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Tyrol - "Cross-country-trail Quality Seal of Tyrol"

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In the federal state of Tyrol, the state government already introduced the "Loipengütesiegel des Landes Tirol" (Cross-country-trail Quality Seal of Tyrol) back in 1981. To be awarded this seal, the operators of a cross-country network have to fulfil a minimum amount of certain criteria, and some special criteria e.g. that it has to be a "closed cross-country network", whereby the majority of the trails have to be located in Tyrol.

If the seal can be awarded in accordance to the criteria, the network will hold this for a duration of 3 years. Upon sending a written application it may be extended by a further 3 years.

Should the network fail to meet the criteria in a running period, the seal may also be revoked. How long a network is able to hold the seal, is actually shown in the emblem itself. However, there is no legal claim to being awarded this Quality Seal.

Criteria for Cross-country Quality Seal

Which criteria have to be fulfilled to be awarded the seal?

  1. Number of trails: The cross-country network has to include at least 3 trails with the following lengths:
    • one 10 km trail (difficulty blue or red)
    • one 5 km trail (difficulty blue or red)
    • one training track for beginners (at least 500 m long) in a respectively easy ski terrain
    The trails have to be independent from each other and have to be prepared with double tracks. Only over short stretches may the trials run parallel to each other.
  2. Snow conditions: at least 80 days of snow (days with snowcover of approx. 10 cm) during one winter (indicators are based on statistics by the central institute of meteorology and geodynamics, regional institute of Tyrol, Innsbruck, established over a 30- year period)
  3. Guaranteed usage of trails for at least 3 years - this has to be contractually secured with the landlord
  4. Parking facilities in close vicinity to the start and end points have to be given
  5. Start and end point areas have to be sign-posted

Overview of resort with Cross-country Quality Seal

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resort Cross-country track km Nights from
Achenkirch
50 km 2 - 14 £87
Breitenbach
87 km 3 - 10 £242
Feichten
20 km 2 - 10 £235
Fendels
20 km 2 - 10 £294
Fieberbrunn
260 km 3 - 10 £397
Flirsch
70 km 2 - 10 £344
Galtür
80 km 3 - 10 £432
Hollersbach
70 km 2 - 10 £193
Hopfgarten
148 km 2 - 10 £246
Innsbruck
Unknown 2 - 7 £255
Itter
148 km Unavailable
Jerzens
Unknown 2 - 10 £176
Jochberg in Tirol
70 km Unavailable
Kaltenbach - Ried - Stumm
53 km 3 - 10 £229
Kirchberg
70 km 2 - 10 £264
Kirchdorf in Tirol
170 km Unavailable
Kitzbühel
70 km 2 - 10 £308
Kolsassberg
Unknown 2 - 5 £167
Kössen
121 km 3 - 10 £211
Längenfeld
148 km 2 - 10 £224
Maurach
31 km Unavailable
Mieming
5 km 2 - 14 £140
Mittersill
70 km 2 - 10 £211
Nauders
90 km 2 - 10 £238
Oberndorf
170 km 2 - 10 £291
Obsteig
80 km Unavailable
Oetz
5 km 1 - 10 £167
Pertisau
76 km 2 - 10 £291
Reutte
120 km 4 - 10 £326
Sautens
5 km 3 - 10 £176
Seefeld
245 km 2 - 10 £273
Serfaus-Fiss-Ladis
31 km 3 - 10 £291
St. Anton
70 km 2 - 10 £441
St. Johann in Tyrol
170 km 2 - 10 £229
St. Ulrich am Pillersee
35 km Unavailable
Steinach am Brenner
10 km 2 - 7 £264
Thaur
Unknown 2 - 7 £193
Umhausen
148 km 2 - 4 £273
Walchsee
121 km 3 - 10 £140