Sankt Martin Bei Lofer: Nature, Geology and Cultural Heritage
Accommodation in Sankt Martin Bei Lofer
If you are looking for accommodation in Sankt Martin Bei Lofer, you can also plan your stay around your interests in nature and culture. Vorderkaserklamm is a natural monument; the Geology Park focuses on the history of the Earth. Maria Kirchental and the parish church of St. Martin offer insights into architectural and pilgrimage history. There is also a cave and themed trails.
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Nature, the history of the Earth and hiking trails
Vorderkaserklamm was declared a natural monument in 1977 and is located between Sankt Martin Bei Lofer and Weißbach bei Lofer.
At the St. Martin Geology Park, visitors learn about traces of the ancient sea, the formation of the mountains and the effects of the glaciers during the last ice ages. The Geology Park focuses on geological processes; Vorderkaserklamm is protected as a natural monument and is located between Sankt Martin Bei Lofer and Weißbach bei Lofer.
The Stone Age Adventure Trail is a hiking trail about two kilometres long, with six different play stations. Information boards along the trail cover the history and way of life of the Stone Age. A family-friendly attraction, the Stone Age Adventure Trail offers exercise and play stations; the Geology Park focuses on explaining geological processes.
Churches and pilgrimage history
The Maria Kirchental pilgrimage church was built by master builder Stefan Millinger between 1694 and 1701, to plans by Johann Bernhard Fischer von Erlach. In the Salzburg heritage register dated 30 June 2025, the church is listed as protected based on an official determination. Almost 1,200 votive tablets have been preserved at Maria Kirchental. The pilgrimage church combines its architectural history with the pilgrimage context of the almost 1,200 preserved votive tablets at Maria Kirchental.
The register also lists the Catholic parish church of St. Martin and the cemetery in Sankt Martin Bei Lofer as protected by ordinance. Protection of the Maria Kirchental pilgrimage church is based on an official determination, while protection of the parish church and cemetery in Sankt Martin Bei Lofer is based on an ordinance.
Cave and trails compared
In the section of Lamprechtshöhle open to visitors, the route leads about 700 metres into the mountain and climbs 70 metres in elevation to a spacious viewing platform. Check the latest access information before your trip. The two figures refer to different measurements: about 700 metres describes the distance into the mountain, while 70 metres is the elevation gain to the viewing platform.
The hike along Moserpromenade and Moosweg passes Gasthof Hochmoos and returns to Sankt Martin Bei Lofer through an underpass beneath the federal road. Moosweg crosses the raised bog to the federal road and joins the Lofer–Sankt Martin walking and cycling path. Local trail conditions may vary.
Discover more destinations: Krössenbach, Gföll, Walchen, Maishofen, Aufhausen, Berg, Dienten Am Hochkönig, Unken
Go to the regional travel overview: Zell am See District (Pinzgau).
