Cross-Country-Trail Quality Seal

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

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.

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

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.
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)
Guaranteed usage of trails for at least 3 years - this has to be contractually secured with the landlord
Parking facilities in close vicinity to the start and end points have to be given
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	$162
Breitenbach	87 km	3 - 10	$326
Feichten	20 km	2 - 10	$326
Fendels	20 km	2 - 10	$391
Fieberbrunn	260 km	2 - 10	$418
Flirsch	70 km	2 - 10	$466
Galtür	80 km	3 - 10	$699
Hollersbach	70 km	2 - 10	$279
Hopfgarten	148 km	2 - 10	$337
Innsbruck	Unknown	2 - 7	$349
Itter	148 km	Unavailable
Jerzens	Unknown	2 - 10	$267
Jochberg in Tirol	70 km	2 - 10	$466
Kaltenbach - Ried - Stumm	53 km	2 - 10	$314
Kirchberg	70 km	2 - 10	$372
Kitzbühel	70 km	2 - 10	$384
Kolsassberg	Unknown	2 - 7	$232
Kössen	121 km	3 - 10	$302
Längenfeld	148 km	2 - 10	$301
Maurach	31 km	3 - 7	$432
Mieming	5 km	2 - 14	$209
Mittersill	70 km	2 - 10	$279
Nauders	90 km	2 - 10	$291
Oberndorf	170 km	2 - 10	$372
Obsteig	80 km	2 - 7	$232
Oetz	5 km	1 - 10	$240
Pertisau	76 km	2 - 10	$407
Reutte	120 km	2 - 10	$263
Sautens	5 km	3 - 10	$279
Seefeld	245 km	2 - 10	$361
Serfaus-Fiss-Ladis	31 km	2 - 10	$407
St. Anton	70 km	2 - 10	$571
St. Ulrich am Pillersee	35 km	Unavailable
Steinach am Brenner	10 km	5 - 7	$489
Thaur	Unknown	3 - 7	$396
Umhausen	148 km	Unavailable
Walchsee	121 km	3 - 10	$197

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

Criteria for Cross-country Quality Seal

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

Overview of resort with Cross-country Quality Seal