CROSS-COUNTRY SKIING UMHAUSEN-NIEDERTHAI

Niederthai received the official Tirolean Quality Seal for its well-maintained nordic tracks.

Sonnenplateau Route

Length: 6 km, skating & classic style
Degree of difficulty: easy
Access at the car park of Ötztal Tourismus Niederthai. The 6 km cross-country skiing track leads - slightly rising - right to the heart of Niederthai's sunny plateau -> descending route across fields. Past the houses of Niederthai or along the forest edge you can enjoy uninterrupted panoramic views.

Horlachtal Route

Length: 10 km, skating & classic style
Degree of difficulty: intermediate
Access at the car park of Ötztal Tourismus Niederthai. Descending route for 1 km -> after a smooth downhill section and a level part you cross Horlachbach brook. Continue uphill for 1 km along the slightly rising Horlachtal. After the downhill you cross Horlachbach brook again -> a short but steep ascent takes you back to the sunny plateau of Niederthai.

Matau Route

Length: 3 km, skating & classic style
Degree of difficulty: intermediate
Access next to the church. Slightly descending for 1 km towards Gasthof Stuibenfall -> follow the shores of Horlachbach brook. Return route: 2 slightly rising kilometers towards Niederthai's sunny plateau. Short downhill track back to the starting point.

Tauferberg Route

Lenght: 3 km, skating & classic style
Degree of difficulty: challenging
Access at the car park of Ötztal Tourismus Niederthai. Across the forest -> the first 1.5 km feature 100 m of altitude gain. A speedy downhill track with some steep sections and hairpin bends takes you back to the starting point -> real experts can choose the alternative downhill track via Wolfsegg lift.

Nordic Track Description Umhausen / Tumpen / Köfels

Stuibenfall Route

Length: 6 km, skating & classic style
Degree of difficulty: intermediate
Access at the car park of the swimming lake. Below the Ötzi Village you continue across the forest and towards the wide open fields of Umhausen. This attractive nordic track has both easy and challenging parts but no steep downhill sections.

Tauferpuit Loop

Länge: 2 km, skating & classic
Degree of difficulty: easy
Access at the car park of the swimming lake. Ideal for short-track sprinters and cruisers thanks to slightly ascending and descending stages.

Ötzi Dorf Loop

Length: 1 km, classic style
Degree of difficulty: intermediate
Past the enclosure of Ötzi Village, across the level fields. Floodlit (1 km) every Monday, Wednesday and Friday.

Tumpen/Lehn Platzl

Length: 5 km, classic style
Degree of difficulty: easy
Access next to the Engelswand climbing area (car park). Very easy cross-country skiing track along the valley bottom. Ideal also for beginners -> discover the picturesque fields of Tumpen and Lehn-Platzl.

Köfels High Altitude Track

Length: 3 km, classic style
Degree of difficulty: intermediate
From the car park in Köfels you follow Tirol's biggest water wheel. Beautiful route across gently sloping meadows -> insider tip for passionate classic-style cross-country skiers.

Changing Room:

At Gasthof Tauferberg
Niederthai 12
6441 Umhausen
T +43 (0) 5255 5509

Parking:

Niederthai: Ötztal Tourismus Niederthai, hamlet of Lehen (football field), hamlet of Tölderboden
Umhausen: Murplatz, Bischofsplatz
Tumpen/Lehn-Platzl: Engelswand climbing area (car park)
Köfels: Alpengasthof Köfels

Rental Service:

Skischule Niederthai-Umhausen
Sport Grüner
6441 Niederthai / Umhausen
T +43 (0) 5255 5420
www.skischule-niederthai-umhausen.com

Josl's Ski- und Langlaufverleih
6441 Niederthai / Umhausen
T +43 (0) 664 27 044 76