Discover Schmirn: Mountain Landscapes, Trails and Mill Culture

Schmirn combines impressive mountain landscapes with special excursion destinations and quiet discoveries. Around Ramsgrubnersee, in the rear Schmirn Valley and in the district of Toldern, there are various opportunities for a holiday combining alpine activities, winter hiking and regional culture. When choosing your holiday apartment in Schmirn, it is therefore worth using your planned experiences as a guide for planning your trip.

Mountain Landscapes Around Ramsgrubnersee and Ottenspitze

The two distinctive Schoberspitzen peaks and the striking rock known as the “Stone Lamb” rise beside the clear waters of Ramsgrubnersee. This distinctive landscape can be experienced on the Ramsgrubnersee–Schoberspitzen–Stone Lamb route. The alpine mountain hike is located in the rear Schmirn Valley and starts and ends at the Wildlahnertal car park. This clearly identifies the starting point for the tour and allows it to be taken into account when planning the day.

The circular route over Ottenspitze offers a different perspective on the surrounding area. It provides a sweeping panoramic view across the Wipptal valley as far as Innsbruck. Ottenspitze is also the first higher elevation on the ridge marking the border between the Vals and Schmirn valleys. Anyone wishing to combine different landscape impressions during a trip will find a contrast here to the scenery around Ramsgrubnersee: the focus is not on the lake and rock formations, but on the view across the ridge and the Wipptal valley.

Winter Hike and Pilgrimage Church

For a quieter outing, the Lower Forest Trail to Kalte Herberge is a good option. The route is 8 km long and designated as an easy winter hike in Schmirn. Take the distance into account when planning your day and choose this trail if a hike through the winter landscape is to be the main focus.

Kalte Herberge is a small pilgrimage church on an idyllic forest clearing. It complements the more active mountain tours with a place of spiritual character. Kalte Herberge thus adds a quiet, spiritual accent alongside the mountain and hiking themes. Anyone looking for different types of excursions in Schmirn can include an alpine mountain hike, a winter hike and this special destination in their personal holiday plans without limiting their stay to a single type of landscape.

Schnatter Mill and Herb Garden in Toldern

The culture and traditional features of the area are also part of the Schmirn travel experience. Schnatter Mill in Schmirn is the last preserved post mill in North Tyrol. In the district of Toldern, it is also evidence of traditional mill construction.

The herb garden is also located in the district of Toldern. It is a five-minute walk from the Olpererblick inn. Schmirn therefore offers families who want to alternate between nature, activity and small cultural discoveries several different options for planning their day.

Schmirn as a Starting Point for Planning Your Trip

Whether a holiday apartment in Schmirn is right for you depends mainly on which experiences you want to make the focus of your stay. The tour to Ramsgrubnersee and the Schoberspitzen, the circular route over Ottenspitze, the 8 km-long Lower Forest Trail, as well as Schnatter Mill, the herb garden and Kalte Herberge each offer a different focus. Before booking, compare these destinations with your personal ideas about activity, landscape and cultural discoveries.

As an additional destination to explore further, you can also discover Außerschmirn. Other pages in the same navigation area are Mils Bei Hall, Telfes Im Stubai, Sankt Sigmund Im Sellrain, Innsbruck, Vals, Kolsassberg and Kolsass.

For the higher-level travel overview: Innsbruck-Land.