönau (Niederau, Oberau, Auffach, Thierbach)
• Skigebiet Alpbachtal (Alpbach, Reith, Kramsach).

Waidring Walking / Hiking Maps

There are several maps that cover the area at different scales suitable for walking, hiking and exploring the area.

Click here for Waidring Map Information. A suitable map is Mayr 461.

Waidring Tourist Information

Tourist office Waidring
Dorfstrasse 12
6384 Waidring

Phone: +43.(0)5354.56304-30
Fax: +43.(0)5354.56304-35
email

Airports (Flughafen)

The nearest airport to Waidring is Salzburg.

• Innsbruck: 120 km - 2h
• Salzburg: 50 km - 1h
• Munich: 180 km - 3h

(There is a small airport at St. Johann for private planes).

Rail Stations (Bahnhof)

The nearest station to Waiding is just outside Fieberbrunn. The nearest main train station is St. Johann 15 km to the south west.

ÖBB (English) also has bus information.

Buses

There are two main bus routes:

• West to St. Johann and east to Lofer.
• South along the Pillersee valley via St. Ulrich am Pillersee, St. Jakob in Haus, Hochfilzen to Fieberbrunn.

ÖBB (English) also has train information.
VVT (Verkehrsverbund Tirol) also has train information.

Waidring Cable Cars - Chair Lifts

The main lift in Waidring is the Steinplatte gondola cable car. It is north of the village and goes up to Steinplatte. There are two other lifts in the Pillersee region:

• The Buchensteinwand chair lift in Pillersee valley between St. Jakob in Haus and St. Ulrich am Pillersee
• The Streuböden gondola in Fieberbrunn goes up to Wildseeloder

The PillerseeTal Card is available covering all three lifts and local buses as well as other attractions like swimming pools.

The Kitzbüheler Alpen Sommer Card covers most resorts in the Kitzbüheler Alps region (29 lifts), buses east of Wörgl and other attractions.

 

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