The holiday region Pyhrn / Priel consists of the municipalities: Hinterstoder, Vorderstoder, Spital Pyhrn, Windischgarsten, Edlbach, Pasching, Roßleithen, Klaus / Steyrling and St. Pankratz.

Highlights of the holiday region Pyhrn / Priel are the two ski resorts in winter Wurzeralm and Hinterstoder, and cross-country ski trails. E.g. The cross-country and biathlon center in the Innerrosenau in beautiful landscapes with 25 kilometers cross-country and all facilities for the biathletes. A portion of the plant 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. Snow-covered ski trails are found in the ski resorts Wurzeralm and Hinterstoder. Rodel pave you find in Edlbach, Pasching, Hinterstoder and Pyhrn Spital. While making the toboggan runs in Hinterstoder and Edlbach possible with a floodlit also sledding at night. After a cold day outdoors, you can thaw out in the panoramic swimming pool with sauna in Spital am Pyhrn pleasant again ".

In summer the hiking region Pyhrn / Priel in southern Upper Austria, on the edge of the Limestone Alps National Park is a very popular destination for hikers because of the wonderful 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 provides information about the hikers path number, direction, altitude and difficulty level. In addition to many cycling and mountain bike tours the golf course in Windischgarsten is also very interesting. On Wurbauerkogel in Windischgarsten you can hike first on the fitness trail to the top, look at the area of Panorama tower, and then take one of Austria's longest summer toboggan run back to the valley. For those who do not want to walk on at Wurbauerkogel Windischgarsten there is also a chair lift.

The community Hinterstoder belongs to the district of Kirchdorf an der Krems, and has about 1,000 inhabitants. The 150 km² located in the municipality Stodertal and consists of the districts Vordertambergau, Hinterberg, Mitterstoder and Hinterstoder. The "Große Priel" 2.514m is the highest mountain in the Dead Mountains.

Since 1994, great efforts were taken away for renovation. Many facades were restored and also in road space has been done very much. In 2000 Hinterstoder was awarded the "European Village Renewal Award". 2002 was opened by Hösshalle a modern conference and event center.

Leisure Hinterstoder in winter: ski touring, Winder trails, snowshoeing, sleigh rides, paragliding, curling, tobogganing on the illuminated, 1.2 km long toboggan run, cross country skiing (cross-country trail at ca.1400m - Huttererböden).

Leisure Hinterstoder in summer: mountain biking, hiking, paragliding, climbing, mountaineering, fishing, swimming, tennis. Even in the summer months of July, August and September is the mountain railway in Hinterstoder in operation. The Huttererböden can also be reached via a 10-kilometer toll road. So you can take from the Huttererböden some not too strenuous walks or hikes.

The Dead Mountains lies in the eastern Alps and belongs to the northern limestone alps. The 1.130km² 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 is barren. 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 is with 125 kilometers and a depth of 1070m, the longest cave. The highest mountain in the Dead Mountains is the "Große Priel with 2.515m. The most famous lakes in the Dead Mountains are: Altausseer Lake, Grundlsee, Offensee, Almsee, Ödsee, Elmsee, Schwarzensee, Steirersee, Lahngangseen 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 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.