Mayrhofen

Mayrhofen combines distinctive mountain landscapes with special natural and cultural experiences. At Penken and Ahorn, you will find hiking trails, biking routes and viewpoints, while the Zillertal Railway connects the village with the region’s history and the wider valley. When choosing a holiday apartment, it is therefore worth first deciding on your preferred travel rhythm: Should the trip be shaped by days in the mountains, regional discoveries or excursions that are also possible without a car?

Discover the mountain world at Penken and Ahorn

The PanoramaRundWeg at Penken is suitable for pushchairs and offers scenic stops with views of the Mayrhofen mountains. This makes it a practical option for a shared excursion when different age groups and a more relaxed walking pace need to be accommodated. Those looking for sporty variety, on the other hand, will find several mountain biking routes at Penken with varying degrees of difficulty.

Mountopolis offers hiking trails and biking routes on Penken and Ahorn. This allows you to plan active days in different ways, without every activity having to be the same kind of experience. Ahorn is also home to the gateway to the Zillertal Alps High Mountain Nature Park. Another distinctive attraction is the AdlerBühne Ahorn: at 2,000 metres, it is Europe’s highest bird-of-prey station and can be reached by the Ahorn cable car.

Natural experiences with regional character

In addition to its mountain trails, Mayrhofen offers insights into the Zillertal’s agricultural tradition. The Erlebnis-Sennerei Zillertal experience package includes a self-guided visit to the show dairy and the show farm. It also includes Käsomat tasting stations featuring hay-milk cheese made from cow’s, sheep’s and goat’s milk. Those who enjoy getting to know regional products and how they are made while travelling can plan this visit as a separate item on their itinerary.

The Stillup Valley can also be considered as an excursion destination from Mayrhofen. Private buses operate from Mayrhofen to the Gasthof Wasserfall and the Grüne-Wand-Hütte from mid/late May until approximately mid-October. The approximate season dates are important for travel planning if you would like to include this excursion during your stay.

Culture and history in the village

The village’s history includes the Catholic parish church of Our Lady in Mayrhofen, which is protected as a historic monument by ordinance. The Fischnallerhaus is considered one of the historic buildings in Mayrhofen. At the historic buildings, QR code panels on the respective buildings provide information about their background and historical photographs. This allows you to supplement a walk through the village with additional historical information without limiting your visit to a single attraction.

The Zillertal Railway is a special link between regional history and mobility. It has operated as a narrow-gauge railway through the Zillertal since 1902. Mayrhofen is its terminus and at the same time a starting point for reaching the entire Zillertal without a car. If you value train excursions when searching for a holiday apartment, this aspect provides a useful basis for choosing your location.

Which accommodation suits your travel plans

A holiday apartment in Mayrhofen can be particularly appealing if you want to combine different types of holiday days: a scenic trail at Penken, mountain biking routes with varying degrees of difficulty, a visit to the Erlebnis-Sennerei or a journey on the Zillertal Railway. Families with pushchairs can consider the PanoramaRundWeg as a specific criterion; those looking for historical impressions can take the protected parish church and the historic buildings into account. For a focus on car-free travel, the location at the terminus of the Zillertal Railway is an important point of reference. It is therefore best to choose your accommodation according to the experiences that should define your stay.

For further travel planning, you can also view the listings for Ried Im Zillertal, Buch In Tirol, Bruck Am Ziller, Imming, Hippach-Schwendberg, Schwaz, Achenkirch and Maurach.

To the higher-level travel overview: Schwaz.