Cycling features in Gasteig in two different contexts: as a starting point for a regional network of cycling routes and as part of the village’s history. A specifically described hike also leads to geological formations, while historical events offer glimpses of village life in different periods. These topics help you choose between an active outing and a look into the local past.
Hike to the Geological Organs
A 5.0 km hike to the Geological Organs starts in Unterneukirchen, passes through Winkl, Pinsmaier and Obergrund, continues towards Oberschroffen, and includes an ascent of 53 metres. The distance and ascent provide two separate points of reference for planning your outing; the named places make the route specific.
Near Oberschroffen, natural tubes are found in a former quarry, within a glacial gravel conglomerate. The Geological Organs are 50 to 60 cm in diameter and extend vertically down to a depth of 10 m in a cone-like shape. The diameter and depth describe two different dimensions of the same formation: the width of the tubes and their vertical extent.
Cycling: Regional Network and Local History
From the “Sonne in Gasteig” holiday apartment, you can join the 1,500-kilometre cycling network in the Inn-Salzach region. The network is regional, while the named holiday apartment in Gasteig is the specific starting point. The 1,500 kilometres refer to the regional cycling network as a whole, not to a single route.
Cycling also has a local historical dimension. Founded in 1921, the “Gasteig Cycling Club” was revived temporarily; this chapter included a celebration and a cycling race around Gasteig. The network and the club’s history represent different scales: a regional cycling network on the one hand, and a temporary event associated with the club on the other.
Historical Events in Gasteig
In 2014, the annual classic-car gathering was held for the ninth time at the Haindl-Wirt parking lot in Gasteig, and was well attended. At the village festival on 13 May, the Rasenmäher-Bulldog-Freunde Maderlehen used their strength to raise the maypole at the inn of Hermann and Gudrun Haindl in the Gasteig district.
Another look back takes us to 2002: that year, 35 children painted an underwater scene on one side of the B299 underpass in Gasteig. The examples differ in their occasion—a classic-car gathering, a village festival and a collaborative art project—and add further facets of local life to the club’s history.
Church-Building History in the Broader Destination of Unterneukirchen
In the broader destination of Unterneukirchen, the Christ the King parish church was built in 1962. The restored side church of St John and St Giles dates from 1479. The two dates mark different periods: Christ the King was built in the 20th century, while the side church dates from the 15th century. This places two markedly different construction periods side by side in the regional context.
View the broader travel overview: Unterneukirchen.
