GSCHNITZTAL WITH TRINS & GSCHNITZ
Since 2019, the Wipptal has been home to a second mountaineering village alongside St. Jodok, Schmirn- & Valsertal - the Gschnitztal with the municipalities of Trins and Gschnitz. The most scenic valley in the Wipptal is characterized by its unique geology and botany and attracts many alpinists with impressive mountain peaks.
As early as the end of the 18th century, mountaineers came from near and far to conquer the challenging peaks, such as the Pflerscher Tribulaun or the Habicht. Today, the valley is particularly known for its well-developed network of hiking trails and its numerous huts. A few years ago, this gave rise to the "Gschnitztaler Hüttentour" high-altitude hike, which connects all 6 huts in the valley to form a challenging and scenically impressive multi-day tour. But more leisurely hikers will also find their happiness on the valley hiking and cycling trails in the Gschnitztal.
The Gschnitztal valley is a true floral paradise due to the geological diversity of the limestone and primary rock types and is known far beyond the borders by botanists and geologists. The Blaser is considered the mountain with the most flowers in Tyrol and is well worth a hike, especially at the end of June/beginning of July. Here, the species richness ranges from a proud 20 orchid species to gentians, primroses and edelweiss. Speaking of primroses: the well-known garden auricula has started its triumphal march through the gardens of the world from the Gschnitztal.
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Alpine pasture and mountain meadow care - School of the Alpine pasture
The motto here is "vacation with a purpose" - with mountain farmers in the nature reserve of the mountaineering village of Gschnitztal. Have you ever worked on vacation? At 2000 m above sea level, with panoramic views and a farmer's snack? We call this getting to know the country and its people. And the best way to do that is through this volunteer project, where you can spend two days of your vacation up close and personal and really get to grips with helping to protect the valley's alpine and mountain meadows from scrub encroachment. Your help makes a difference!
Alpine history in a nutshell
On 120 pages, you can find out more about the history of the origins of the villages of Trins and Gschnitz, about the "Gschnitz stage" in the glacier retreat, which researchers named after the Trinser Endmörane, or about the actual origin of the popular primroses in our gardens. It should also be emphasized that at the end of the 19th century, four different sponsoring associations - ÖTC Section Innsbruck, DAV Section Bremen, Naturefriends Austria and finally Naturefriends Innsbruck - chose the Gschnitz Valley as their working area and promoted alpine tourism there with their mountain huts and trails. The booklet is available in the municipalities of Trins & Gschnitz, the TVB Wipptal and in the mill village of Gschnitz.
