Kirchberg in Tirol: Hiking, History and Gaisberg

Kirchberg in Tirol offers several highlights to consider when planning your trip: hiking and mountain biking routes on Gaisberg, the GOASberg puzzle trail, the history of the parish church and the annual flower parade. These activities, the church’s architectural history and the event date appeal to different interests. If a seasonal activity or the flower parade is a deciding factor for your trip, check the information for your intended travel dates.

Hiking and a puzzle trail on Gaisberg

On Gaisberg, easy to moderately difficult hikes lead to mountain huts and rewarding viewpoints. Another option is the GOASberg puzzle trail: it starts at the top station of the Gaisberg lift, follows a hiking trail suitable for children down into the valley and ends at the Obergaisberg inn. The route features eight puzzle stations, a man-made mountain lake and a small chapel steeped in legend. You can also experience the varied, unspoilt mountain and forest landscape of the Kitzbühel Alps. Facilities and operations may be seasonal, so check the latest information about the trail in advance.

Mountain biking routes and downhill trail

The Gaisberg 4-seater chairlift provides access to Gaisberg and its varied mountain biking routes through the landscape of the Kitzbühel Alps. The lift operates seasonally, so check its operating hours before planning a ride. One downhill trail on Gaisberg in Kirchberg is the Lisi-Osl-Trail: it is 2.3 kilometres long and has 450 metres of elevation gain. As trail conditions and ratings may change, check the latest information before setting out.

History and the parish church

Kirchberg’s history includes settlement traces from the Late Bronze Age, dated to 1100–900 BC. Kirchberg Parish Church developed from a 13th-century Romanesque place of worship, through a Gothic rebuild in the 15th century, to the redesign and complete Baroque transformation of the church interior in the 18th century. These building phases trace its development from a Romanesque place of worship, through Gothic architecture, to the Baroque design of the interior. A large image of the Madonna by Michael Lackner, a church painter from Kirchberg, is on the exterior wall of the church tower.

Flower parade and event planning

The annual flower parade features more than 25 decorated flower floats and vintage cars adorned with over 500,000 flowers. The scale and programme may vary from year to year. If the flower parade is a reason for your trip, check the event dates for the relevant year before planning your trip around it.

Getting around the Brixental region

For travel within the Brixental region, visitors with the regional card can use regional bus services and ÖBB local trains between Wörgl and Hochfilzen free of charge. Check the card’s applicable terms before travelling, as rules and guest-card conditions may change.

Discover more destinations: Waidring, Itter, Aurach near Kitzbühel, Reith near Kitzbühel, Hopfgarten im Brixental, Sankt Jakob in Haus, Hochfilzen, Westendorf.

Go to the main travel overview: Kitzbühel.