Active holidays and nature at first hand
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Activities in summer – Relax- & Wanderhotel Poppengut, Hinterstoder
Sport and leisure
From the village fountain up to two thousand metres
Hinterstoder lies at the end of the valley and in the middle of a region full of possibilities. Kneipp treading, disc golf, mysterious caves, clear lakes, impressive gorges or high up with the cable car: there is plenty to discover around the Poppengut. All the destinations can be reached in about 30 minutes, and they are listed here by distance from the hotel.
19Destinations in 3 circles – from the village fountain to the reservoir
Pyhrn-Priel AktivCard
60+free services
Included with us, from the very first day
From 1 May to 1 November you get the AktivCard from us free of charge: unlimited cable car rides in Hinterstoder and on the Wurzeralm, the national park panorama tower on the Wurbauerkogel, the Dr. Vogelgesang-Klamm gorge, swimming pools, museums and selected ranger tours in the Kalkalpen National Park.
Everything the AktivCard includes
Right by the house
On foot from the house
No car, no planning needed: these places are a few minutes' walk from the Poppengut.
7 destinations · Circle 1 of 3
In the village, from the village fountain
Kneipp promenade Hinterstoder
“To stay healthy, a person must move, must sweat and should use water in its mildest form” – Sebastian Kneipp. A promenade circuit of three quarters of an hour starts at the village fountain, with stations on the five pillars of the Kneipp method.
To the Kneipp promenade (new window)Starting point at the hotel
Running Arena in the valley
Four signposted running and walking routes from 5 to 14 kilometres, GPS-measured, along the Steyr and past the Schiederweiher – Nordic walking poles are free of charge here.
All the routes on the tours page
To the running routesIn the house, free to borrow
Swing, Smove & Smile
smovey are swinging rings that get the whole body moving as you walk – good for the back, the shoulders and the joints. You can borrow a pair from us and try them out on the running circuit or on a stroll through the valley.
Free of charge for hotel guests
What else is includedIn the village, at the leisure centre
Minigolf Hinterstoder
Twelve holes of varying difficulty at the leisure centre next to the indoor tennis courts. Clubs and balls are available from the sports restaurant next door.
€ 4 adults, € 2 children up to 15 (as at 2026)
To the minigolf course (new window)In the village, at the tourist office
Alpineum – the alpine museum
Hinterstoder's award-winning exhibition centre tells the story of the Stodertal, of its mountains and of the people who live here – worth a visit in any season, and all the more so on rainy days.
May to October Mon–Fri 9–12 and 14–17, Sat 9–12; admission included with the AktivCard
To the Alpineum (new window)15 minutes' walk, at the Strombodingwasserfall
Kreidelucke cave tour
Not up the mountain but into it. The Kreidelucke in the Totes Gebirge is an undeveloped natural cave – with a head torch through short stretches of water and easy climbing passages, only with certified cave guides from the Kalkalpen National Park.
Mid-May to the end of September, guided; € 22 adults incl. helmet and lamp (as at 2026)
To the cave tour (new window)Take-off on the Höss, landing in the valley
Paragliding – Flugschule Hinterstoder
The Stodertal from a bird's-eye view: tandem flights with certified pilots, no experience needed, from eight to eighty years of age. The school's home mountain is the Hutterer Höss, and 20 to 45 minutes in the air is normal. Taster courses and full training are on offer too.
All year round by telephone arrangement
To the flying school (new window)
On the Höss
The mountain with the cable car
The gondola runs from the village centre up to the Hutterer Böden and on to the Höss – as often as you like with the AktivCard.
4 destinations · Circle 2 of 3
Cable car, ten minutes on foot
Hutterer Höss hiking area
The largest area of alpine pasture in the Stodertal: waymarked paths start from the mid-station and the top station, crossing flowering alpine meadows, passing the Schafkogelsee and Hutterersee reservoirs, with the Großer Priel and the Spitzmauer in view. Mountain huts invite you to stop for a rest.
Cable car free and unlimited with the AktivCard
To summer on the Höss (new window)Hutterer Böden mid-station
Disc golf on the Höss
Golf with a flying disc: nine holes at the mid-station, a short introduction at the practice basket, and off you go – ideal for families. Tickets and discs to borrow are available right there at the Höss Salettl.
