Cross-Country-Trail Quality Seal

Tyrol - "Cross-country-trail Quality Seal of Tyrol"

In the federal state of Tyrol, the state government already introduced the "Loipengütesiegel des Landes Tirol" (Cross-country-trail Quality Seal of Tyrol) back in 1981. To be awarded this seal, the operators of a cross-country network have to fulfil a minimum amount of certain criteria, and some special criteria e.g. that it has to be a "closed cross-country network", whereby the majority of the trails have to be located in Tyrol.

If the seal can be awarded in accordance to the criteria, the network will hold this for a duration of 3 years. Upon sending a written application it may be extended by a further 3 years.

Should the network fail to meet the criteria in a running period, the seal may also be revoked. How long a network is able to hold the seal, is actually shown in the emblem itself. However, there is no legal claim to being awarded this Quality Seal.

Which criteria have to be fulfilled to be awarded the seal?

Number of trails: The cross-country network has to include at least 3 trails with the following lengths:
- one 10 km trail (difficulty blue or red)
- one 5 km trail (difficulty blue or red)
- one training track for beginners (at least 500 m long) in a respectively easy ski terrain
The trails have to be independent from each other and have to be prepared with double tracks. Only over short stretches may the trials run parallel to each other.
Snow conditions: at least 80 days of snow (days with snowcover of approx. 10 cm) during one winter (indicators are based on statistics by the central institute of meteorology and geodynamics, regional institute of Tyrol, Innsbruck, established over a 30- year period)
Guaranteed usage of trails for at least 3 years - this has to be contractually secured with the landlord
Parking facilities in close vicinity to the start and end points have to be given
Start and end point areas have to be sign-posted

Overview of resort with Cross-country Quality Seal

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resort	Cross-country track km	Nights	from
Achenkirch	50 km	2 - 14	£97
Breitenbach	87 km	3 - 10	£235
Feichten	25 km	2 - 10	£253
Fendels	25 km	2 - 10	£305
Fieberbrunn	260 km	2 - 10	£279
Flirsch	70 km	3 - 10	£467
Galtür	78 km	3 - 10	£328
Hollersbach	70 km	2 - 10	£216
Hopfgarten	148 km	2 - 10	£239
Innsbruck	Unknown	2 - 7	£266
Itter	148 km	3 - 7	£479
Jerzens	Unknown	2 - 10	£183
Jochberg in Tirol	70 km	3 - 7	£453
Kaltenbach - Ried - Stumm	53 km	2 - 10	£239
Kirchberg	70 km	2 - 10	£177
Kirchdorf in Tirol	170 km	2 - 10	£344
Kitzbühel	70 km	2 - 10	£310
Kolsassberg	Unknown	2 - 5	£159
Kössen	121 km	3 - 10	£221
Längenfeld	148 km	2 - 10	£235
Maurach	31 km	2 - 7	£212
Mieming	38 km	2 - 14	£150
Mittersill	70 km	2 - 10	£213
Nauders	90 km	2 - 10	£216
Oberndorf	170 km	3 - 10	£363
Obsteig	80 km	2 - 7	£168
Oetz	5 km	1 - 10	£168
Pertisau	76 km	2 - 10	£310
Reutte	120 km	2 - 10	£165
Sautens	5 km	2 - 10	£186
Seefeld	245 km	2 - 10	£227
Serfaus-Fiss-Ladis	31 km	2 - 10	£230
St. Anton	70 km	2 - 10	£337
St. Johann in Tyrol	170 km	2 - 10	£239
St. Ulrich am Pillersee	35 km	Unavailable
Steinach am Brenner	10 km	2 - 7	£248
Thaur	Unknown	2 - 7	£221
Umhausen	12 km	5 - 7	£453
Waidring (Steinplatte)	28 km	3 - 7	£444
Walchsee	121 km	3 - 10	£150

Tyrol - "Cross-country-trail Quality Seal of Tyrol"

Criteria for Cross-country Quality Seal

Which criteria have to be fulfilled to be awarded the seal?

Overview of resort with Cross-country Quality Seal