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Cross-country skiing holiday in PillerseeTal

Classic cross-country skiing & skating: Tyrol / Austria

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71 Trails
334.45 km Classic
348.75 km Skating

Cross-country skiing in PillerseeTal

In PillerseeTal, you can glide along 350 kilometres of perfectly groomed cross-country trails through one of the snowiest regions in Tyrol. Whether classic or skating, easy or sporty - the varied network of cross-country ski trails leads through fantastic winter landscapes. Biathlon fans get their money's worth in Hochfilzen - training takes place here, where the World Cup is held! - while night trails and high-altitude trails provide variety from early to late.

Highlights for your cross-country skiing holiday in PillerseeTal

  • 350 kilometres of classic & skating trails - freshly groomed daily
  • Snow-sure high-altitude trails in Hochfilzen & floodlit night trails
  • Biathlon World Cup venue with top infrastructure & events

Altitude of the trails: 780 - 1,000 m
Cross-country skiing season: mid-December - end of March

Tyrol's snow hole - cross-country skiing fun in PillerseeTal

With its reputation as the "snow hole of the Kitzbühel Alps", PillerseeTal lives up to its name. An above-average number of snow days, a well-maintained network of cross-country trails with a total of 350 kilometres for classic and skating fans, three floodlit night trails and snow-sure high-altitude trails make the region one of the hotspots for Nordic winter sports in Tyrol.

Cross-country skiing is not only a tradition here, but also a format: Hochfilzen is a regular venue for the Biathlon World Cup and, with the "Dominik Landertinger trail", offers a training trail for all those who want to feel like a real pro when gliding down the slopes. Professional cross-country skiing schools and hire stations are on hand to help you get started - whether you are getting on cross-country skis for the first time or want to take your skills to the next level. Technique training or biathlon taster sessions are also on offer. Your winter holiday in PillerseeTal is guaranteed to be varied, active and unforgettable.

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Hotels for your winter sports holiday in PillerseeTal

Cross-country skiing hotels in PillerseeTal offer the full winter sports package - the best location directly on the trail, personal support and top service with technique training, hire & wellness.

Snow-covered old wooden house in front of forested mountain in winter
Cross-country skiing
Landhotel Strasserwirt ****
St. Ulrich am Pillersee / Tyrol  (AT)
St. Ulrich am Pillersee / Tyrol  (AT)

Tyrolean hospitality meets cross-country skiing enjoyment

from € 86.00 per person
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Cross-country ski trails in PillerseeTal

Whether high-altitude trail, valley circuit or night trail - the 350 km network of trails in PillerseeTal promises variety, guaranteed snow and sporting diversity for all levels.

Classic:
0/334.45km groomed - 0/69 open
Skating:
0/348.75km groomed - 0/71 open
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Alpine trail Brixen (Classic | Skating)
Elevation 1295 - 1302 m | Uphill 27 m | 0 / 5.6km groomed
Medium

Light - medium

Au Loipe (St. Ulrich am Pillersee) (Classic | Skating)
Elevation 855 - 887 m | Uphill 16 m | 0 / 12.8km groomed
Easy
Sports trail (Classic | Skating)
Elevation 780 - 780 m | Uphill 19 m | 0 / 4.4km groomed
Medium
Angerberg cross-country skiing centre - Schmulch loop (Classic | Skating)
Elevation 640 - 644 m | 0 / 1.2km groomed
Medium
Itter cross-country ski trail (Classic | Skating)
Elevation 680 - 750 m | Uphill 150 m | 0 / 7.2km groomed
Easy

2.5km easy - 7.2km medium

Reithamloipe (Classic | Skating)
Elevation 660 - 700 m | Uphill 89 m | 0 / 14km groomed
Easy
St. Ulrich cross-country ski trail (St. Ulrich am Pillersee) (Classic | Skating)
Elevation 855 - 887 m | Uphill 16 m | 0 / 20.8km groomed
Easy
Kelchsau cross-country ski trail (Classic | Skating)
Elevation 776 - 928 m | Uphill 227 m | 0 / 7km groomed
Easy
Reither cross-country ski run (Classic | Skating)
Elevation 820 - 820 m | 0 / 2.4km groomed
Easy
Penningberg cross-country ski trail (Classic | Skating)
Elevation 736 - 877 m | Uphill 176 m | 0 / 10.6km groomed
Medium
Brixental Valley cross-country ski trail (Classic | Skating)
Elevation 776 - 851 m | Uphill 51 m | 0 / 35.8km groomed
Easy

