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TOURS AND ROUTES IN THE PITZTAL VALLEY

TOURS AND ROUTES IN THE PITZTAL VALLEY

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Distance ranges from 0km to 117km

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Duration ranges from 0h to 7h

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Altitude ranges from 0m to 3,200m

Circular route Matzlewald - Klausboden

Start
Bus stop Wenns Matzlewald (1141m)
Finish
Bus stop Wenns Matzlewald (1140m)
Start your walk from the Matzlewald bus stop. From there, hke in the direction of Matzlewald past a small sawmill. Continue to walk on the right on a forest road.  After 50 metres turn right again and follow the signs to “Klausboden”. Enjoy the beautiful views of the surrounding hamlets before reaching a romantic woodland area. After crossing two bridges you reach the Klausboden recreational area. Turn left there, stay on the forest road for about 50 metres and then immediately left again following the signs for Matzlewald. The initially quite steep forest road becomes pleasantly flat again after approx. 100 metres and runs back to Matzlewald with a wonderful view of the wintry Venet mountain ridge.

Circular route Earth Pillars

Start
Car park Fußballplatz Wald (952m)
Finish
Car park Fußballplatz Wald (954m)
ATTENTION: The path to the Walder waterfall is currently closed. (Status as of 10.04.2024)

This hike to the earth pyramids starts at the car park Fußballplatz Wald (Wald football grounds) and leads via a beautiful path in the direction of the hamlet Hohenegg. On this path you will see “two towers with a stone hat” which only result from very special climate conditions from former moraine fields. Once you get to Walderbach stream you can follow it along a path (dead-end) to a waterfall. Return via the same path to the tarmacked road and, on a slight incline upwards, in the direction of Wald. Once at the top, a path turns off left through the forest and back to the starting point by the car park. 

Wassertal trail

Start
Bus stop Jerzens Kaitanger (1433m)
Finish
Bus stop Jerzens Kaitanger (1434m)
This beautiful winter hiking trail just below the natural toboggan run leads north for approx. 2 km from the starting point. Return to your starting point via the same route.

Fishpond - Schön - Jerzens

Start
Jerzens Fischteich (fishpond) (965m)
Finish
Jerzens Fischteich (fishpond) (965m)
Starting point is the fishpond in Jerzens. Follow the path in the direction of Kienberg until you reach a bridge. At the bridge, the winter hiking trail forks off towards Schönlarch, follow it and continue through the district of Schön (please be careful when crossing the country road). Continue to walk on the forest path all the way to Jerzens (bus stop at the fi re station). Here, you may return via public bus to the fishpond or you may also return via the Niederhof hamlet to the fishpond (an extra 30 min walk). 
Walking time: 1 hr to the bus stop at the fire station.
Walking time: 1.5 hrs round trip from/to fishpond

Snow shoe hiking Kult(ur)weg

Start
Car park Fuchsmoos (1354m)
Finish
Car park Fuchsmoos (1354m)
From Fuchsmoos bus stop or car park this hike follows groomed trails past Piller Pond and pretty soon into a forest, which usually looks very wintry as it is on the shady side of the valley.  

Imsterberg

Start
Car park Steige (855m)
Finish
Car park Steige (855m)
Start at Steige car park and hike uphill toward the farm. Then turn right and follow the trail in the direction of 
the sawmill/ toboggan run. Follow the wide forest path through the pine forest which will eventually lead to a narrow steep trail which leads through a romantic gorge until you reach the village of Imsterberg. Here, Gasthaus Venetrast invites to take a break. Hiking time to there is approx. 2 hrs. You can return to the staring point via the same route.

fishpond - Ritzenried hamlet

Start
Bus stop Jerzens Fischteich (964m)
Finish
Bus stop Jerzens Fischteich (957m)
Starting point for this hike is the fishpond in Jerzens. From there, follow the road towards Kienberg until you reach a bridge. At the bridge, the winter hiking trail forks off, follow it towards Schönlarch and then the district of Schön (please be careful when crossing the country road) and follow the valley hiking trail to Ritzenried. Here you may return via public bus to the fishpond or return via the same route. Walking time: 3 hrs (1.5 hrs one way). Fischteich Jerzens at the start is an ideal place to have a break.

Winter hiking piösmes towards Arzler Alm

Start
Bushaltestelle Piösmes Scheibe (1392m)
Finish
Bushaltestelle Piösmes Scheibe (1392m)
Start at the bus stop Piösmes Scheibe. Once there, walk in the direction of Restaurant zur Einkehr facing into the valley. Then cross the bridge and follow the winter hiking trail on the left into the valley until you reach the fork to Arzler Alm. Then follow the groomed winter hiking trail through the snowy forest. Return to your starting point via the same route. Tip: The return path leads past Restaurant Zur Einkehr which is an ideal place to take a break. 
 

Matzlewald - Jerzens fishpond

Start
Bus stop Wenns Matzlewald (1138m)
Finish
Bus stop Wenns Matzlewald (1135m)
Walk from the Matzlewald bus stop to the hamlet Matzlewald. Then continue to walk on the forest road to Kienberg. From the hamlet of Kienberg walk downhill to Jerzens fishpond. After a pub stop at Fischteich Jerzens return refreshed to your starting point via the same route. 

Circular route Mittelberg with" Pitztaler Sagensteig"

Start
valley station Rifflseebahn/Mandarfen (1675m)
Finish
valley station Rifflseebahn/Mandarfen (1675m)
From the car park of Rifflsee gondola cross the bridge and turn left to walk on the wide agricultural road up to the catered mountain hut Taschach Alm. From there follow the road in the direction of Taschachhaus for a short stretch. Straight after the first bridge a path forks of to the left through the Mittelbergler forest to the valley station of the glacier express and from there on to Mittelberg. Since 2019, then follow the newly built “Pitztaler Sagensteig” [path of Pitztal’s legends]. Find out about the myths and legends of Pitztal at five stops along this path up to the catered mountain hut Gletscherstube at the foot of the Mittelberg glacier. You can return back to Mittelberg via the same path or follow the agricultural road or the Talwanderweg [valley hiking trail] to Mandarfen.
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