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TOURS AND ROUTES IN THE PITZTAL VALLEY

TOURS AND ROUTES IN THE PITZTAL VALLEY

Discover our varied tours and routes

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.

Fire station – Ritzenried

Start
Bus stop Jerzens fire station (1098m)
Finish
Bus stop Jerzens fire station (1097m)
Starting point is on the opposite side of the fire station, on the right hand side of the Mühlbach stream. There is an easy ascent at the start of the walk, otherwise there are only minor gradients. At the first fork, follow the path on the right to the hamlet of Schön and then continue to Ritzenried. Follow the same way back to the starting point or take the Regiobus Pitztal. There are several options for a pub stop only a few minutes' walk from the starting or end point of this walk (Pitzloch, Restaurant Zirm and Hotel zum Lammwirt).

Route - Circular route Plattenrain

Start
Puitalm (1472m)
Finish
Puitalm (1471m)

Chapel path Arzl im Pitztal

Start
Pfarrkirche Arzl im Pitztal (851m)
Finish
Parkplatz Steige in Arzl im Pitztal (935m)
The starting point of the Chapel Trail is the Steige car park. From here, the trail leads past the Zangerl family farm shop in the direction of the village centre with the first stop at Arzl parish church. The church, first documented in 1358, is dedicated to Bishops Ingenuin and Albuin. On the cemetery right next to the church is the Our Lady, Help of Christians funerary chapel, a pilgrimage chapel from the late Gothic period. A steep path right next to the church continues to Lourdes Chapel, built in 1897. Hike back to the church via the same trail and then continue in the direction of Burgstall via a sunny uphill climb leading through forests and meadows and boasting wonderful views of the valley. Following the signs (“Kapellenweg Arzl”) you will reach the hamlet of Arzlair with the pilgrimage Chapel of Our Lady, majestically nestled on a hill like a castle. From there, continue downhill to Timls to the Chapel of Our Lady with ceiling frescoes by the Imst Rococo painter Josef Wörle. Now keep to the right, follow the signs, and stay on the road to the Steinhof fork. In the hamlet of Steinhof is the Chapel of the Holy Family, which was built in the mid-18th century, the last stop on the Chapel Trail. Walk along the valley hiking trail to the bus stop at the junction to Timls. Here you can conveniently get on the public bus to Arzl and get off at the town hall [Gemeindeamt]. If you prefer to hike back to Arzl along the valley hiking trail, please calculate another 30 minutes for the two kilometres back to the starting point (Steige car park).

Circular route Luis Trenker Trail

Start
car park Luis-Trenker-Steig (743m)
Finish
car park Luis-Trenker-Steig (740m)
From the starting point at the car park of the Luis Trenker Trail cross the road and walk along the popular path through the Pitzenklamm gorge. At the end of the Luis Trenker Trail, where the Pitze joins the Inn river, follow the tarmacked Inn valley cycle path (Inntalradweg) to the right to the entrance of the path of the gorge. This leads to the hamlet Wald/Niederried. At the fountain and the bus stop Wald Wendestelle follow the tarmacked side road on the right after approximately 100 metres that leads to a farm track. Follow it to the 94 m high suspension bridge. After crossing the bridge have a break at Bungy Stüberl. Refreshed, continue to walk on the side street Pitzenebene to the bus stop Arzl i.P. Pitzenebene. Then follow the path at the bus stop Parkplatz Bungy Stüberl down as it leads back to the starting point. Should you be afraid of heights continue to walk to the fire station from the hamlet Wald. From there turn right and follow the road to the end of the village. A forest path on the right will then take you back to the starting point. Caution, you will have to walk the last 100 m run along the roadside. (Luis Ternker Trail is closed in winter)

Alpine pasture hike Stalderhütte/Hochzeiger Haus

Start
Kaitanger (1433m)
Finish
Kaitanger (1434m)
Start this hike from the bus stop Jerzens/Kaitanger. Follow the signposts through the forest until you pass the Stadlerhütte or reach the Hochzeigerhaus which is another 5 minutes' walk. After taking some refreshments continue to your starting point via the same route.
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