Discover Riedenberg: Hiking Trails, Gorge and Wastlerfest

Riedenberg is a destination for anyone who wants to combine their trip with special hiking experiences and living traditions. Around the stone circle on Riedenberg, 14 stations invite you to pause, meditate and enjoy nature. There are also several trails with very different distances and levels of difficulty. This allows you to plan your days according to your preferred hiking rhythm while also gaining an insight into the cultural life of the area.

Hiking trails for different day formats

The Ursprungweg passes through Riedenberg. It is just under 55 kilometres long and runs from Wörnsmühl near Fischbachau via Bayrischzell and the Ursprung Pass to Riedenberg and onwards to Thiersee. Anyone wishing to make a longer hiking route the focus of their stay will find a clearly described trail with several stops between the places mentioned.

For specific stage planning, the approximately 7.5-hour Riedenberg stage of the Ursprungweg is a good option. It leads from Landl via Riedenberg to Thiersee and follows gently ascending forest roads at almost 1,000 metres above sea level. The approximate duration, route and altitude help you fit the hike realistically into your daily schedule.

Another option is day stage 04 of the EUREGIO Marien-Weg M1. It leads from Riedenberg via Buchacker to Mariastein, is 13.5 km long, includes 870 metres of elevation gain and takes around five hours. If you want to accommodate different ideas about daily distance and route length within your travel group, these details can be compared easily without structuring your entire stay around just one route.

Glemmbach Gorge: a special hike

The hike through Glemmbach Gorge connects the Thiersee districts of Landl and Riedenberg. The gorge is three kilometres long; the central section takes around two hours. This means the route can be considered a hiking experience in its own right and included in your plans independently of the longer stages.

The condition of the trail is important when preparing: there are largely no footbridges or bridges in Glemmbach Gorge. The Glemmbach has to be crossed several times without bridges, so hikers should expect to get their feet wet. You should take this special feature into account when choosing your clothing and planning your time. For families or groups with different interests, it may be useful to decide in advance who would like to join the gorge hike and how much time should be allocated to it.

Tradition on 15 August

In addition to the hiking trails, Wastlerfest is part of the local experience. It takes place every year on 15 August at the Wastler inn in Riedenberg. At Wastlerfest, the BMK Landl gives a concert. Anyone who likes to combine days in nature with a set cultural event can take this date into account when planning their trip.

The maintenance of the hiking trails is also connected with the region: For many years, the Thiersee mountain rescue service has maintained the hiking trails for the Landl tourism association in the higher areas of the districts of Landl, Jochberg and Riedenberg, extending as far as the Erzherzog-Johann-Klause and Valepp. Visitors can distinguish between the specific lengths, durations and trail conditions of the hikes mentioned above before planning their trip.

The right accommodation for your travel plans

If you are looking for a holiday apartment in Riedenberg, it is best to first decide which experiences should be the focus of your stay. For longer hiking days, details such as route, duration and elevation gain are crucial. If, on the other hand, you would like to combine a shorter hike with a cultural event, you can include Glemmbach Gorge and Wastlerfest separately in your daily plans. Your choice of accommodation should match your preferred travel pace, without forcing every activity into the same daily schedule.

For further comparisons of destinations, you can also visit the pages for Reith Im Alpbachtal, Mariastein, Gränzing, Schwoich, Brixlegg, Niederndorferberg, Hinterthiersee and Kundl.

For the higher-level travel overview: Kufstein.