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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 £124
Breitenbach
87 km 3 - 10 £268
Feichten
25 km 2 - 10 £282
Fendels
25 km 2 - 10 £384
Fieberbrunn
260 km 2 - 10 £321
Flirsch
70 km 4 - 10 £671
Hollersbach
70 km 2 - 10 £244
Hopfgarten
148 km 2 - 10 £286
Innsbruck
Unknown 2 - 7 £295
Itter
148 km 3 - 7 £510
Jerzens
Unknown 2 - 10 £214
Jochberg in Tirol
70 km 3 - 7 £492
Kaltenbach - Ried - Stumm
53 km 2 - 10 £268
Kirchberg
70 km 2 - 10 £304
Kirchdorf in Tirol
170 km 2 - 10 £393
Kitzbühel
70 km 2 - 10 £339
Kolsassberg
Unknown 2 - 5 £205
Kössen
121 km 3 - 10 £250
Längenfeld
148 km 2 - 10 £268
Mieming
5 km 2 - 14 £178
Mittersill
70 km 2 - 10 £241
Nauders
90 km 2 - 10 £241
Oberndorf
170 km 3 - 10 £411
Obsteig
80 km 2 - 7 £187
Oetz
5 km 1 - 10 £214
Reutte
120 km 2 - 10 £205
Sautens
5 km 2 - 10 £214
Seefeld
245 km 2 - 10 £274
Serfaus-Fiss-Ladis
31 km 2 - 10 £259
St. Anton
70 km 2 - 10 £375
St. Johann in Tyrol
170 km 2 - 10 £264
St. Ulrich am Pillersee
35 km Unavailable
Steinach am Brenner
10 km 2 - 7 £286
Thaur
Unknown 2 - 7 £232
Umhausen
148 km 2 - 7 £313
Walchsee
121 km 3 - 10 £178