Kirchfeld, Alpine pasture in Wörschach, Austria

Kirchfeld is a nearly flat alpine pasture at 1,800 m in the municipality of Wörschach, about 100 m above the Niederhüttenalm at the southeastern foot of the Hochmölbingkamm. It lies at the tree line, with scattered larches and spruces interspersed with mountain pines, and its main dolomite bedrock supports the best grazing area in the Warscheneck group. Numerous moorland pools of varying sizes dot the meadow, some trampled by grazing cattle.

This pasture has been used for grazing over many centuries and has long shaped rural life in the region. Traditional use by successive generations of farmers continues to define the landscape today.

The name Güetenfeld comes from Old High German "in demo guotin velde", meaning "on the good field". A legend tells of a sunken church on the Kühfeld whose bell is said to hang in the tower of Niederhofen in Stainach-Pürgg. Mountain pines are still cleared by hand to keep the pasture open.

The pasture is reached via marked hiking trails that depart from Wörschach village and lead into the mountain terrain. Open slopes make navigation straightforward, though hikers should be careful on slippery ground after rain.

The moorland pools at the foot of the pasture often show clumps several centimetres wide rising to the surface. They are mats of Oscillatoria cyanobacteria lifted by oxygen bubbles from photosynthesis, mixed with sediment and diatoms.