Cross-Country & Nordic
Getting away from the alpine slopes and gliding through pristine winter landscapes - in the cross-country ski mecca of Altenmarkt-Zauchensee, in the heart of the Salzburger Sportwelt region, you are about to experience true cross-country bliss on some 220 kilometers of ski trails.
A fact already confirmed by experts, who crowned the Altenmarkt-Zauchensee region as one of the three best in all of Austria. Brand-new signs, a clear trail map and free use of the trails are a matter of course, and just add to all the fun.
"What makes this place so special are the extraordinary snow conditions in our broad valley", says Matthäus Steffner, cross-country pioneer from Altenmarkt-Zauchensee. Skiing until well into April is guaranteed by the alpine trails in Zauchensee (6 km, a stage of the Zauchensee forest trail) at elevations from 1,100 m to 1,350 m, the Gnadenalm (10 km) at 1,350 m and by the Rossbrand (12 km) at 1,700 m elevation.
In total, 220 km of outstandingly groomed and tracked cross-country ski trails - with a full range of difficulty represented - set the pulses of fans of both classic and skating technique, casual skiers and competitive athletes, racing in excited anticipation.
Trail Overview for Altenmarkt-Zauchensee
| Altenmarkt | Zauchensee | |
| No. of groomed trails | trails total: 45 km (difficult: 25 km, intermediate: 10 km, easy: 12 km); classic and skating technique |
trails total: 20 km (difficult: 20 km); classic and skating technique |
| Longest Trail | Sportwelt trail: 60 km Difficulty: intermediate Elevation: from 842 m to 1,100 m |
Zauchensee trail: 20 km Difficulty: difficult Elevation: from 842 m to 1,350 m |
| Trail Use | free trail use | free trail use |
| Trail Access | open access | open access |
| km (classic and skating) |
Difficulty | Starting Point |
incl. alpine trails km/elev. | |
| Tauern trail | 60 | intermediate | Altenmarkt | - |
| Test trail | 2 | easy | Altenmarkt | - |
| Practice trail | 4 | easy | Altenmarkt | - |
| Forest trail, Zauchensee | 20 | difficult | Altenmarkt | 6 km / 1,350 m |
| Olympia trail | 7.5 | difficult | Altenmarkt | - |
| ATOMIC trail | 8 | easy | Altenmarkt | - |
| Zauchtal trail | 5 | intermediate | Zauchensee | - |
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