The Best Trails in Tirol for Advanced Cross-Country Skiers

There are demanding, sporty and challenging cross-country ski trails in many regions of Tyrol. For example in the Seefeld region, where the Nordic World Ski Championships took place in 2019, in Hochfilzen, home to biathlon world champion Dominik Landertinger, or in the Tannheimer Tal, where you can train on the original route of the Ski-Trail cross-country marathon. If you already have experience and want to work seriously on your technique and fitness, you should choose difficult trails for ambitious cross-country skiers.

There are plenty of difficult trails for professionals in almost all of Tirol. Some run along original World Cup or World Championship trails, such as in the Seefeld region. Others, such as the Fuchs-Brand trail in the Achensee region or the Tauferberg trail in the Ötztal valley, may seem inconspicuous, but are nevertheless very challenging for cross-country skiers. In all cases, these are black trails, i.e. trails for experts.

Experienced cross-country skiers will find challenging trails throughout Tyrol, which have many metres in altitude, steep climbs or crisp descents with sharp bends. They are perfect for ambitious cross-country skiing training. Such professional trails can be found in Paznaun (Silvretta-Höhenloipe), in the Tannheimer Tal (expert circuit), in Reith near Kitzbühel (Bichlach trail) and in Seefeld (2019 World Championship trail).