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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 £104
Breitenbach
87 km 2 - 10 £222
Feichten
25 km 2 - 10 £244
Fendels
25 km 2 - 10 £309
Fieberbrunn
22 km 2 - 10 £274
Flirsch
70 km 3 - 10 £442
Galtür
74.5 km 2 - 10 £401
Hollersbach
70 km 2 - 10 £212
Hopfgarten
10 km 2 - 10 £235
Innsbruck
40 km 2 - 7 £261
Itter
148 km 3 - 7 £471
Jerzens
Unknown 2 - 10 £180
Jochberg in Tirol
20 km Unavailable
Kaltenbach - Ried - Stumm
10 km 2 - 10 £235
Kirchberg
70 km 2 - 10 £183
Kirchdorf in Tirol
170 km 2 - 10 £338
Kitzbühel
70 km 2 - 10 £305
Kolsassberg
40 km 2 - 5 £156
Kössen
121 km 3 - 10 £218
Längenfeld
50 km 2 - 10 £226
Maurach
31 km Unavailable
Mieming
38 km 2 - 14 £148
Mittersill
25 km 2 - 10 £209
Nauders
90 km 2 - 10 £212
Oberndorf
170 km 2 - 10 £297
Obsteig
80 km 2 - 7 £165
Oetz
5 km 1 - 10 £148
Pertisau
40 km 2 - 10 £314
Reutte
120 km 2 - 10 £180
Sautens
5 km 2 - 10 £174
Seefeld
245 km 2 - 10 £251
Serfaus-Fiss-Ladis
31 km 2 - 10 £218
St. Anton
70 km 2 - 10 £331
St. Johann in Tyrol
170 km 2 - 10 £250
St. Ulrich am Pillersee
35 km Unavailable
Steinach am Brenner
10 km 2 - 7 £240
Thaur
40 km 2 - 7 £218
Umhausen
143 km 5 - 7 £445
Waidring (Steinplatte)
22 km Unavailable
Walchsee
121 km 2 - 10 £148