Find the puzzle stations
Find the various puzzle stations in the PillerseeTal and work together as a family/team to solve the tasks! Search for secret clues around the stations and set your inner explorer free!
To the puzzle stations
What’s happening...
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The Steiner family live in the PillerseeTal and love going hiking. Recently they have noticed some mysterious stony figures on
their walking tours.During their latest walk through PillerseeTal, they discovered a track of pebbles and strange footprints on the path, leading to the entrance to an old tunnel. Once there, they could hardly believe their eyes: inside the mountain was a large stone figure moving with slow, heavy steps…
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As a swarm of startled bats flew out, the stone giant reached out his hand and touched one of the bats which fell to the ground like a stone. Then he stomped slowly back inside the mountain and disappeared.
The family wanted to flee the scene when Felix spotted something moving under one of the stones. He and Antonia found an injured elf beneath the bat which had been turned
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Felix and Antonia carried the elf from the tunnel where she told them everything:
“The scary giant is the Steinbergking who lives in his rocky palace deep inside the mountain. He has long been the ruler of the underground kingdom and creator of the Alps. He keeps trying to conquer the world inhabited by humans, elves and animals. He succeeded in capturing an elf and threatened to attack her and all of us if we did not grant him the magic power of ruling above ground. The elf gave in and granted him the power of transforming everything he touches into stone. Since then, he has been roaming the area and turning all creatures to stone which cannot run away fast enough. But he is slow and heavy as he is also made from stone himself”.
But the elves have a plan for stopping the Steinbergking.
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The elves have created the words of power to rob the Steinbergking of this power. The elves themselves are not able to say these words because they cannot upset the balance of power.
However humans are allowed to decode the magic words through careful and clever collaboration to force the Steinbergking back into his kingdom.
The Steinbergking loses part of his magic powers with each word of power spoken. Once he has completely lost all of his magic powers, the animals and humans he has transformed into stone will return to their original state.The magic of the words of power can only be uttered once per person.
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But the elves do not trust humans and so people first have to prove themselves by solving the puzzles set by the elves. This ensures that the humans are capable of tackling adventure and clever enough to act appropriately.
Just as the elf was about to reveal all of the puzzle locations, there was a rustling and rumbling sound behind the family.
The Steinbergking!
When the family turned back towards the elf, she had disappeared and the family fled the scene as quickly as they could. Once they were back to safety, they decided to look for the elf puzzle stations and to help other brave families in their search for the words of power.
And so your adventure in PillerseeTal begins...
The characters
* Click on a character to find out more.
The
Forest-elves
The forest-elves maintain the balance between the human world above ground and the underground world of the Steinbergking. They have developed their own elf alphabet and speak their own language. They have hidden words of power around the puzzle stations where the Steinbergking has committed his monstrous deeds. You need to find them in order to lessen or even eradicate the power of the evil Steinbergking to transform everything he touches into stone! The elves do not trust humans completely and so they created the words of power. The more words of power are found by humans, the faster the Steinbergking can be defeated.
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► Name: Forest-elf |
► Size: 60cm |
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► Age: 900 years |
► Favourite meal: honey |
Special features: Maintain the balance between Steinbergking and the human world, developed their own elf alphabet, created words of power which can suppress the magic powers of the Steinbergking (to transform everything into stone), do not look like typical elves and possess magical powers.
The
Steinbergking
The creator of the Alps and ruler of the underground empire wants to take over the human world! He kidnapped a forest-elf with magical powers and threatened to attack all the elves if the little elf creature didn’t give him the power of being able to transform everything he touched into stone – this power made the Steinbergking even more evil and he has even converted animals into stone. The Steinbergking is very domineering and wants to rule the human world too – and he must be stopped!
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► Name: Steinbergking |
► Size: 2,30m |
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► Age: ????? |
► Favourite meal: pebbles |
Special features: He moves very slowly and everything he touches turns to stone – only by finding the words of power can the stone animals be converted back to normal.
The
Family Steiner
The Steiner family live in the PillerseeTal, love going hiking and will guide you through the game. They want to break the spell of the Steinbergking and help others (by providing tips) to find the words of power. But please note: the words of power only become effective when humans solve the puzzles set by the elves! These special words cannot simply be passed on from person to person or they will have no effect.
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►Name: Georg |
► Size: 1,75m |
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► Age: 42 years |
► Favourite place: Jakobskreuz |
Special features:
Georg’s strengths are biology and history. He loves legends. Georg always has a camera with him.
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► Name: Eva |
►Size: 1,65m |
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►Age: 37 years |
►Favourite place: Steinplatte |
Special features:
Eva has good navigation skills, a knowledge of geography and astronomy and she always takes along a map or a compass
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► Name: Felix |
►Size: 1,30m |
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►Age: 8 years |
►Favourite place: Seisenbachquelle |
Special features:
Felix has very good eyes, is attentive and usually carries binoculars with him so that he can see things in detail.
