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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 $143
Breitenbach
87 km 2 - 10 $306
Feichten
25 km 2 - 10 $335
Fendels
25 km 2 - 10 $407
Fieberbrunn
22 km 2 - 10 $377
Flirsch
70 km 3 - 10 $607
Galtür
74.5 km 2 - 10 $551
Hollersbach
70 km 2 - 10 $291
Hopfgarten
10 km 2 - 10 $323
Innsbruck
40 km 2 - 7 $359
Itter
10 km 3 - 7 $646
Jerzens
Unknown 2 - 10 $247
Jochberg in Tirol
20 km Unavailable
Kaltenbach - Ried - Stumm
10 km 2 - 10 $323
Kirchberg
70 km 2 - 10 $251
Kirchdorf in Tirol
170 km 2 - 10 $464
Kitzbühel
70 km 2 - 10 $419
Kolsassberg
40 km 2 - 5 $215
Kössen
121 km 3 - 10 $299
Längenfeld
50 km 2 - 10 $311
Maurach
31 km Unavailable
Mieming
38 km 2 - 14 $203
Mittersill
25 km 2 - 10 $287
Nauders
90 km 2 - 10 $291
Oberndorf
170 km 2 - 10 $409
Obsteig
38 km 2 - 7 $227
Oetz
5 km 1 - 10 $203
Pertisau
40 km 2 - 10 $431
Reutte
120 km 2 - 10 $247
Sautens
5 km 2 - 10 $239
Seefeld
245 km 2 - 10 $361
Serfaus-Fiss-Ladis
30 km 2 - 10 $288
St. Anton
70 km 2 - 10 $455
St. Johann in Tyrol
170 km 2 - 10 $343
St. Leonhard
22 km 3 - 10 $455
St. Ulrich am Pillersee
35 km Unavailable
Steinach am Brenner
10 km 2 - 7 $330
Thaur
40 km 2 - 7 $299
Umhausen
143 km 5 - 7 $611
Waidring (Steinplatte)
22 km Unavailable
Walchsee
121 km 3 - 10 $203