Unterwindau: Winter Trails, Canyoning and Tours in the Windau Valley

Unterwindau is a district of Westendorf with specific starting points for winter and summer activities. If you are looking for accommodation in Unterwindau, you can first consider which local connection is important for your stay: the Straubing snowshoe hike, several hikes, cycling routes and the canyoning activities all have different starting points.

Winter Trails Around Unterwindau

One winter option is the Straubing snowshoe hike. For travelling to Unterwindau in Westendorf, a car is recommended; there are several parking options between the Lendwirt and the sawmill. The route leads through the winter landscape of the Windau Valley to the agricultural buildings of Straubing. One section along the Windauer Ache is described as a cleared winter hiking trail.

Hiking Routes with Different Starting Points

The Straubing circular hike begins in the Unterwindau district of Westendorf near the Lendwirt. At the start, it follows the Windauer Ache towards the Jägerhäusl inn. The hike to Kienzlinger Alm also starts at the Lendwirt inn in the municipality of Westendorf. It crosses the Windauer Ache, passes farmhouses and climbs uphill towards Schwaigerberg. For orientation on site, this describes two different types of route: a circular hike along the watercourse and an alpine pasture hike with an ascent through the agriculturally shaped terrain.

Canyoning for Children and Adults

Family canyoning takes place at Unterwindau 36 in Westendorf. This nature experience leads through an open gorge along a stream with water channels, walking and sliding sections, small pools and natural obstacles. Kids canyoning is aimed at children aged 8 to 12. At the end of the tour, there is a 14-metre-high waterfall. Those who are adventurous can rappel down there; the waterfall can also be bypassed.

Separate from this is the half-day canyoning tour for adults, which is aimed at participants aged 12 and over. It leads through gorges with rappelling and jumps. The meeting point is the Canyoning Camp at the Getznerhof, Unterwindau 36, 6361 Westendorf. The age specifications and the different tour formats help you classify the suitable option for your travel group without equating the children’s and adults’ tours.

Cycling Routes and Variants

For mountain bikers, MTB Route 207 leads in Unterwindau to the Haslau power station. It runs along the Windauer Ache, past the Lendwirt inn, and onwards to the Straubing cheese alp. At the Lendwirt, the Brixental Cycle Path offers a shorter, steeper route variant or a longer one. The cycle path branches off south of Hopfgarten towards Unterwindau. This allows you to distinguish between several described routes depending on your preferred route profile.

Farm Shops and Regional Products

Two farm-based offerings are also part of the local orientation. The Oberfasser sheep dairy at Unterwindau 56, 6363 Westendorf, sells farm-produced sheep’s milk products directly from the farm. These include sheep’s milk yoghurt, fresh sheep’s cheese and matured Windau sheep’s cheese. The Nesseltrain farm operates a self-service farm shop next to the Getznerhof, open on a one-off basis. It sells bacon, cheese and fresh yoghurt in various flavours.

Classifying Accommodation in Unterwindau Appropriately

When looking for accommodation, you can specifically compare these reference points: the Lendwirt is the starting point for several hiking and cycling descriptions, the meeting point for the half-day canyoning tour for adults is at the Getznerhof, and regional products are the focus at Nesseltrain and Oberfasser. This does not include information about distances, travel times or special accommodation features. You can also include Feichten as another destination.

For the higher-level travel overview: Westendorf.