Wiesing: Cross-country skiing, tobogganing and trails at the Rofan

Wiesing lies in the Inn Valley at the foot of the Rofan at an altitude of 568 metres. For planning your trip, a gentle cross-country skiing loop for beginners and the approximately 3-kilometre-long Breitlahn toboggan run are the main attractions. Depending on your interests, you can therefore include cross-country skiing or tobogganing in your winter activity plans.

Cross-country skiing and tobogganing in Wiesing

The W1 Buchbergl cross-country ski trail is an easy loop suitable for beginners. It leads towards Jenbach, reaching just before the HTL school, and then returns to the starting point. For beginners, this clear route provides an easy-to-follow basis for incorporating cross-country skiing into the day’s plans.

Another specific winter option is the Breitlahn toboggan run. It runs for approximately 3 kilometres from Eben downhill into the valley to Wiesing and is generally well suited to families. For the return journey to the starting point, it is possible to take the public bus from the Wiesing Abzweigung Stanglegg stop. This makes it easier to plan a route where the outward and return journeys do not have to be organised identically. Before setting out, check the operating and timetable information currently in effect.

Hiking and nature at the foot of the Rofan

Away from the winter activities mentioned above, the surrounding area also offers various other points of interest. The Astenau Alpe is a popular, easy hiking destination in the Rofan area. Rare, protected alpine flowers such as naked-stemmed globe flowers and gentians grow in its alpine meadows. Chamois, roe deer and red deer also live there. Anyone who values a scenic complement to cross-country skiing or tobogganing when choosing accommodation can include these natural attractions in their trip planning.

Trails with churches and chapels

The Wiesing Church and Chapel Trail combines physical activity with regional history. Route variant 4 begins at Wiesing parish church and leads via the Felderer Chapel to the Stanglegg Trinity Chapel. The guide to the Church and Chapel Trail can be collected from the Wiesing information office or requested from the Achensee Tourist Board. This gives travellers interested in culture an additional way to give their stay a thematic focus.

The parish church itself has several historical points of interest: Around the year 1000, Wiesing had a small church dedicated to Saint Vitus. The new church was built over four years from 1777 and was ceremonially consecrated on 17 July 1781 by Prince-Bishop Josef Count von Spaur of Brixen. The Baroque high altar contains a painting of a saint by Franz Anton Zeiller from 1779. The present-day church also incorporates the Gothic tower with its tall pointed spire.

Compare Wiesing with other places

If you would like to compare Wiesing with other destinations, you can also view Pill, Steinberg Am Rofan, Weerberg, Hart Im Zillertal, Fügen, Pertisau, Imming and Hochpillberg. This allows you to tailor your accommodation search to the activities you want and the character of the destination.

For the higher-level travel overview: Schwaz District.