Cross-Country

With 146 kilometers (91 miles) of well-groomed trails to do their laps on, cross-country sports enthusiasts will also get their money’s worth in Innsbruck’s skiing region. Here, cross-country skiing is both a tour of the holiday villages around Innsbruck and a commune with nature as you enjoy the unspoiled landscape. The eye-level views of the surrounding mountains when moving along the 4.5 km (2.8 miles) track at the Stubai Glacier and the 3.5 km long (2.2 miles) one in the Schlick 2000 are magnificent. On the plateaus of the lower mountains overlooking Innsbruck, the cross-country regions Rinn, Natters and Axams offer a total of about 56 kilometres (35 miles) of tracks, partly covered with artificial snow to ensure perfect conditions.

However, if you long for altitude, there are numerous trails on higher ground too, for instance in Oberperfuss, in Kühtai and in St. Sigmund-Praxmar, where the trails run along the romantic Mellach stream to the head of the valley at the foot of the glacier, the Lüsener Ferner. And if you prefer to reach even higher heights, try out Kühtai at 2,020 metres (6,700 feet) above sea level.

At an altitude of 1,640 metres (5,300 feet), Lüsens in the Sellraintal valley is about 45 minutes from Innsbruck in a high mountain pass, with about 15.5 km. (9.7 miles) of trails, groomed in two basic loops. The longer loop encircles a lake and passes through woods and the shorter begins at the nearby downhill ski area. Both offer beautiful high mountain scenery but no real backcountry or wilderness travel. It is also hard to lose the crowd. A couple of good inns make handy lunch stops. Trails are well-groomed and the lake loop can offer some thrills for advanced beginners and intermediates.

The daily cross-country ski-bus gives the guest the possibility to explore different trails around Innsbruck.

Here is a list of contact numbers for further information on the cross-country areas.

Trail Statistics - Click on the resort for a trail map.

Axams Cross Country Skiing Track - 7.5 km of easy-rated trails for classic and skate skiing

Gries Cross Country Skiing Track - 4 km of easy-rated trail for classic and skate skiing on a circular track. This trail is also illuminated every night for night skiing. Shuttle bus access.

Innsbruck-Rinn Nordic Ski Center - 27 km of diagonal stride and skating tracks for all levels: 12 km easy trails, 9 km intermediate trails and 6 km of expert trails . Access point: Golflift parking lot, exit of town (toward Judenstein) or Judenstein parking lot.
Parking is free.

Lüsens - Praxmar - Sellraintal Nordic Tracks - 15.5 km of tracks (15 km are classic and 16 are skate). Of the 15 km, 5.5 km are rated easy and 10 km are rated intermediate:

Waldwegloipe (Praxmar-Lüsens), 5 km
Ferner-Boden-Loipe (Lüsens), 5.5 km
Tiroler-Loipe (Lüsens-Moos), 5.5 km
Sportloipe (Lüsens-Moos-Fernerboden), 11 km
Trainingsloipe (Lüsens im Anger), 0.7 km
Wasserfallloipe (Lüsens), 0.5 km

Kühtai - 3 interconnected cross country skiing tracks: Claudia, Maximilian and Bilgerie track, total of 15 km, (5 km rated easy and 10 km rated intermediate), diagonal stride and classic style at an impressive 2,000 meters.

Oberperfuss - Snow conditions permitting there are 15km of groomed cross-country skiing tracks (7 rated easy and 8 rated intermediate) available in Oberfuss.

Dickicht - Völsesgasse - Ranggen: 8km
Kammerland: 3km
Obere Gasse: 4km

Natters XC Ski Tracks - 21.5 km of skating and classic tracks. There are 1.5 km of easy track (circular trail in Mutters) and 20 km of intermediate track.

Cross Country Track Martinsbühel - rests in Zirl at a comfortable altitude of 700 meters. It has 7 easy trails.

High altitude tracks (with ski bus)

Cross-Country Track Eissee – Gamsgarten - in the Stubai Glacier at 2,620 meters above sea level, it's the highest trail in Innsbruck. There are 4.5 km of intermediate trail.

Cross-country Track Schlickerboden - in Schlick 2000 is 1700 meters above sea level and has 3.5 km of intermediate track.