The town is within hiking distance of Feldberg, the highest point in the Black Forest, and its open, well-sunlit valley helps sustain its popularity as a destination for skiing in the winter and hiking in the summer.

It was interesting to imagine life there, wearing homespun and using candles within hiking distance of modem America.

A large stone (Sasso della Predescia) carved with mysterious signs, probably used for Celtic religious purposes, is located within hiking distance.

In 2008, an avalanche occurred in the Flathead National Forest, within hiking distance of the back side of The Big Mountain and killed two skiers on January 13, 2008.

Both are within hiking distance but permission is require and can be obtained from the community museum.

The ports are within hiking distance of several beautiful beaches, and within a one-hour hike of each other on a marked trail.

The falls are easily reached by boat, sea plane, or road, and a campsite is located within hiking distance of the base of the falls.

The famous town of St. Wolfgang is within hiking distance, and common excursions from Strobl include the Postalm plateau and the Schafberg (1783m), which can be ascended via a cog railway, the Schafbergbahn, as well as Bad Ischl, where Emperor Franz Joseph I of Austria often spent his summers.