Things to Do in Mayrhofen

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Zillertaler Höhenstraße

Zillertaler Höhenstraße

The Zillertaler Höhenstraße is one of the most beautiful Alpine roads of Austria and offer every visitor a lovely tour. The road takes you up to about 2000 meters high.

Very nice views of the surrounding mountains and the Zillertaler valley are a real treat to anyone who takes this road.

It takes much more time then the Bundesstraße, but it's ten times nicer to drive.

Open:
June - October

Toll:
Cars: € 7,00
Cars and little buses: € 13,-
Buses > 12 Seats: € 18,-
Motorbikes: € 3,50

More Impressions of Zillertaler Höhestraße

Directions: Take a right turn coming from the north into the town of Ried-Kaltenbach and follow the signs up to the mountains. Or start the other way around at HIppach.

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	Skiing Tip Rating:

Updated By bluedook

on April 13, 2005

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Great skiing venue. We went at Easter when the snow was good but became slushy in the afternoon. I would recommend getting the gondola to the very top where it is quieter and there are a couple of great red and blue runs. Skiing is best for the intermediates.

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	Milk and cheese to see, smell and enjoy! Tip Rating:

By Roeffie

on October 2, 2004

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Inside the hallway above the
factory!

Erlebnis Sennerei Zillertal

Milk and cheese to see, smell and enjoy!

This is a normal Dairy Factory with a touristic touch. On the ground floor the factory is situated and on the top floor people can take a look in the process of cheesmaking and all other activities normal for a dairy factory.

The products are sold in the in house shop and can be tasted in the Milkbar.

Opening hours
Daily from 10.00 to 11.30 am. and
from 12.30 to 3.00 pm.

Address: Hollenzen 116, A-6290 Mayrhofen

Phone: +43 (0)528-627 13

Directions: Coming from Zell am Ziller on B169 take a left turn at Hollenzen just before reaching center of Mayrhofen.

Website: www.sennerei-zillertal.at

Other Contact: erlebnis@sennerei-zllertal.at

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	All 'bout Cheese Tip Rating:

By KaiM

on April 25, 2004

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At the Erlebnis-Sennerei Zillertal you can learn everything about the production of cheese, butter and other milk products. At the entrance you get a headset for your tour. During the tour you can listen to different chapters about the cheese fabrication. The headsets are available in different languages. You take a walk through the production center. Actually it is not that exciting, especially on a weekend. But the best about the visit of the Sennerei is the meal that is served after the tour. You get a huge plate with seven different kinds of cheese, a glass of milk and fresh bread. It tastes wonderful! The price for the tour and the cheese plate was about 10,50 Euros. The tour without the meal is about half of that - but you shouldn't go there without enjoying the different cheeses.

Address: Sennerei Zillertal, Hollenzen 116, 6290 Mayrhofen

Phone: +43 (5285-62713

Directions: a little north of the town of Mayrhofen

Website: www.sennerei-zillertal.at

Other Contact: erlebnis@sennerei-zillertal.at

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	Snowed-in huts Tip Rating:

Updated By KaiM

on April 25, 2004

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Fresh snow at the Eisberg hut

Everywhere in the ski area are huts and restaurants that offer local specialities and typical fast food dishes. But there are price differences between the different huts. Prices for the same dish (e.g. the Austrian speciality Kaiserschmarrn) might vary more than 3 Euros. One of the cheapest huts we found was the Eisberg (Ice Mountain). The picture was taken outside the hut on a day with a foot of new powder. On sunny days it is gorgeous to sit outside, but on snowy days like that it might be better to warm up inside.

Phone: 0664-9057316

Directions: at the bottom of the 6 SB Schneekar chair lift near the top of the Horberg Gondola.

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	Glacier Hintertux - Skiing 365 days possible Tip Rating:

Updated By KaiM

on May 6, 2004

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Foggy weather - but great snow
- at Hintertux

The ski area of the Hintertuxer glacier goes up as high as 3250 meters. At that elevation there is a panorama platform on the "Gefrorene Wand" ("Frozen Wall"). The view is breathtaking. From the mountain top of the "Frozen Wall" there are several intermediate slopes going down. But the main attraction of the area aren't the groomed runs. Much better are the backcountry and deep powder runs. There are lots of safe but challenging ski routes across the glacier. The whole mountain has about 90 kilometers of runs (65 kilometers groomed runs). The area is opened for skiers and boarders all year round. A day ticket during wintertime cost 35 Euro. It might be cheaper during the summer.

Address: A-6294 Hintertux 794

Phone: +43 (5287) 8510-0

Directions: From Mayrhofen follow the road to Finkenberg. Then pass Lanersbach and after a couple of miles you will reach the base resort of Hintertux. From there you have to take a gondola ride to the glacier.

Website: www.tux.at

Other Contact: info@hintertuxergletscher.at

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	Road from Ginzling to the Schlegeis Stausee

By Anjutka

on August 25, 2005

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	Drive up to Schlegeis Stausee!

By Roeffie

on October 2, 2004

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Alpenstrasse Schlegeis
Zillertal

Alpenstrasse Schlegeis Zillertal,Tauernkraftwerke AG

The Schlegeisstausee (stausee is german for reservoir)lies at 1782 m high.The dam is 131 m high. They used 980,000 m3 concrete.

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	The Wall

Updated By Anjutka

on August 25, 2005

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with my sister below the wall

The barreer is a double concave conrete monster, 131 meters high and more than 700 meters wide.

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	Schlegeis Stausee

By Anjutka

on August 25, 2005

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on the top of Schlegeis
barreer

This lake is reached from Mayrhofen via the extremely situated village Ginzling and a toll road which ends at the lake.