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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 £97
Breitenbach
87 km 3 - 10 £239
Feichten
20 km 2 - 10 £254
Fendels
20 km 2 - 10 £338
Fieberbrunn
260 km 2 - 10 £319
Flirsch
70 km 4 - 10 £640
Hollersbach
70 km 2 - 10 £208
Hopfgarten
148 km 2 - 10 £257
Innsbruck
Unknown 2 - 7 £266
Itter
148 km 3 - 7 £497
Jerzens
Unknown 3 - 10 £186
Jochberg in Tirol
70 km 3 - 7 £462
Kaltenbach - Ried - Stumm
53 km 2 - 10 £230
Kirchberg
70 km 2 - 10 £275
Kirchdorf in Tirol
170 km 2 - 10 £364
Kitzbühel
70 km 2 - 10 £319
Kolsassberg
Unknown 2 - 5 £177
Kössen
121 km 3 - 10 £221
Längenfeld
148 km 2 - 10 £235
Mieming
5 km 2 - 12 £150
Mittersill
70 km 2 - 10 £213
Nauders
90 km 2 - 10 £257
Oberndorf
170 km 3 - 10 £382
Obsteig
80 km 2 - 7 £159
Oetz
5 km 1 - 10 £195
Reutte
120 km 2 - 10 £186
Sautens
5 km 3 - 10 £186
Seefeld
245 km 2 - 10 £257
Serfaus-Fiss-Ladis
31 km 3 - 10 £302
St. Anton
70 km 2 - 10 £346
St. Johann in Tyrol
170 km 2 - 10 £248
St. Ulrich am Pillersee
35 km Unavailable
Steinach am Brenner
10 km 2 - 7 £266
Thaur
Unknown 2 - 7 £204
Umhausen
148 km 2 - 7 £284
Walchsee
121 km 3 - 10 £150