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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 £88
Breitenbach
87 km 2 - 10 £216
Feichten
25 km 2 - 10 £243
Fendels
25 km 2 - 10 £295
Fieberbrunn
22 km 2 - 10 £269
Flirsch
70 km 3 - 10 £439
Galtür
74.5 km 2 - 10 £389
Hollersbach
70 km 2 - 10 £206
Hopfgarten
10 km 2 - 10 £229
Innsbruck
40 km 2 - 7 £256
Itter
148 km 3 - 7 £469
Jerzens
Unknown 2 - 10 £174
Jochberg in Tirol
20 km Unavailable
Kaltenbach - Ried - Stumm
10 km 2 - 10 £229
Kirchberg
70 km 2 - 10 £167
Kirchdorf in Tirol
170 km 2 - 10 £334
Kitzbühel
70 km 2 - 10 £300
Kolsassberg
40 km 2 - 5 £150
Kössen
121 km 3 - 10 £212
Längenfeld
50 km 2 - 10 £200
Maurach
31 km Unavailable
Mieming
38 km 2 - 14 £141
Mittersill
25 km 2 - 10 £203
Nauders
90 km 2 - 10 £206
Oberndorf
170 km 2 - 10 £292
Obsteig
80 km 2 - 7 £159
Oetz
5 km 1 - 10 £141
Pertisau
40 km 2 - 10 £309
Reutte
120 km 2 - 10 £174
Sautens
5 km 2 - 10 £176
Seefeld
245 km 2 - 10 £218
Serfaus-Fiss-Ladis
31 km 2 - 10 £212
St. Anton
70 km 2 - 10 £327
St. Johann in Tyrol
170 km 2 - 10 £238
St. Ulrich am Pillersee
35 km Unavailable
Steinach am Brenner
10 km 2 - 7 £235
Thaur
40 km 2 - 7 £212
Umhausen
143 km 5 - 7 £442
Waidring (Steinplatte)
22 km 3 - 7 £433
Walchsee
121 km 2 - 10 £141