2. Winter hiking trail Neustift - Schaller

Important Infomation

Route Length
5.88 km
Route Time Total
01:30 h
altitude meters uphill
42 hm
altitude meters downhill
40 hm
highest point
1031 hm
Difficulty
Easy
Puplic transport:
Direct bus connection (590) to Neustift im Stubaital from Innsbruck main railway station.
Trip to by car:
From the Olympic city of Innsbruck you can reach the Stubaital in approx. 20 minutes via the Brenner motorway (Europabrücke), exit Schönberg - continue to Neustift.
Parking:
Neustift leisure centre
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Description

Along the Ruetz riverside path into the valley to Milders and on to Schaller.
Walking Time: approx. 1 ½ – 2 hours
Length: 6 km (total)
Difference in Altitude: 45 m
Start / Finish: car park at Freizeitzentrum Neustift
Parking: Freizeitzentrum Neustift
Rest Points: Loipenhütte ’Alte Mühle’ (1,002 m)

From the car park at the Freizeitzentrum, follow the Uferweg trail along the valley to Milders. There, you cross the bridge and follow the hiking trail, which leads into the groomed winter hiking trail. This leads to Schaller, where you can cross the road and walk along the forest, back towards Neustift Dorf. At the Bioheizkraftwerk Neustift (power-station) cross the main road again and hike along the winter hiking trail across meadows back to the Freizeitzentrum.