Travel guide Oberau Wildschönau
Clear mountain air with alpine hiking and skiing weather
The climate in Oberau Wildschönau is moderate, characterized by warm summers and cold, snowy winters. The village is situated at 936 meters above sea level. In the summer months, temperatures rise to 25 °C – perfect for your
holiday in the mountains in Oberau Wildschönau for hiking, walking, or simply enjoying the clear mountain air. In the winter months, the mercury drops to 2 to -7 °C with guaranteed snow. The average snow depth in the Alpbachtal Wildschönau ski area is about 1.5 meters.
Tyrolean Alpine cuisine – hearty, regional, and incredibly delicious
Tyrol is a true gourmet paradise. Here, you will be more than satisfied with the highest culinary level. The chefs achieve this with regional and seasonal ingredients for traditional recipes of Tyrolean Alpine cuisine. You can find these best in the huts and numerous Tyrolean inns, which are marked by a green sign with three leaves. Let's take a look at the menus: Typical are clear soups with Tyrolean dumplings and cheese dumplings filled with the typical Tyrolean gray cheese. The traditional lean cheese is produced from the milk left over from butter making. At high ripening levels, the gray cheese can become really spicy. Schlutz or Schlipfkrapfen, a kind of Tyrolean ravioli, are served with a potato filling. For a small hunger in between, a hearty Brettljause with local sausage and cheese specialties, bacon, eggs, and cucumbers is provided. Crispy, homemade bread is a matter of course. Also served on a wooden board is the Ripperlessen, which consists of hearty pork ribs with horseradish (Kren) and mustard. The favorite drink of the Tyroleans is a freshly tapped beer. But the wine lists with wines from the Austrian wine-growing regions in
Styria or the Weinviertel are also impressive. A special tip for a stopover is the historic "Speckbacher Stube", which is still largely preserved in its original 19th-century condition. Here, the great Tyrolean freedom fighter Josef Speckbacher once called for an armed uprising against the French and Bavarians.
Active with the family in summer and winter
Spend your
ski holiday in Oberau Wildschönau in winter and experience more than 70 kilometers of slopes of all difficulty levels in the "Ski-Juwel Alpbachtal – Wildschönau" ski area in the Kitzbühel Alps, which can be easily reached via 25 mountain railways and lifts. The Alpbachtal – Wildschönau counts itself among the ten most popular ski areas in Tyrol. In addition to the slopes, there are more than 50 kilometers of cross-country ski trails, winter hiking trails, Nordic walking routes, and horse-drawn sleigh rides. In the summer months, over 300 kilometers of hiking trails and a heated open-air swimming pool await you.
On gorge paths to churches and historic inns
One of the highlights in the surroundings of your holiday apartment in Oberau Wildschönau is a hike along the Ache in the Kundler Klamm between the high valley Wildschönau and the Lower Inn Valley. A guesthouse in the former historic customs house invites you to stop for a cozy meal. The hiking trail within the gorge has only a small difference in altitude and is suitable for inexperienced hikers. Along the hiking trails in Oberau Wildschönau, there are several noteworthy churches and chapels, such as the Catholic parish church of St. Margaretha in Oberau or the Catholic parish church of St. Michael in Thierbach. Close to the Michaelskirche, there is a show mine to visit. Also worth seeing is Auffach, one of the four church villages with the Tyrolean Wood Museum.