Highlights of the holiday region Pyhrn / Priel are the two ski areas Wurzeralm and Hinterstoder, as well as numerous cross-country ski trails. E.g. The cross-country and biathlon center in the Innerrosenau at the foot of Hengstpaß with 26 kilometers cross-country and all facilities for the biathletes. A portion of the system can be supplied with artificial snow and in summer the plant acts as a skate park for inline skates, roller skis, and shooting, with a 2 kilometers long line of fine asphalt. Particularly reliable snow ski trails are found in the ski resorts and Wurzeralm / Höss - Hinterstoder. There are sled pave Edlbach, Pasching, Hinterstoder and Spital Pyhrn make with the toboggan runs in Hinterstoder and Rosenau possible, with floodlights also sledding at night. After a cold day outside, you can thaw out in the panoramic swimming pool with sauna in Spital am Pyhrn properly again pleasant.

In summer the hiking region Pyhrn Priel in southern Upper Austria, with the Limestone Alps National Park a very popular destination for hikers who appreciate the very scenic tours. The hiking in the recreation area offers many unspoiled forests, adventure trails in the many gorges, imposing mountain peaks with a splendid view of the Alps and many cultivated pastures and huts in which all guests are fed with the best local produce. The paths were provided with a uniform signage system that informs the next hiker path number and direction via elevation and difficulty. In addition to many cycling and mountain bike tours of the golf course in Windischgarsten is very interesting. On Wurbauerkogel in Windischgarsten first you can walk on the fitness trail, view the area of Panorama tower, and then take one of Austria's longest summer toboggan run back to the valley. Not all who want to walk on at Wurbauerkogel Windischgarsten or simply drive more often on the summer toboggan run, there is also a chair lift.

The alps Dead Mountains in the eastern Alps. The 1130 kilometers² divided to districts Liezen, Gmunden and Kirchdorf an der Krems on in the two provinces of Styria and Upper Austria. The plateau of the Dead Mountains themselves divided into Priel, Warscheneck, and Schoenberg group. In the largest karst area in Europe, the water drained very quickly and therefore the area of the dead is not a mountain area with lots of vegetation.

Dachstein limestone and dolomite are the two most common types of rock in the Dead Mountains. The Dead mountain is also known for its about 600 caves and wells. The Schoenberg-cave system with 125 kilometers and a depth of 1070m, the longest cave. The highest mountain in the Dead Mountains is the Great Priel with 2.515m. The most famous lakes in the Dead Mountains are: Altausseersee, Grundlsee, Offensee, Almsee, Ödsee, Elmsee, Schwarzensee, Steirersee, Lahngangsee and Wildensee. Besides the well known ski resorts Loser, Tauplitzalm, Hinterstoder and Wurzeralm the Dead Mountains in winter offers a great many ski tours, tobogganing, cross-country ski trails and lovely, romantic villages in winter dress. In the summer coming, many mountain bikers, cyclists, hikers, mountaineers, climbers, paragliders and recreation seekers to the area of the Dead Mountains.