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► Name: Antonia |
►Size: 1,54m |
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►Age: 12 years |
►Favourite place: Pillersee |
Special features:
Antonia is a plucky swimmer and very active. She wears fingerless gloves, cargo pants and a utility vest where she can stash away things she has found in nature.
Start now
your adventure holiday
in the PillerseeTal
How it works
Start your free* adventure on-site, solve the puzzle and defeat the Steinbergking with
the words of power!
* Playing is free.
However payment is required to enter the establishments.
All stations are included on purchasing the PillerseeTal-Card.
The Kitzbüheler Alpen Summer Card includes the mountain railways, the Pillersee lake and the Seisenbachquelle Kneipp facility.
Solve the riddle
All stations require logic, teamwork, skill and lots of fun! Once you have solved the riddle, elven symbols are revealed which you can then translate with the aid of the language wheel. Then enter the decoded word of power online here.
Enter word of power & collect a reward
Register on the website and enter the words of power you have found – once you have entered your 4th word of power, you can collect your reward
from the PillerseeTal tourist office (from Monday to Saturday) and on Sundays just from the gondolas!
The
PillerseeTal
Holidays in the Kitzbüheler Alps
The PillerseeTal is THE paradise for active sports fans, outdoor enthusiasts and families and is one of Austria’s most beautiful and peaceful holiday regions.
Interactive map Your holidays in the PillerseeTal
PillerseeTal and the five towns Fieberbrunn, Hochfilzen, St. Jakob in Haus, St. Ulrich am Pillersee and Waidring are situated in the heart of the Kitzbüheler Alps, framed by the Loferer Steinberge.
The region offers more than 400 km range of tours, exciting excursion destinations on the mountains (like the Jakobskreuz, Timok's Wild World or the Triassic Park), a lot of bike and mountainbike routes, 3 swimming lakes and one indoor pool!
If you are looking for something extra special, you will find what you are looking for here in the form of llama trekking, the Biathlon World Championship Trail and the Escape Room.
The towns are easily to reach by all commuter trains (no IC, EC and RailJet trains!) or buses. With your valid guest card all commuter trains from Hochfilzen <-> Wörgl and regio- and post buses within the PillerseeTal are included!
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Starting point for your adventure
Overall, the PillerseeTal is home to 5 locations, each of which provides plenty of variety with (family) highlights.
The Steinbergking puzzle stations are distributed throughout the PillerseeTal. Seek out your ideal starting point and set off on your adventure…
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Fieberbrunn
Fieberbrunn is the biggest resort in PillerseeTal. The offer for families with children here is extensive: from adventure-packed climbing tours to refreshing dips in the lake and Timok's Alpine Coaster – there is everything you could want here. Action enthusiasts will find the adrenaline boost they are seeking in summer and winter while relaxation-seekers can discover their own oasis of nature - whether during walking and biking or skiing, freeriding and cross-country skiing.
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Hochfilzen
The sunny peaks of the Kitzbüheler Alps are a little bit closer at an altitude of 1000m in Hochfilzen. Hochfilzen is renowned across the world for its biathlon: the Biathlon World Championship Trail is a must for all fans and wannabe fans! Quiz questions about the biathlon have to be answered at the various stations. Once you have all the right answers, a medal awaits at the collection stations!.
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St. Jakob in Haus
Discover the stunning panoramic peak of the Buchensteinwand and the adventure park "Erlebnispark Familienland" in St. Jakob in Haus. The little getaway village invites you for a restful summer holiday! And the village's glittering snowfields and snow-capped mountaintops promise you the brightest prospects for your chilled out winter holiday.
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St. Ulrich am Pillersee
Framed by the Loferer Steinberge and the grass mountains of the Kitzbühel Alps, St. Ulrich am Pillersee is an island of rest and relaxation. Here you can spend the most wonderful days of your year. The snow-covered winter landscape in St. Ulrich am Pillersee surrounding the eponymous Lake Pillersee offers scores of leisure activities, such as cross-country skiing, winter hiking, skiing and ice skating.
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Waidring
The Triassic Park on the Steinplatte enables visitors of all ages to submerse themselves in the world of 200 million years ago at a number of interactive stations. In winter, the Steinplatte family ski resort in the border triangle impresses with the highest levels of comfort and a snow park for snowboarders and freeskiers. Cross-country skiing and sledging complete the offer.
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Book now your holiday
Find your ideal starting point for your adventure around the Steinbergking and explore all the other highlights of the region.
The PillerseeTal is a safe choice for families and offers plenty of experiences for an unforgettable holiday!
