Walking
With 290km of walking and several guided walks by the tourist office each week, there is a huge scope of opportunity. Explore the river banks towards Eisenarzt along the River Traun, before climbing higher for beautiful views of Ruhpolding, with the Rauschberg and Unterberg mountains beyond.
Strollers
The combination of wide valley floors, rolling hills and steeper mountains make Ruhpolding a wonderful area for walking. There are plenty of lovely easy walks along river banks or well signposted circular walks from the village centre that take you through the surrounding flower filled meadows.
Ramblers
There are approximately 290km of marked walks of varying levels and two summer lifts in the area - the Unternberg chairlift and the Rauschberg cable car. Wherever you go you'll find delightful mountain huts and restaurants serving delicious Bavarian specialities. The Ruhpolding tourist office organises guided walks each week and they can provide maps of the area.
Hikers
A popular walk to take is the "Smugglers' Walk", over the border into Austria - starting from Laubau (on the outskirts of Ruhpolding), walking to the Staubbach waterfall and on over into the Heutal in Austria.