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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
53 km 2 - 14 $98
Breitenbach
14 km 3 - 7 $286
Feichten
25 km 2 - 10 $275
Fendels
25 km 2 - 10 $342
Fieberbrunn
22 km 2 - 10 $357
Galtür
74.5 km 3 - 10 $231
Hollersbach
13 km 2 - 10 $286
Hopfgarten
10 km 2 - 10 $264
Innsbruck
40 km 2 - 7 $220
Itter
10 km 3 - 7 $585
Jerzens
3.2 km 2 - 10 $253
Kirchberg
45 km 2 - 10 $353
Kirchdorf in Tirol
170 km 2 - 10 $297
Kitzbühel
70 km 2 - 10 $364
Kolsassberg
40 km 2 - 5 $198
Kössen
121 km 3 - 10 $242
Längenfeld
50 km 2 - 10 $253
Maurach
31 km 5 - 7 $507
Mieming
38 km 2 - 14 $154
Mittersill
25 km 2 - 10 $242
Nauders
90 km 2 - 10 $230
Oberndorf
170 km 3 - 10 $441
Pertisau
40 km 2 - 10 $330
Reutte
90 km 2 - 10 $231
Seefeld
256 km 2 - 10 $275
Serfaus-Fiss-Ladis
30 km 2 - 10 $297
St. Anton
43 km 2 - 10 $386
St. Johann in Tyrol
170 km 2 - 10 $275
St. Leonhard
22 km 3 - 10 $529
St. Ulrich am Pillersee
35 km Unavailable
Steinach am Brenner
10 km 2 - 7 $319
Thaur
40 km 2 - 7 $253
Umhausen
143 km 3 - 7 $327
Waidring (Steinplatte)
22 km 2 - 7 $386
Walchsee
121 km 2 - 10 $209