The Swiss pine, a rare conifer, is also called “Queen of the Alps”: A park in the Pitztal valley is dedicated to this beautiful tree
Image gallery: Hochzeiger Swiss Pine Park
A family-friendly circular path at 2,000 m a.s.l. tells interesting things about nature and the Swiss pine. The Hochzeiger Cable Car takes you from Jerzens up to the intermediate station, where a 1 km long hiking path starts. Here on the 2,560 m high Mt. Hochzeiger in the Oetztal Alps, one of the most beautiful and oldest Swiss pine forests of Tyrol can be found.
The mascots Pitzi & Gratsch await you at the Swiss Pine Water playground. Then the path leads into the Hochzeiger Swiss Pine Park (ZirbenPark Hochzeiger). Play, adventure and relax stations, in total 17, can be discovered. The highlight is the 12-metre high Swiss Pine Cone Tower with its tunnel slide. Furthermore there are stations such as the Swiss Pine Climbing Tree and the Swiss Pine Ball Run Facilities. The wooden balls for them are available for a fee at the valley station or directly at the intermediate station. But what makes the Swiss pine so exceptional? The essential Swiss pine oils have a calming effect, moreover the wood is of exquisite quality and very resistant.
Further up, at the mountain station, there are two other highligts: The Swiss Pine Carts, mountain go karts that take you for 4 km from the Sechszeiger mountain station until the Hochzeiger intermediate station, can be driven by children from 12 years of age and a minimum height of 150 cm. Furthermore, there are the two Hochzeiger Downhill Bike Trails: One of them, the 7 km long Hochzeiger Family Trail, starts at the mountain station of the Hochzeiger Cable Car, the other one, the new 4 km long Hochzeiger 2.5 Trail, at the mountain station of the 8-seater chairlift.
Contact info
- Hochzeiger intermediate station (2,000 m a.s.l.) - 6474 - Jerzens
- +43 5414 87000
- info@hochzeiger.com
Opening times
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Admission
Swiss Pine Park freely accessible with a valid cable car ticket
ascent and descent by cable car - intermediate station:
€ 27.00 adults
€ 27.00 young people (16-18 years)
€ 11.00 children and young people (6-15 years)
€ 4.00 dogs
free for children under 6 years
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ZirbenCarts (from the Sechszeiger mountain station):
€ 14.00 one ride
ascent and descent by cable car and chairlift - mountain station:
€ 33.00 adults
€ 33.00 young people (16-18 years)
€ 15.00 children and young people (6-15 years)
discount for families and for groups
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BikeTrails (day ticket with bike transport) from the Hochzeiger mountain station:
€ 36.00 adults
€ 27.00 young people (16-18 years)
€ 19.00 children and young people (6-15 years)
More information
The opening hours refer to the Hochzeiger Cable Car, which takes you to the Swiss Pine Park: It operates from May to mid-October every day from 9 am to 5 pm. Season start 2024 on May 25.
The ZirbenCart rental at the Hochzeiger intermediate station stays open from mid-June to mid-September every day from 9.10 am to 4.30 pm, and from mid-September to mid-October 2024 only on Tuesdays, Thursdays, Saturdays and Sundays (in case of fine weather).
The double-seater chairlifts to the mountain station (ZirbenCarts and BikeTrails, sections 2 and 3) operate from mid-June to mid-September every day from 9.10 am to 4.30 pm, and from mid-September to mid-October 2024 on Tuesdays, Thursdays, Saturdays and Sundays (in case of fine weather). In the same times, also the Hochzeiger Downhill Bike Trails are accessible.
