Location: Tirol
Top Things to do in Tirol
What to do and see in Tirol, Austrian Alps: The Best Hiking Trails
Once known as The Land of the Mountains, the 10,000-square-mile province of Tirol is a wonderland of gushing rivers, lush meadows and rugged peaks. Fantastic hiking trails wind along paths through the Zillertal Alps. Famed resort towns confetti the mountainsides, including Kitzbühel, St. Anton, Ischgl and Seefeld, site of some events in the 1964 and 1976 Winter Games. Compact capital Innsbruck is a medieval gem. The Tirolean identity is strong: Expect to see lederhosen and feathered hats.
Restaurants in Tirol
1. Gletscherweg Innergschloss
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 32 reviews
Reviewed By Globalexplorernl - Utrecht, The Netherlands
This Gletscherweg is an amazing round trip from the bottom of the Innergschloss valley, going through the forrest alongside a big powerfull waterfall up to some lakes and eventually to boulders and the glacier, to then return on the other side back to the valley. To get to this hike, you can park (or get a bus to the parking area) at Matreier Taurnhaus and then either walk up to Innergschloss (3 hours return) or take a taxi or carriage to Innergschloss. They go all the time in the summer, so no need to make a reservation. Then once up at Innergschloss, you hike about 25 minutes through a flat valley to the start of the loop, which is 4 hours back to the valley. So in total, around 5 hours from the place you can get to with public transport, or around 8 hours from the Matreier Taurnhaus. You can hike very close to the glacier and the views are amazing there! The last bit you have to be a bit more steady on your feet as there is some clambering up boulders, but kids were doing it too, so take it easy and you will be fine.
2. Panoramaweg Solden Vent
3. Wilde Wasser Weg
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 39 reviews
Reviewed By carolynl756 - San Diego, United States
This trail begins at the drainage from the Stubaital Glacier and follows the rushing waters downhill. One highlight is the Grawa waterfall that you pass after one hour of hiking. We encountered cows and goats on the trail, which added to the experience. There are strategically placed eating places along the way in case you need refreshment. It is a friendly trail that is suitable for all.
4. Teufelsgasse
5. Kufsteinerland
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 36 reviews
Reviewed By 922annalisaw
I ended up hiking in Austria on my 35th birthday. It was challenging, but worth the experience. Beautiful place.
6. Berwang
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4.5 based on 21 reviews
7. Walking Trails
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4.5 based on 256 reviews
Reviewed By SusanneNZ2017 - Auckland, New Zealand
I have been visiting Mayrhofen Summer and Winter since 1980’s. The walking trails are brilliant. Easy to follow, regular stopping places to admire the view, different levels of ability. It is fun catching the bus to Branberg then walking back down along the Zillertal valley.
8. Friedensglocke
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 105 reviews
9. Wolfsklamm Gorge
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 174 reviews
Reviewed By Poltynka
Great place! The cost is not that high and paths and stairs are nice and safe. Amazing views on wild waters and waterfalls... The way is better with hiking boots and it is quite steep.
10. Ski Juwel Alpbachtal Wildschonau
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 114 reviews
The Ski Juwel Alpbachtal Wildschonau with its 4 mountains and 2 valleys is one of the most family friendly ski resorts in the Tyrol. 109 prime prepared slopes, 45 modern ski lifts and 25 huts await Winter sports lovers of all age groups. The „Alpbachtaler Lauser-Sauser“ Alpine-coaster offers fun for the whole family Summer and Winter.In Winter families can put their Winter sports skills to test on the Funslope Alpbachtal and the Eva-Maria Brem – race course. Other Winter fun activities to enjoy are hikes along romantic Winter walking paths thrilling toboggan rides down exciting runs and exclusive co-pilot rides aboard piste bashers. The excellent accessibility and idyllic setting with low-key apres-ski scene, are qualities often favoured by families, make for a perfect holiday in the Ski Juwel Alpbachtal Wildschonau.
