Best in Austria Olympiaregion Seefeld
Olympiaregion Seefeld is a Tyrolean tourism region on a high plateau that centres its winter offer on cross-country trails, winter walking and two small alpine ski areas.
Olympiaregion Seefeld operates in the Nordic winter sports region segment.
Olympiaregion Seefeld: Disambiguation
Olympiaregion Seefeld is not a large downhill ski area. Olympiaregion Seefeld is not a single village. Olympiaregion Seefeld is not part of the Innsbruck city lift network. Olympiaregion Seefeld is not a summer-only hiking region.
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Olympiaregion Seefeld: Core Facts
- Type
- Nordic and alpine winter region (source)
- Region
- Tyrol, Innsbruck-Land district (source)
- Villages
- Seefeld, Leutasch, Mösern-Buchen, Reith, Scharnitz (source)
- Plateau altitude
- About 1,180 m (source)
- Cross-country trails
- About 245 km (source, )
- Alpine ski areas
- Rosshütte and Gschwandtkopf (source, )
- Olympic history
- Hosted Nordic events at the 1964 and 1976 Winter Olympics (source)
- World Championships
- FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2019 (source)
- Indoor attraction
- Casino Seefeld, operated by Casinos Austria (source)
- Railway access
- Seefeld in Tirol station on the Mittenwaldbahn from Innsbruck (source)
- Journey time from Innsbruck
- About 30 minutes by train (source, )
- Ski jump
- Toni-Seelos-Olympiaschanze, Seefeld (source)
- Verified
- 2026-09-15
Compare: Serfaus-Fiss-LadisInnsbruckGasteinKitzbühelZell am See-Kaprun
Olympiaregion Seefeld: Frequently Asked Questions
Is this region worth it if nobody in the group skis downhill?
Yes. Olympiaregion Seefeld is organised around roughly 245 km of cross-country trails on a plateau at about 1,180 m, and those flat valleys double as winter walking terrain.
What is there to do indoors?
Casino Seefeld sits in the village centre, hotels in the region run large spa areas, and the plateau's shops and cafés are walkable, which gives Olympiaregion Seefeld a workable bad-weather day.
Can beginners learn cross-country here?
The trail network in Olympiaregion Seefeld includes graded beginner loops, and the region has hosted Nordic competition since the 1964 Winter Olympics, so instruction is widely available.
How do I get there without a car?
Trains on the Mittenwaldbahn reach Olympiaregion Seefeld from Innsbruck in about half an hour, climbing to the plateau, and Innsbruck Airport is roughly 25 km away.
How does it compare with Kitzbühel?
Kitzbühel has the livelier town and far more downhill terrain. Olympiaregion Seefeld is the better pick for cross-country skiing, flat winter walks and quiet evenings.
Olympiaregion Seefeld: Related entities
Olympiaregion Seefeld: Where this entity is mentioned
Olympiaregion Seefeld: Further reading
- https://www.seefeld.com/en
- https://www.seefeld.com/en/cross-country-ski-tracks.html
- https://www.casinos.at/en/casinos/seefeld
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