Inneralpbach: Pöglbahn, local history and alpine delights

Inneralpbach offers a range of different highlights: a gondola lift that operates only in winter, historic buildings, sports facilities and Tyrolean alpine dishes. If you are looking for a hotel, first consider which of these themes you want to shape your stay. The Pöglbahn’s operating season and the advance booking required for the alpine breakfast are practical factors to consider when planning; history and sports offer other points of interest. This lets you separate the question of when to travel from the question of which interests will shape your stay.

Pöglbahn and sports facilities

The Pöglbahn is an 8-person gondola lift that takes guests directly from Inneralpbach to the Wiedersberger Horn. It operates only in winter. If you plan to take the lift, bear this seasonal restriction in mind when choosing when to travel and check the latest operating information in advance. The Alpbach pump track is in Inneralpbach near the Pöglbahn and is designed primarily to encourage children and young people to take up cycling. The E-Trial Park Alpbachtal in Inneralpbach covers 2,500 square metres. The facilities differ in season, purpose and size: winter operation is the key factor for the lift, children and young people are the pump track’s expressly stated target group, and the E-Trial Park has its own distinct scale. If sports are important to your stay, you can take these different features into account when planning.

The village’s architectural history

The Alpbach Mountain Farming Museum is located in the “Vorder-Unterberg” farmhouse. The farm was built between 1636 and 1638 and remained inhabited until 1952. Its construction and the end of its use as a residence are two separate points in time. The Herz-Jesu-Kirche Inneralpbach was built between 1913 and 1920; its current interior design dates from a renovation following the Second Vatican Council (1962–1965). Here too, the church’s construction and the later design of its interior took place at different times. The village’s history thus brings together a farmhouse with its own construction and occupancy history, and a church with its own story of interior design. If you are interested in architecture, you can explore both the farm’s history of use and the later changes to the church interior.

Alpine breakfast and Tyrolean cuisine

The Böglalm serves a homemade alpine breakfast, which should be booked the day before. The Farmkehralm is a 400-year-old alpine pasture hut where guests can enjoy a hut-style snack and freshly cooked Tyrolean food. The difference matters when planning your day: at the Böglalm, advance booking is required for breakfast, while the Farmkehralm serves snacks and freshly cooked Tyrolean cuisine. Its 400-year history also gives the Farmkehralm an additional historical connection. This lets you distinguish a breakfast that needs to be booked in advance from the food served at the Farmkehralm and plan according to your culinary preferences.

You can then decide whether local history, sports or the food at the Farmkehralm will be the main focus of your stay.

For a broader travel overview: Alpbach.