Reviewed By 702martync - Derbyshire, United Kingdom
Alpbach is a medium size ski resort in the Austrian Tyrol ideally suited to intermediates and families. It is adjacent to the Ziller valley (for Mayrhofen and various other ski resorts) and following its link to the Wildschönau, both are now marketed under the name Ski Juwel. It is about an hour drive from Innsbruck airport. For a greater variety of flights and cheaper prices it can also be reached by road from Munich in about 2 hours, although of course the cost of a hire car needs to be factored in. (Top tip: if driving from Munich, the section of the A12 Inntal Autobahn leading to the Zillertal exit can have severe ques at peak periods, such as Saturday afternoon during February half term. Traffic can back-up on the autobahn due to there being ques all the way down the Zillertal into Mayrhofen. The B171 runs from Kufstein through Wörgl for about 20km parallel to the Inntal Autobahn and can offer swifter progress at some times of the year, so be prepared to make a small detour if necessary). Alpbach can also easily be reached from both Innsbruck and Munich airports by train to Brixlegg and then by taxi or bus. Skiing in Alpbach is split between the Wiedersberger Horn and the Schatzberg ski area in the Wildschönau. Both areas are incredibly beautiful. Both largely wooded on their bottom halves, more open at the top. There are a claimed 109km of runs covered by the Ski Juwel lift pass, but that includes two smaller and unlinked areas accessible only by bus at Niederau and at Reith Im Alpbachtal, so it is not a massive resort, but for this intermediate skier is more than enough for a week’s skiing. In fact, Alpbach is ideally suited to red loving intermediates who will appreciate the three valley runs. A real cracker is the Inneralpbach Abfahrt no. 47 running through the trees from the top of the Wiedersberger Horn down to Inneralpbach in the valley. Then you can go up the “imaginably” named Verbindungsbahn (meaning connection!) onto the Schatzberg and ski runs 2 and 1, the Schatzberg Abfahrt, down to Auffach in the Wildschönau and reward yourself with a beer in one of the bars at the bottom. Great fun! On the Alpbach side, the top of the gondola to the Wiedersberger Horn is where the ski schools are based, with a small nursey area ideally suited to children and a couple of “progression” slopes. Adjacent to this is a large restaurant, the Hornboden, meaning that families with children in ski school can easily meet up for lunch. From the Hornboden, via blue 52 and the easy red 53, a chair, the Hornlift 2000, takes you to the highest point in the resort at 2,025 metres on the Wiedersberger Horn. So, not a particularly high resort, but all pistes are beautifully prepared and largely north facing. From the Hornlift 2000 there are a number of reds, some perhaps more red than others, and two relatively straight forward black runs which lead back to the bottom of the lift, or it’s possible to ski across the mountain to take the Gmahbahn back to the top of the Wiedersbergerhornbahn gondola, from where you can either descend by gondola or ski back down to valley to your car or for the bus back to Alpbach or Inneralpbach. Despite three visits to Alpbach this skier has to admit to never having skied the bottom half; in late afternoon the area leading to the middle station of the Wiedersbergerhornbahn can, as the temperature drops, become a little icy due to it being in the sun in the morning and shade in the afternoon, with the bottom half easily turning to slush. Personally, I like the Schatzberg mountain. A little lower at 1900m and a bit quieter. It has a lovely bowl with a number of nice reds and the mountain’s only black. Nearby are what in my opinion are two of the resort’s nicest restaurants, the Wurmegg Hochleger and the Gipfo Hit, both of which are close to the top of the Verbindungsbahn. Descent is either by runs 2 and 1 to Auffach for the Wildschönau as previously described, or by red 13, a true red, to the mid-station of the Verbindungsbahn and then by gondola to Inneralpbach. To conclude, Alpbach is a lovely resort mainly suited to relaxed intermediates and families seeking a quality, but reasonably priced and quiet holiday. As such it succeeds, with many returning year after year.
