Sledding down the mountainside!

Tobogganing & snow tubing at Lake Achensee

Limitless winter fun for the young and young at heart: Tobogganing is a fantastic outdoor winter pursuit for all ages, and the Achensee holiday region boasts the requisite natural toboggan runs. What could be more exhilarating on a crisp winter day than a good old-fashioned tobogganing adventure, letting you relive beautiful childhood memories? Tobogganing is the quintessential winter experience and has long become trendy again for adults. Which is no surprise: Enjoying a chat while walking uphill and whizzing down the hillside with the wind on your face is a great shared experience. Or maybe you want to try snowtubing, a fun winter activity where you lift your feet and ride an inflatable inner tube downhill.

Family-friendly or fast-paced and challenging? The Achensee region has several natural toboggan runs, ranging from 0.8 to almost 4.8 kilometres long. How about a night-time toboggan ride under the stars? Almost all toboggan runs are floodlit, some even until midnight. The toboggan run in Steinberg is illuminated by a light bulb chain which gives out a warm, romantic glow. And of course, no tobogganing adventure is complete without a stopover at a mountain hut where you can warm up and refuel with Tirolean delicacies.

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Toboggan run Breitlahn Wiesing

The start of the toboggan run is in Eben nearby the St. Notburga residential and care centre and…

Starting Point: Maurach, district Eben, next to the St. Notburga residential and care centre
Medium
3 km
01:00 h
Closed

Toboggan run Rodlhütte Pertisau

The toboggan run on the Zwölferkopf in Pertisau offers winter fun for the whole family. It starts…

Starting Point: 400 metres after the Golfvilla inn, Pertisau
Easy
1.3 km
00:30 h
Closed

Toboggan run Maurach

The toboggan run is located near the Rofan cable car in the district Neu-Maurach. From the valley…

Starting Point: Maurach, valley station of the Rofan cable car
Easy
1.5 km
00:30 h
Closed

Toboggan run Zwölferkopf Pertisau

The toboggan run on the Zwölferkopf winds its way down to Pertisau, affording Beautiful views of…

Starting Point: Pertisau, Karwendel cable car, top station
Medium
4.8 km
Closed

Toboggan run Achenkirch

The starting point of the toboggan run, the mountain hut Christlum Alm or the middle station of the…

Starting Point: Christlum valley station
Medium
3.5 km
01:30 h
Closed

Toboggan run Steinberg

At 800 metres long, the natural toboggan run in Steinberg am Rofan is quite short. The only thing…

Starting Point: Steinberg am Rofan, 800 metres above the Gasthaus Waldhäusl
Easy
0.8 km
00:30 h

The toboggan run in Achenkirch starts at the middle station of the Hochalmlifte Christlum. You can reach the start of the toboggan run on foot or by chairlift. Tip: Every Wednesday from the start of the season, the Hochalmlifte Christlum offer night-time tobogganing. Great fun for all ages!

Length: 3.5 km | no floodlight | maps.achensee.com

How about a tobogga ride in Maurach? The toboggan run winds its way down over many bends, descending steadily through the forest to the valley.

Length: 1.5 km | floodlit | maps.achensee.com

Visitors can walk uphill to the Rodlhütte in 30 minutes or take the Rodlexpress tractor shuttle. On the top, the popular Rodlhütte invites to stop by for refreshments.

Length: 1.3 km | floodlit | maps.achensee.com

The toboggan run on the Zwölferkopf winds its way down to Pertisau over almost 5 kilometres, affording beautiful views of Lake Achensee. The Karwendel cable car transports visitors effortlessly up the mountain to the start of the toboggan run. Toboggans are available to hire at the sports shops in the valley station.

Length: 4.8 km | no floodlight | maps.achensee.com

At 800 metres long, the natural toboggan run in Steinberg am Rofan is quite short. The only thing that can happen is landing in a snowbank when you miss a turn. Parents can relax while the children sled down the mountain as often as they like. The easy-going ride allows plenty of time to enjoy the idyllic landscape.

Length: 0.8 km | floodlit | maps.achensee.com

The toboggan run starts near the St. Notburga church/Gasthaus Kirchenwirt in Maurach and leads down the forest over some bends to Wiesing. The descent is easy and most suitable for families.

Length: 3 km | floodlit | maps.achensee.com

Toboggan hire

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Sport Busslehner

Obere Dorfstraße 185
6215 Achenkirch am Achensee
+43 (5246) 6316
office@busslehner-sports.com
https://www.busslehner-sports.com

Im Juni und September ist sonntags nur der Fahrradverleih geöffnet. Im Juli und August ist zusätzlich auch das Geschäft geöffnet.

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Sport Wöll

Tristenaustraße 3
6213 Pertisau am Achensee
+43 (5243) 5871
info@sportwoell.at
https://www.sportwoell.at
opens on 02.08.2025 at 08:30
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Sport Wörndle

Dorfstraße 26
6212 Maurach am Achensee
+43 (5243) 6107
info@ww-sport.at
https://www.sport-woerndle.at
opens on 03.08.2025 at 09:30
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Sportshop Achensee

Christlumsiedlung 114
6215 Achenkirch am Achensee
+43 (5246) 6747
info@sportshop-achensee.at
https://www.sportshop-achensee.com

Im Winter bei Liftbetrieb ab 08:00 bis 18:00 Uhr geöffnet, ansonsten ab 09:00 Uhr. 

Snow tubing at Lake Achensee

From the bottom, it looks quite easy. The slope of the ski lifts Planberg and Wiesenlifte where the tiny tots make their first turns is not steep. From the top, people in colourful snowsuits ride downhill and seem to manage the tubes quite well. Far from it! Snow tubes are inherently hard to control and have no brakes. Although you’re in a comfortable sitting position and try to steer the tube, you bounce and spin with every bump on the slope. Once you reach the bottom, you want to repeat the jolly ride, so you take the lift uphill again. And the second time, it gets easier: Lift your feet, don’t think about steering, and let gravity do its thing by whirling you downhill. 

Winter lifts and gondolas
Winter shot of the Karwendel cable car overlooking the Alpengasthaus Karwendel and Lake Achensee.
Karwendel cable car
View of the Rofan cable car and its surrounding mountains in winter.
Rofan cable car
In the ski area Christlum you have an incredible view of the Achensee and the village of Achenkirch.
Hochalmlifte Christlum
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