Innsbruck Region


The Zirbenweg trail

easy easy
7 km 7 km
100 m 100 m
Starting point: Patscherkofel cable car, summit station
End point: Glungezer cable car, summit station
Town: Igls

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Igls at a glance

  • Population: 2.444
  • Altitude: 867  metres above sea level

Tourist Information Igls

Hilberstraße 15, 6080 Igls
Monday - Friday 8.30 - 12.30  

A sunny spot on Patscherkofel mountain with views of Innsbruck and the Nordkette mountain range. The village is a good starting point for hikes, close to the ski slopes of Patscherkofel ski resort and home to bike trails up to idyllic mountain huts. Igls is an equally nice place to visit in both summer and winter. Everything is possible from ski holidays to bobsledding down an Olympic ice track. In summer, there are plenty of enticing hikes and a modern riding centre that offers hacks through the picturesque landscapes of the surrounding alpine plateau.

Event highlights summer

During the summer months, popular church concerts are held at the parish church in Igls and open-air concerts are regularly performed by local bands in the old school garden behind Igls Tourist Information.

Event highlights winter

The "Christmas in the mountains" celebration on 23 December provides a large dose of Christmas spirit. All of Igls comes together for the event when 200 angels, shepherds and animals accompany a sleigh carrying Mary, Joseph and the Christ Child through the village. Visitors and participants gather on the village square around the big Christmas tree, singing Christmas carols, listening to…

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Igls

Did you know?

The alpine roses bloom on Patscherkofel mountain from the middle of June.

Weather today in
morning
Igls
Fineweather: 90%
23°C/73°F
Saturday marked the beginning of a period of nice summer weather as the area of high pressure which has built in over the Alps will stay for quite a few days. The weather will therefore continue to be bright and clear and the few darker cumulus clouds which may appear during the afternoon should stay harmless.
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Monday
36°C/97°F
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37°C/99°F
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