Opening hours:
open
Difficulty:
medium
Length:
14.0 km
Duration:
6:00 h
Elevation uphill:
718 m
Patscherkofel Zirmberg nature reserve
According to the famed botanist Professor Gams, the Swiss stone pine forests on the northern slopes of the Patscherkofel and Glungezer mountains are the "most beautiful and best-preserved in the Alps". Discover them for yourself and immerse yourself in the fragrant scents of pine trees along the famous Zirbenweg trail, which winds its way through the landscape conservation area and is easy to access via cable car. After admiring the old stone pine trees and their often twisting and turning trunks, be sure to take a closer look at the interesting lichens growing on their bark, including the rare dark yellow wolf lichen and many other types of beard lichen.