There are 2 red loops: Bockern and Loipenstube

Connecting trail Roggenboden and Penningsberg trail (Classic | Skating)
Elevation 745 - 832 m | Uphill 87 m | 0 / 10km groomed
Medium
Bichlachloipe (Classic | Skating)
Elevation 690 - 760 m | Uphill 180 m | 0 / 25km groomed
Medium
Training trail (Skating)
Elevation 700 - 750 m | Uphill 50 m | 0 / 4km groomed
Difficult
Angerberg cross-country skiing centre - Felderer loop (Classic | Skating)
Elevation 634 - 644 m | Uphill 10 m | 0 / 1km groomed
Easy
Lisa Hauser cross-country ski run (Classic | Skating)
Elevation 740 - 810 m | Uphill 143 m | 0 / 23km groomed
Medium
Lauchseeloipe (Classic | Skating)
Elevation 840 - 890 m | 0 / 9.4km groomed
Medium
Lärchenhofloipe (Classic | Skating)
Elevation 683 - 694 m | Uphill 11 m | 0 / 3.4km groomed
Easy
Weissach cross-country ski trail (Classic | Skating)
Elevation 820 - 820 m | 0 / 18.8km groomed
Medium
Connection night trail to Schneerosental (Classic | Skating)
Elevation 568 - 664 m | Uphill 37 m | 0 / 9km groomed
Difficult
Training trail Wörgl (Classic | Skating)
Elevation 500 - 500 m | Uphill 10 m | 0 / 2.2km groomed
Easy
St. Johann panorama trail (Classic | Skating)
Elevation 660 - 700 m | Uphill 50 m | 0 / 6km groomed
Medium
Blachholz trails (Classic | Skating)
Elevation 781 - 781 m | 0 / 10.8km groomed
Medium
Mariastein cross-country ski trail (Classic | Skating)
Elevation 556 - 566 m | Uphill 42 m | 0 / 4.6km groomed
Easy
FIS race course Geislbühel (St. Ulrich am Pillersee) (Classic | Skating)
Elevation 841 - 841 m | 0 / 6.6km groomed
Difficult
Training night trail St. Johann in Tirol (Classic | Skating)
Elevation 660 - 670 m | Uphill 16 m | 0 / 5km groomed
Easy
Gasteig high-altitude trail (Classic | Skating)
Elevation 750 - 820 m | Uphill 70 m | 0 / 6.2km groomed
Medium
Kramerhofloipe (Classic | Skating)
Elevation 750 - 750 m | 0 / 2.4km groomed
Easy
Rummlerloipe (Classic | Skating)
Elevation 655 - 762 m | Uphill 123 m | 0 / 15.8km groomed
Medium
Hinterkaiser-Höflinger cross-country ski trail (Classic | Skating)
Elevation 660 - 780 m | Uphill 228 m | 0 / 26km groomed
Difficult
Pleasure trail (Classic | Skating)
Elevation 730 - 780 m | Uphill 49 m | 0 / 19.8km groomed
Easy
Oberndorf connection (Classic | Skating)
Elevation 720 - 790 m | Uphill 73 m | 0 / 1.8km groomed
Difficult
Markus Gandler cross-country ski run (Classic | Skating)
Elevation 780 - 790 m | Uphill 81 m | 0 / 7km groomed
Easy
Trail Kurzer Grund (Classic | Skating)
Elevation 846 - 927 m | 0 / 8.2km groomed
Medium
Erpfendorf cross-country ski trail (Classic | Skating)
Elevation 627 - 670 m | Uphill 43 m | 0 / 9km groomed
Easy
Steinbergloipe (Classic | Skating)
Elevation 746 - 770 m | Uphill 22 m | 0 / 8.6km groomed
Medium
Roggenboden cross-country ski trail (Classic | Skating)
Elevation 737 - 755 m | Uphill 20 m | 0 / 4.4km groomed
Easy
Kirchdorf sun trail (Classic | Skating)
Elevation 640 - 640 m | 0 / 19km groomed
Easy
Kirchberg connection (Classic | Skating)
Elevation 780 - 800 m | Uphill 26 m | 0 / 4.2km groomed
Easy
Bichlachloipe (Skating)
Elevation 750 - 805 m | Uphill 240 m | 0 / 11.8km groomed
Difficult
Kaiserblickrunde (Classic | Skating)
Elevation 581 - 618 m | Uphill 38 m | 0 / 6.6km groomed
Easy
Foisching round (Classic | Skating)
Elevation 573 - 594 m | Uphill 16 m | 0 / 3.2km groomed
Medium
Wide cross-country ski run (Classic | Skating)
Elevation 660 - 670 m | Uphill 10 m | 0 / 7km groomed
Easy
Buchberg trail (Classic | Skating)
Elevation 690 - 730 m | Uphill 95 m | 0 / 15km groomed
Medium
Reitham training trail (Classic | Skating)
Elevation 701 - 741 m | Uphill 40 m | 0 / 2.4km groomed
Medium
Golf course round (Classic | Skating)
Elevation 780 - 780 m | Uphill 13 m | 0 / 4.8km groomed
Easy
Bodenfeld round (Classic | Skating)
Elevation 820 - 820 m | Uphill 20 m | 0 / 3.6km groomed
Medium

