Wipptal

The Maria Waldrast toboggan run is the longest natural toboggan run in the Wipptal Valley. You'll whiz down approximately 3.2 kilometers from the Maria Waldrast monastery inn through the magnificent snow. It's sure to delight everyone, not just children!



To reach the starting point of the toboggan run

Are you looking forward to some relaxed tobogganing fun without a strenuous climb? Then the Nösslachhütte toboggan run is perfect for you, as it has no steep inclines and is therefore ideal for families.



The starting point is the Hagaten/Nösslachhütte parking lot. From here, you wind your way up the toboggan

There are two ways up to the fantastically located Innsbrucker Hütte. The older version is very steep and starts at the Feuerstein inn. The newer and slightly less steep variant leads over the Anniversary Trail, which begins at the exit from Gschnitz. This tour takes the steeper route as it climbs. But

On my last day in the Wipptal, I start my autumn hike at the Maria Waldrast Monastery, one of the highest monasteries in Europe. Here, the Creation Trail, a 2 km long theme trail, leads through picturesque meadows and larch forests. Information boards along the trail provide exciting insights into nature

Day 2 in the Wipptal! Because I had so much fun yesterday, I rented a mountain bike again today. Today I'm exploring another side valley: the Navistal.



I start at the church in Navis along the Naviser Bachweg to the car park. There I start the Naviser Almenrunde. At first it's a leisurely climb through

The first day in the Wipptal! On this clear September morning, I start my bike & hike tour in Oberberg am Brenner. I borrow a mountain bike from Almi's Berghotel and set off. The tough climb takes me up the Obernberger Lärchenwiesenweg, which winds its way through golden larch forests at a constant height

After you have ridden your mountain bike from St. Jodok to the starting point (komoot.com/de-de/tour/1606690435), you follow a path that first leads through a sparse forest and then at a very pleasant incline over mountain meadows up to the Padauner Kogel. At the grassy summit, which is also easy to

This bike & hike tour takes you from St. Jodok am Brenner to the easily accessible Padauner Kogel. You start directly in the small mountaineering village, which you can also reach by train. First, you ride your bike on the state road into the Valsertal. With a view of the Olperer, you then turn off to

After the ascent with your e-bike to the Padasterjochhaus (komoot.com/de-de/tour/1606432607 ), you park your bike and follow a path to the Padasterjoch. Then it gets steeper and rockier: over the Silbersattel you go over rope-secured passages and a ladder to the 2,840-meter-high Kirchdachspitze. Here

This bike & hike tour takes you from Steinach am Brenner via Trins to the Kirchdachspitze. The ascent to the summit, which is partly secured with a rope, requires absolute surefootedness and a head for heights. You start by following the picturesque Gschnitztal cycle path from Steinach train station