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Birgitz
On the western mid-mountain shelf some 8 km southwest of Innsbruck, between Götzens and Axams, with Rhaetian excavations on the Hohe Birga hill.
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- Featured summit · Birgitzköpfl
Highlights
14 from neighbouring places
Birgitzer Alm
An alpine pasture hut above Birgitz (859 m) on the slopes toward the Kalkkögel, a destination for walkers in summer and tobogganers in winter.
Pfarrkirche St. Viktor & Magdalena
3.5 km away, in Kematen in Tirol
The parish church of Kematen in Tirol (610 m), dedicated to St. Victor and St. Magdalene, near the mouth of the Sellrain valley.
"Der Spion" Escape Room
3.7 km away, in Kematen in Tirol
An escape-room game in Kematen in Tirol where teams unravel a spy story against the clock in a themed set of rooms.
Mooskapelle in Grinzens
3.7 km away, in Grinzens
A small chapel in the meadows near Grinzens, a wayside devotional stop in the villages on the terrace southwest of Innsbruck.
Hoarachhof
6.4 km away, in Mutters
A farmhouse inn on the slopes above Mutters, serving snacks and regional dishes to walkers on the terrace south of Innsbruck.
Kalvarienbergkirche
6.4 km away, in Zirl
A calvary church on a knoll above Zirl (622 m), the endpoint of a stations-of-the-cross path with views over the Inn valley.
Heimat- und Krippenmuseum Zirl
6.6 km away, in Zirl
Zirl's local heritage museum, pairing village history with a collection of Christmas nativity scenes from the region.
Hallenbad Höttinger Au
7 km away, in Innsbruck
An indoor public pool in Innsbruck's Höttinger Au district, run by the city utilities for lane swimming and courses.
Botanischer Garten
7.2 km away, in Innsbruck
The botanic garden of the University of Innsbruck in the Hötting district, with themed plant collections and an alpine section.
Ruine Fragenstein
7.3 km away, in Zirl
The ruin of a medieval castle on the slope above Zirl (622 m), whose remaining tower and walls overlook the Inn valley.
Pfarrkirche Mariahilf
7.6 km away, in Innsbruck
A 17th-century parish church on the left bank of the Inn in Innsbruck, at the heart of the Mariahilf quarter facing the old town.
Bergisel Schanze
7.6 km away, in Innsbruck
The ski-jumping hill above Innsbruck, rebuilt in 2002 to a Zaha Hadid design; its tower overlooks the city and the jump hosts a Four Hills Tournament event each January.
Bergisel Sprungschanze
7.6 km away, in Innsbruck
The ski-jumping hill on the Bergisel above Innsbruck, rebuilt to a Zaha Hadid design in 2002 and a fixture of the Four Hills Tournament.
Basilika Wilten
7.7 km away, in Innsbruck
An 18th-century pilgrimage basilica in Innsbruck's Wilten district, with a rococo interior and a venerated image of the Virgin.
Pfarrkirche Ranggen
7.7 km away, in Ranggen
The parish church of Ranggen (826 m), the landmark of a small farming village in the hills west of Innsbruck.
Nothing of this kind in Birgitz.
Routes
11 from neighbouring places
Panoramaweg Birgitz (32)
Very short, level panorama stretch on the terrace at Birgitz, passing the Liftstüberl — more a connector stroll between village paths than a full hike.
- 723 m
- Distance
- 0 m
- Ascent
- 10 min
- Duration
- 1
- Check-ins
Erkundungstour über die Dörfer
Rolling round through the mittelgebirge villages of Birgitz and Axams, with the Liftstüberl Birgitz as a refreshment stop along the way.
- 7.6 km
- Distance
- 189 m
- Ascent
- 2 h 15 min
- Duration
- 1
- Check-ins
Birgitzer Alm Wanderweg 22
Long forest round from Birgitz up to the Birgitzer Alm and the Hüttenboden — close to 1,000 m of climbing, with the Liftstüberl on the final descent.
- 13.5 km
- Distance
- 969 m
- Ascent
- 6 h 24 min
- Duration
- 14
- Check-ins
Birgitzer Alm - Birgitzköpflhaus Axamer Lizum
Steady ski tour on the Axamer Lizum side, climbing via the Hüttenboden to the hut perched on the Birgitzköpfl; skibus lines serve the starting point.
- 4.0 km
- Distance
- 696 m
- Ascent
- 696 m
- Descent
- 2 h 18 min
- Duration
- 32
- Check-ins
Nasses Tal (Route 34)
A short ride out of Götzens past the Axams tourist office and up into the wooded side valley above the two villages.
- 11.7 km
- Distance
- 339 m
- Ascent
- 1 h 21 min
- Duration
Akademikersteig Birgitz - Götzens
Short wooded connector between Birgitz and Götzens on the mittelgebirge shelf, nearly level and handy for linking village rounds.