Since 2022; discs to borrow for a € 15 deposit
To the disc golf course (new window)From the valley station or the mid-station
Trail running routes
Nine routes for every level of ability with views of the Warscheneck, the Spitzmauer and the Großer Priel: from the family circuit on the Hutterer Böden (2.6 km, 50 metres of ascent) to the Höss Totale from the valley station up to 2,000 metres (8.5 km, 1,400 metres of ascent). The cable car takes you to the start, or spares your knees on the way down.
Only during the operating hours of the cable cars
To the routes (new window)With us, three to five times a week
Guided hikes
Our qualified hiking guides go with you on three to five days a week – up to the Höss, into the Totes Gebirge, to alpine pastures and lakes. You get the route description the evening before, and the hiking bus takes you to the starting point.
Included for hotel guests
To the weekly programme
All around
A little further afield
Lakes, gorges, a viewing tower and a reservoir – all of them a few minutes to half an hour away by car.
8 destinations · Circle 3 of 3
4 minutes by car
Schiederweiher
The pearl of the Stodertal: the Großer Priel and the Spitzmauer are mirrored in the crystal-clear water. Easy paths lead around the pond, and nobody should miss a picnic on the bank. Brown trout and char are at home here. It is another ten minutes' walk from the car park; if you set off from the hotel, allow about an hour.
Freely accessible
To the holiday region (new window)20 minutes, Roßleithen
Gleinkersee and the high ropes course
A crystal-clear natural bathing lake on the northern edge of the Totes Gebirge, up to 24 degrees in summer – for swimming, for pedal boats and for the walk around it. Right by the lake is the Nature Sports high ropes course with zip lines three to twelve metres up, plus canyoning, river bugging and raft building.
High ropes course daily 10–18, no booking needed
To Nature Sports (new window)25 minutes, Spital am Pyhrn
Dr. Vogelgesang-Klamm
One of the oldest rock gorges in Austria to be made accessible: 500 steps over stairs and walkways along the Trattenbach, around 1.5 kilometres up to the Bosruckhütte. A welcome cool-down on hot days.
Admission free with the AktivCard
To the holiday region (new window)20 minutes, Windischgarsten
Wurbauerkogel adventure mountain
Up to the national park panorama tower: 21 metres high, glazed, with a view of 21 peaks above two thousand metres and the exhibition “Faszination Fels”. Plus one of the longest summer toboggan runs in Europe and a bike park.
Panorama tower free with the AktivCard; the Alpine Coaster is out of service in summer 2026 because of lift construction
To the Wurbauerkogel (new window)30 minutes, Klaus an der Pyhrnbahn
Boating on Stausee Klaus
A seven-kilometre lake between steep conglomerate walls: electric boats, pedal boats and stand-up paddleboards to hire, or a two-hour round trip on the floating alpine hut through the gorge-like river landscape.
April to October, Mon–Fri 11–19, Sat/Sun 10–19
To the boat hire (new window)20 minutes, Edlbach
Golfclub Windischgarsten Pyhrn-Priel
18 holes in two loops around the Edlbach moor, with the Sengsengebirge, the Totes Gebirge and the Pyhrgas as a backdrop. Ten fairways are flat, eight run over gentle hills. The driving range and the putting green are open to everyone.
Course permit required
To the golf course (new window)20 minutes, Roßleithen
Pießling-Ursprung
One of the largest karst springs in Austria: the water of the Totes Gebirge comes out of the rock into the light, turquoise blue. A short, shady path – the right place to go on hot summer days.
Freely accessible
To the holiday region (new window)From 20 minutes, many entrances
Kalkalpen National Park
Austria's largest protected forest area, and since 2017 a UNESCO World Heritage Site for its beech woods. On selected fixed dates the guided tours with the national park rangers are free with the AktivCard.
Selected ranger tours free with the AktivCard, booking up to the day before
To the national park (new window)
The driving times given from the Poppengut are rounded guide values. Prices and opening hours are as at September 2026. Please check the current details directly with the respective provider before your trip. The links lead to external websites.