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St. Ulrich am Pillersee

Jakobskreuz on the Buchensteinwand – View of the Leogang Mountains loop from Sankt Jakob in Haus

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Bezirk Kitzbühel

St. Ulrich am Pillersee

Jakobskreuz on the Buchensteinwand – View of the Leogang Mountains loop from Sankt Jakob in Haus

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Jakobskreuz on the Buchensteinwand – View of the Leogang Mountains loop from Sankt Jakob in Haus

04:04

12.2km

580m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 6, 2026

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Bus stop

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5.62 km

View of the Speichersee

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Beautiful small reservoir with a resting place.

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6.02 km

Summit Cross on Buchensteinwand

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The Buchensteinwand is one of the most beautiful panoramic mountains in the Kitzbühel Alps. Even during the ascent, you'll be treated to magnificent views over the Pillersee Valley, but the …

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Jakobskreuz with a view of the Wilder Kaiser

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From the Buchensteinwand you can see the Pinzgau grass mountains around Saalbach Hinterglemm and the Hohe Tauern beyond.

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Jakobskreuz on the Buchensteinwand

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Usually summit crosses are made of wooden slats or metal rods, the summit book is attached somewhere on the cross. On the summit of the Buchensteinwand you will find a …

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6.33 km

View of the Leogang Mountains

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The dreamlike view is simply dreamlike!

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6.69 km

View of Pillersee and Pillerseetal

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The small town of St Jakob in the beautiful Pillerseetal.

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6.92 km

Bench with a view of the Pillerseetal and Steinernes Meer

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Great overview of the stone sea. The Mitterhorn is the central point of this region.

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12.2 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

10.9 km

1.03 km

326 m

Surfaces

9.87 km

1.74 km

326 m

193 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Weather

Thursday 3 September

29°C

14°C

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Comments

September 13, 2023,Wanderung zur Buchensteinwand.🇱🇻

Today we took advantage of the nice weather again for a hike. 🇱🇻🚶‍♀️🚶

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September 18, 2021,Wunderschöne Wanderung zur Buchensteinwand/Jakobskreuz 18.09.2021 15:16

Wonderful tour. In addition to tourism, the Jakobskreuz is also used for conferences (a room in each "arm") and exhibitions. It went down with the 4 series ☺

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May 18, 2024,🇦🇹 Jakobskreuz.... immer wieder groooßartig 😍

Whenever we're here, the Jakobskreuz is practically a must-see because it's always amazing 😍 Today we decided to take the gondola up and walk back down 🥾 But first things first... once we got to the top, as always, we first went up the Jakobskreuz. The view from up there is just amazing 🤩 Then we took the flower path, …

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May 29, 2024,Buchensteinwand mit 600 HM 😎🇦🇹🌞🤩

The view is worth it👍. And our hiking guide Peter was very generous with his hour break. Guided hike in the pre-program for the IVV Europiade 😎🇦🇹🌞🤩👍

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May 29, 2024,Vorwanderung zur 7. IVV Europiade Waidring Pillerseetal -Buchensteinwand-

7th IVV Europiade in Waidring / PillerseeTal / Tyrol from May 29th to June 1st, 2024

Nestled between the gentle grassy mountains of the Kitzbühel Alps and the rugged Loferer Steinberge is the PillerseeTal with its 5 communities of Fieberbrunn, Hochfilzen, St. Jakob in Haus, St. Ulrich am Pillersee and Waidring. The 7th IVV Europiade will be held here in …

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June 26, 2022,Auf die Buchensteinwand | theBackpacker.de

What was actually intended as a morning walk turned into a real challenge on the way. Which was less about the total length or the individual meters in altitude than the sum of them combined with the daily maximum temperature. Whoa, was that hot today. Nevertheless, this is a really mega-beautiful tour that is worthwhile.

Recommended..

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July 31, 2025,Buchensteinwand (1456m)

In the heart of the Kitzbühel Alps rises the Buchensteinwand – a special mountain in the Pillersee Valley, between St. Jakob in Haus, St. Ulrich am Pillersee, and Fieberbrunn.

At 1,456 meters above sea level, it may not be the highest peak, but its location makes it a true vantage point. From up here, a panorama opens up that could …

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February 21, 2024,Buchensteinwand /Jakobskreuz

The tour was easy to do without snowshoes and snow boots, only on the panoramic path I sank up to my knees in snow a few times 🙈

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Jakobskreuz on the Buchensteinwand – View of the Leogang Mountains loop from Sankt Jakob in Haus

View of the Speichersee

Summit Cross on Buchensteinwand

Jakobskreuz with a view of the Wilder Kaiser

The Kaiser Mountains

Jakobskreuz on the Buchensteinwand

View of the Leogang Mountains

View of Pillersee and Pillerseetal

Bench with a view of the Pillerseetal and Steinernes Meer

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