walking trails

We stayed in Mayrhofen recently and could not ski every day so we got a walking map from the tourist office (3 euro's I think). The map covered the Ziller Valley and was a little difficult to follow, but was none the less enjoyable. One of the best walks was where we took a bus down to Zell-am- Ziller (catch the bus at the train station, no kidding). You are dropped at the train station in Zell-am-Ziller and can either walk into the town to look at the church and have a coffee or you can find the start of the walk which for parts has the river on your right and the narrow gauge railway on your left. At places there is only a few meters between the river and the railway, Wonderful. The walk/stroll takes about 3-4 hours and is most enjoyable crossing the river, passing art work and a cross country ski course. You finish up at the railway station in Mayrhofen, but you can extend the walk to bring you out at the Penken cable car and the main street. you can also "mix and match" some of the walks to make up your own route.Go give it a go!!!

There are lots of walking areas both down the valley or up in the woods. Some very quaint shops around.

We walked in Winter and Tracks are mostly sealed but you can venture into the rough, so good walking shoes or boots are needed. The views are stunning and there are picnic areas dotted about and benches at various points to sit and take in the amazing scenery. We also walked along the River which was stunning. Great fresh and clean air with lots to catch the eye.

Some of the most beautiful scenery and walks. Water falls, stream, lakes. Cows wearing bells that continuously tinkle in the breeze! Lovely to hear whilst walking.Wear good boots and layers!

Everything from rough mountain trails to well formed and sealed tracks that cover almost, if not all, of the valley. The entire area is very well utilised by locals and visitors alike.

Perfect and nice walk with a lot of experience with local berber we got a lot of good souvenirs and nice photos we are so happy will come back

There were so many walks for all abilities, and all well signed. From top of Ahorn, accessed by cable car, there are numerous walks, some with gentle gradient and others very steep indeed, but all with magnificent views and mountain huts selling delicious cake.There are also many walks from the top of the Penkenbahn, also with wonderful views. They are all well signposted, and give an indication of the length of time it would take to complete and how difficult they are.

The walks were challenging but really enjoyable! And they suited their classification (blue, red, black) although I am a fit 23 year old.

Some very clearly marked footpaths for those of you who like to Hike - magnificent scenery. Plenty of other excursions are available on the area.

I love the place, amazing mountains, variety of options, greenery, peace. i found there everything I look for when I go on holiday. With only one exception: information. The Information office did not provide updated and professional information about hiking. We had to go and see. No warning regarding difficult parts, misleading info regarding the length and things to see... I recommend investigation at home online and not relying on the information enquiries.

Best buy you maps and guide books before you travel as the local tourist information centre does not cater for English speaking people

Brilliantly marked and signposted- miles and miles and miles of footpaths. We barely scratched the surface in 7 days.We did find the times marked on the signposts were optimistic - 1.5 hours took more like 2.5, so calculate your speed on the 1st few days and make allowances.Also, we kept off the paths marked on the maps as "scrambles" - but even the "footpaths" were a bit hairy in places - 18" wide with a sheer drop - wet rocks with a sheer drop etcBut so beautiful, the views, the flowers, the mountain streams, the solitude (once you got away from the areas at the top of the lifts), the forests - and the huts - wow what beautiful places, so worth the extra mile.MAPS - get the 1:25,000 hiking edition, even the it's hard to calculate timing because you're not covering so much distance as the crow flies - but a lot of altitude increase.We had a week of mixed weather (July) including torrential rain, and thunder storms. Take full,good quality waterproofs and pref a storm shelter.

There are numerous walking trails here at all levels of difficulty. Everything seems to be catered for, from families to seasoned hikers

There is a wide variety of walking trails - more than you can manage in a week. Lovely valley walks, as well and high mountain trails. There are plenty of small mountain restaurants on most trails. It is worth buying a lift pass to cover some of the walks.

Routes for all levels of walkers, through the trees or in the flower meadows with lovely scenery. The penken had good routes.