Maishofen: Art, Cycling Routes and Hiking Opportunities

Maishofen combines cultural connections to Anton Faistauer with cycling and hiking opportunities. This gives you a range of options to consider when planning your trip: specific works of art, a themed hiking trail, cycling routes with different features and seasonal activities. You can distinguish between these options by artwork, route, number of stations and time of year.

Art and History

Stablberg Chapel was built in 1897 and received its first frescoes by Anton Faistauer in June 1909. His Great Salzburg Votive Altar can be seen in Maishofen parish church on permanent loan from the Salzburg Museum of Modern Art. The Anton Faistauer Window in the community centre, which opened in 2024, displays a selection of the artist’s original works.

These connections to art differ in form: the chapel centres on its architectural history and frescoes, the parish church on a named altar work, and the community centre on a selection of original works. The dates also provide context: the chapel dates from 1897, received its first frescoes in 1909, and the community centre opened in 2024.

The Anton Faistauer Hiking Trail has ten stations illustrating the artist’s relationship with Maishofen. This trail adds a different way to explore the subject alongside the individual artworks: rather than focusing on a particular work, it explores the theme through several stations. If you are interested in Faistauer’s connection to Maishofen, this offers a different perspective from the works in the parish church or community centre.

Cycling Routes and Active Excursions

Maishofen is connected to the 280 km-long Tauern Cycle Path. There are also traffic-free, level cycling routes around the village and through green meadows to Lake Zell. The cycling options therefore differ in scale and features: the Tauern Cycle Path is described by its overall length, while the routes around the village are notable for their level terrain and access to the lake.

Maishofen Cycling and Hiking Golf features ten adventure golf stations along a route approximately 10 km long. You can cover the route by bicycle or on foot. This offers a different focus from the cycling routes: the route includes ten adventure stations, and you can choose between two ways of getting around.

Different questions can help you choose between the cycling options: Are you interested in access to the 280 km-long Tauern Cycle Path, traffic-free and level routes through green meadows to Lake Zell, or a route featuring adventure golf stations? For Cycling and Hiking Golf, the approximate 10 km route, the ten stations and the option to travel by bicycle or on foot all go together.

Hikes and Events

Guided hikes are organised weekly in Maishofen from June to September. You can also earn the golden Maishofen hiking badge by collecting a total of 20 hiking points. The Maishofen Alpine Festival takes place in August at Kammereggalm.

The hikes and festival differ in timing: the guided hikes are offered from June to September, while the Alpine Festival takes place in August. This lets you consider seasonal hiking opportunities and the festival date as distinct options, without confusing them with the cultural and cycling activities described as available year-round.

Maishofen offers several distinct travel interests: Faistauer’s works and the themed trail provide cultural highlights, while the Tauern Cycle Path, local routes, Cycling and Hiking Golf and hiking opportunities offer different ways to enjoy active pursuits. You can decide which interests you most by considering the respective routes, stations and seasons.

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