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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 38km

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Duration ranges from 0h to 10h

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Altitude ranges from 0m to 920m

Old road to Arzl

Start
Bus stop Wenns Pitztaler Hof or Wenns Gemeindezentrum (civic centre) (999m)
Finish
Turn-off Timls (927m)
Starting point is the bus stop Wenns Pitztalerhof or Wenns Gemeindezentrum. With the Regio Bus Pitztal or within 5 minutes walking from the parking space Mehrzwecksaal you will reach the starting point. Follow the turn-off in the direction Siedlung towards Klöfles. There you take the forest path or rather winter hiking path towards Arzl. Once there you can either comfortably return to the starting point on the Pitztal Regiobus or return by the same route. Walking time from Wenns to the Timls turnoff is approx. 1.2 hrs

Circular route Steinhof

Start
Car park Kirche/Mehrzwecksaal (981m)
Finish
Car park Kirche/Mehrzwecksaal (988m)
From the starting point at Kirche/Mehrzwecksaal (church/multi-purpose hall) car park walk for approximately 300m to the centre of the village. Turn right above the Pitztaler Hof restaurant and follow the so called ‘Alte Straße’ [old road] with fantastic views of Wenns village and the Tschirgant peak. Continue on this tarmac road to the next fork. Then continue on the forest road to Steinhof and further to Langenau. You can return to the starting point via the road. 

Hike from Falsterwies to Gischlewies

Start
bus stop Jerzens Hotel Jerzner Hof (1180m)
Finish
bus stop Jerzens Hotel Jerzner Hof (1180m)
The trail sets off at Hotel Jerzner Hof bus stop and leads uphill to the hamlet of Falsterwies. Once there, continue on a wide forest road to the hamlet of Gischlewies. Return to the starting point via the same route. There are several options for a pub stop only a few minutes' walk from the starting and end point of this hike (Pitzloch, Restaurant Zirm and Hotel zum Lammwirt).

Pitzenhöfe circular route

Start
Car park Gemeindezentrum Wenns (1000m)
Finish
Car park Gemeindezentrum Wenns (1001m)
From the starting point hike to the village centre (Pitztalerhof). Then follow the signposts “Rundwanderweg Pitzenhöfe” (Pitzehöfe circular hike).Walk through the historic lower town with its museum, the historic, beautifully painted ‘Platzhaus’, war memorial and parish church. After the school, follow the path to the right all the way to the Pitzenhöfe. You will see a wooden bridge: take a right turn just before it. Continue to walk on the forest path and turn right at the fork towards Wenns/St Margarethen. On the way back walk along the main road. 

Circular route Piller

Start
Busstop Piller Musikpavillon or car park Piller Zentrum (1345m)
Finish
Busstop Piller Musikpavillon or car park Piller Zentrum (1348m)
From the Piller Musikpavillon bus stop or the Piller Zentrum car park, this hike initially leads in the same direction as the Beckenhof circular hiking trail, but after a short while branches off to the left. Then there is a somewhat demanding ascent for ca. 500 meters and after another kilometre there is the possibility of making a detour of 400 metres to the managed fishpond Fischteich Piller. You can return to the starting point via the same route, covering a total distance of 3.5 km and an elevation difference of ca. 150 metres.

Large ´Harbeweiher´ [pond] circular route

Start
Nature Park Centre at Gachenblick (1584m)
Finish
Nature Park Centre at Gachenblick (1583m)
As with the small Harbeweiher pond circular hike, with your back turned to the Nature Park Centre, turn right on the farm road in a southerly direction. Follow this road to a fork and also turn right in the direction of Harbeweiher pond. Unlike the small Harbeweiher pond circular route, continue to follow this road past a fantastic viewing point until you reach the Harbeweiher pond. This pond is an extremely untouched and wild, romantic area not far from the Nature Park Centre and lends itself perfectly for nature lovers who do not want to cover long distances. After a short ascent, you will have reached the highest point and can then return on a forest road to the other side of the Nature Park Centre.     

Large hike through Jerzens village

Start
Haltestelle Jerzens Feuerwehr (1090m)
Finish
Haltestelle Jerzens Feuerwehr (1089m)
The starting point is opposite the fire station, to the right of the river Mühlbach. At the beginning of the trail there is a slight ascent, most of the part there are low slopes. At the first fork follow the path on the right until you reach the hamlet of Schön. There you follow the signs (Schönlarch) and cross the Pitztaler Landesstraße. Via a path you reach the hamlet of Schönlarch. At the car dealer Reinstalder, cross the Pitztaler Landesstraße again and return to the starting point at the fire station via the hamlet "Niederhof".

Trail to the Gletscherstube

Start
Mittelberg (1731m)
Finish
Mittelberg (1732m)
Follow the flat and even agricultural road to the catered mountain hut Gletscherstube.

Happy Track

Start
Mehrzwecksaal / Kirche (977m)
Finish
Mehrzwecksaal / Kirche (991m)
The “Happy Track” starts at the public car park next to the community hall in the centre of Wenns. You will wak past historic buildings through Wenns for the first few metres to Hotel Pitztaler Hof. From there, head north and follow the signs to the “Talwanderweg”. Shortly after a small playground there is a junction, continue uphill in the direction of “Langenau”. The actual “Happy Track” starts there. There are three interactive stations focusing on the subject of “self-esteem”. Old thought patterns are questioned, inner strengths are brought to the fore and affirmations are used to show ways in which to gain confidence. At the end of the “Happy Track” there is visitor’s or “pathways book” which gives inspiration for the following day and you can also leave messages for others. Once you arrive at the small chapel in Steinhof, follow the signs again in the direction of the “Talwanderweg” to Wenns. The entire loop is almost six kilometers long and is manageable with an all-terrain pushchair.

Route - Mittelberg till Wiese

Start
all villages in St. Leonhard (1691m)
Finish
all villages in St. Leonhard (1178m)
Starting point: The valley hiking trail follows the Pitze river from Mittelberg to Wiese. It is particularly popular with walkers and locals. You can access this hiking trail in every hamlet of St Leonhard and can walk into or out of the valley. You can return as you like either via the same route on foot or by using the Regio shuttle bus.

Duration: optionally, access and exit is possible in every hamlet. 
 
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