slightly hilly, not too difficult terrain

Practice trail (Classic | Skating)
Elevation 764 - 768 m | 0 / 1km groomed
Easy
Sports trail (Classic | Skating)
Elevation 780 - 780 m | Uphill 12 m | 0 / 2.4km groomed
Easy
Dandler trail (Classic | Skating)
Elevation 820 - 820 m | 0 / 21.6km groomed
Medium

The first section is flat, then uphill to Hochfilzen.

Strubloipe (Classic | Skating)
Elevation 781 - 781 m | 0 / 10.2km groomed
Easy
Village trail (Classic | Skating)
Elevation 771 - 777 m | Uphill 1 m | 0 / 5.6km groomed
Easy
Sports trail (Classic | Skating)
Elevation 780 - 820 m | Uphill 72 m | 0 / 7.4km groomed
Medium
Family trail (Classic | Skating)
Elevation 690 - 730 m | Uphill 60 m | 0 / 15km groomed
Easy
Sonnenloipe (St. Jakob in Haus) (Classic | Skating)
Elevation 856 - 856 m | 0 / 3.4km groomed
Medium
Niederau connection (Classic | Skating)
Elevation 829 - 882 m | Uphill 53 m | 0 / 8km groomed
Medium

challenging descent towards Niederau

Schneerosental cross-country ski trail (Classic | Skating)
Elevation 560 - 582 m | Uphill 30 m | 0 / 15.2km groomed
Easy
Angerberg cross-country centre - easy training trail (Classic | Skating)
Elevation 631 - 639 m | Uphill 16 m | 0 / 2.2km groomed
Easy
Westendorf cross-country ski trail network via Au and Unterdorf (Classic | Skating)
Elevation 751 - 800 m | Uphill 44 m | 0 / 20km groomed
Easy
Panorama trail (St. Ulrich am Pillersee) (Classic | Skating)
Elevation 855 - 920 m | Uphill 54 m | 0 / 21.4km groomed
Medium

light to medium

Angerberg cross-country centre - difficult training trail (Classic | Skating)
Elevation 631 - 640 m | Uphill 19 m | 0 / 2.6km groomed
Medium
Sports trail (Classic | Skating)
Elevation 780 - 820 m | Uphill 121 m | 0 / 11.4km groomed
Medium
Griesenau trail (Classic | Skating)
Elevation 750 - 800 m | Uphill 50 m | 0 / 11.2km groomed
Easy
Connecting trail (Classic | Skating)
0 / 4.2km groomed
Easy
Sports trail (Classic | Skating)
Elevation 780 - 780 m | Uphill 6 m | 0 / 1.5km groomed
Easy
Sun trail St. Johann in Tirol (Classic | Skating)
Elevation 660 - 700 m | Uphill 175 m | 0 / 26km groomed
Medium
City trail (Classic | Skating)
Elevation 760 - 840 m | Uphill 179 m | 0 / 32.8km groomed
Easy
Angerberg cross-country skiing centre - practice trail (Classic | Skating)
Elevation 631 - 640 m | Uphill 9 m | 0 / 1.6km groomed
Easy
Village round (Classic | Skating)
Elevation 682 - 687 m | 0 / 2.4km groomed
Easy
Rettenbachloipe (Classic | Skating)
Elevation 660 - 690 m | Uphill 146 m | 0 / 11.8km groomed
Easy
Sports trail (Classic | Skating)
Elevation 780 - 790 m | Uphill 28 m | 0 / 4.8km groomed
Medium

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Events

From cross-country skiing races and biathlon to atmospheric winter festivals: you shouldn't miss out on these events!

Two cross-country skiers on a groomed snowy trail in sunny weather
Langlaufen
BMW IBU World Cup

One of the biggest sporting events in Pillerseetal

11/12–14/12/2025

The major event attracts countless visitors from near and far to the small holiday resort every year and offers exciting competitions and a great supporting programme.

Two people cross-country skiing on groomed trails in a snowy mountain landscape
Langlaufen
Volksbiathlon

Team biathlon competition for everyone in Hochfilzen

08/03–08/03/2026

Experience the fascination of team biathlon for everyone!

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