Top 4 Natural Monuments in Pillerwald

Interesting biotope, well maintained

Great place for a break. The lake was freezing cold, but apparently that didn't stop everyone from swimming 😂 Kneipp therapy was enough for us. The dogs had a blast, cooling off and letting off steam. All in all, it's worth stopping here.

Make sure you're allowed to enter the moor! In winter, it's a wildlife sanctuary :)

Particularly recommended in foggy "bad" weather because of the moor atmosphere. The lovingly laid out wooden paths are still safe to walk on.

The Piller Moor in the Kaunergrat Nature Park is one of the most beautiful raised moors in Central Europe. Since 2015, large parts of the moor nature trail have also been barrier-free accessible and the moor nature trail has been completely revised! In order to bring the wonderful world of the moors closer to the nature park visitors, an educational trail with display boards was built on Piller Moor. An 11 m high moor tower also provides a view over the millennia-old raised moor.

A Bronze Age-Iron Age burnt offering place on the Piller Saddle. More than 3 1/2 thousand years ago, animals were sacrificed to the gods here. Next to the square is a procession of a community leading an ox to the sacrificial altar. Priests slaughtered the sacrificial animals and a great feast was held. The remains were burned and dumped in the square. The sacrificial place grew over time to a considerable mound. It can be assumed that several animals were sacrificed per year. Donations in kind such as jewelery and coins were also sacrificed. The duration of this cult place goes back from the Middle Bronze Age to Roman times. The tradition died out with Christianization. There are numerous burnt offering sites in the Alps that were used by several communities nationwide. The hoard find at Moosbruck-Schrofen should also be considered in line with this. Here numerous bronze objects such as weapons, tools, pieces of jewelery and a helmet were first intentionally destroyed, i.e. made unusable, in order to withdraw them from earthly purposes and then to sacrifice them to the deities. The site was not chosen by chance, as it is located exactly on the important transition from the Pitztal to the Inntal, i.e. an important long-distance route from north to south, on the Piller saddle. In 2001, this hoard of over 350 objects was found in a rock crevice. It can be seen in the Archaeological Museum in Fliess. The museum also offers another sensational Iron Age hoard find that can be found in Fliess found during construction work. You can also visit the remains of a Rhaetian house. So a visit to the museum is highly recommended. The opening times are from May 1st to October 31st from Tue - Sun between 2 p.m. and 5 p.m. Caution Monday is a rest day.

Good for a break including cooling off.

The Harbeweiher is an idyllic, small lake, which, embedded in an enchanting alpine pasture, invites you to take a break. There is also a small shelter by the pond, under which you can flee in the event of a rain shower.