- 1.7 km
- Distance
- 67 m
- Ascent
- 33 min
- Duration
Entdeckungstour zur Hohe Birga
Short discovery walk from Birgitz onto the Hohe Birga hill, site of an excavated Rhaetian settlement, with an easy path suited to children.
- 2.9 km
- Distance
- 71 m
- Ascent
- 51 min
- Duration
Panoramaweg Axams (32)
Level panorama stroll along the plateau edge at Axams — an easy, pushchair-friendly path with open views to the Nordkette and Kalkkögel.
- 2.4 km
- Distance
- 14 m
- Ascent
- 36 min
- Duration
Wanderung Akademikersteig nach Birgitz
Short, almost level woodland path from Götzens across to Birgitz — an easy link between the two villages, walkable in around twenty minutes.
- 1.4 km
- Distance
- 37 m
- Ascent
- 26 min
- Duration
The Rough One
1.3 km away, in Götzens
A short, easy mountain-bike descent in the woods at Götzens, a two-kilometre run with no climbing along the way.
- 2.5 km
- Distance
- 0 m
- Ascent
- 13 min
- Duration
Axamer Lizum (5009)
2.5 km away, in Axams
A forest-road climb on the Axams side of the Inn valley, gaining more than 500 m of height in a little under 8 km.
- 7.3 km
- Distance
- 554 m
- Ascent
- 1 h 22 min
- Duration
Grinzens Senderstal - Skitour Salfains
4.6 km away, in Grinzens
From Grinzens into the Senderstal, climbing past the Salfeins-Alm to the panoramic plateau at the Salfeinssee - a 1,000 m tour facing the Kalkkögel spires.
- 6.4 km
- Distance
- 1 013 m
- Ascent
- 1 013 m
- Descent
- 3 h 26 min
- Duration
- 31
- Check-ins
Salfeins 2 000 m
Salfeinssee 1 984 m
Salfeins-Alm 1 738 m
Innsbruck - Lüsens
4.6 km away, in Grinzens
A long out-and-back from the Inn valley up the Sellraintal, past the Kaiser Ferdinand waterfalls to the Lüsener Alm at 1,631 m.
- 74.5 km
- Distance
- 1 654 m
- Ascent
- 8 h 10 min
- Duration
- 9
- Check-ins
Mutterer Drei-Almen-Runde
5.3 km away, in Mutters
A circuit above Mutters linking the Mutterer Alm, Raitiseralm and Kreither Alm, starting and finishing at the Muttereralm valley station.
- 23.1 km
- Distance
- 1 060 m
- Ascent
- 3 h 3 min
- Duration
- 37
- Check-ins
Radweg Mutters-Natters-Innsbruck
6.1 km away, in Mutters
A short link on the cycle path between Mutters and Natters, running past the local tourist office on the way towards Innsbruck.
- 4.6 km
- Distance
- 153 m
- Ascent
- 33 min
- Duration
- 2
- Check-ins
Skitour - Vitalweg Patscherkofel
11.2 km away, in Patsch
Gentle designated ski-touring track on Innsbruck's Patscherkofel, climbing past the Patscher Alm and Hochmahdalm toward the Schutzhaus - well suited to first tours.
- 3.5 km
- Distance
- 315 m
- Ascent
- 315 m
- Descent
- 1 h 15 min
- Duration
- 46
- Check-ins
Haymon-Klettersteig (Reither Spitze 2.374 m)
11.6 km away, in Reith bei Seefeld
Via ferrata up the north flank of the Reither Spitze to the 2,374 m summit, with short climbing sections, traverses and exposed ground, started from the Seefelder Joch.
- 3.5 km
- Distance
- 452 m
- Ascent
- 3 h 24 min
- Duration
- 97
- Check-ins
Panoramaweg Westliches Mittelgebirge
0.8 km away, in Götzens
Rolling traverse along the Westliches Mittelgebirge terrace above the Inn valley, passing the Restaurant Klammhütte with steady views to the Nordkette.
- 9.6 km
- Distance
- 381 m
- Ascent
- 3 h 12 min
- Duration
- 4
- Check-ins
Axamer Lizum Pistenskitour Herrenabfahrt
4.2 km away, in Axams
Piste ski tour up the men's Olympic downhill slope in the Axamer Lizum, a steep, direct line past the Pleisenhütte to the ridge; skibus lines reach the base.
- 2.6 km
- Distance
- 567 m
- Ascent
- 567 m
- Descent
- 1 h 48 min
- Duration
- 7
- Check-ins
Radweg "Rund um Natters" COPY
4.7 km away, in Natters
Under nine kilometres of easy riding on the wooded plateau south-west of Innsbruck, with a small lake at 824 m as the turning point.
- 8.7 km
- Distance
- 207 m
- Ascent
- 58 min
- Duration
- 3
- Check-ins
No routes of this kind in Birgitz yet.
The region's own picks
Featured route
Panoramaweg Birgitz (32)
Very short, level panorama stretch on the terrace at Birgitz, passing the Liftstüberl — more a connector stroll between village paths than a full hike.
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