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With a 120-kilometre-long network of cross-country ski trails, the winter landscape around Windischgarsten leaves nothing to be desired. Whether you’re following the classic style or the skating style: perfectly prepared trails at four altitudes from 600 to 1400 metres provide real experiences of nature and many moments of happiness.

There is a long tradition of curling in our region. Accordingly, there are many opportunities to play on offer. Numerous guest houses in Windischgarsten or in Spital am Pyhrn have their own curling tracks. Some of them are even illuminated so that you can play endless rounds long into the evening.

Ski touring is booming: The Wurzeralm is a popular destination for ski mountaineers who strive to conquer the summit away from the slopes. Special tracks are prepared for this. In the National Park you will find sunny high winter tours, for example on the Hengst Pass, on the Höss or in the Haller Mauern ski touring region.

A 1.3-kilometre-long natural toboggan run leads from the Zottensberg Mountain Inn in Edlbach to Rosenau am Hengstpass. As it has floodlights, you can also go tobogganing at night. Thanks to the electronic time recording system, there’s nothing standing in your way of fascinating competitions. Who will win?

Wrapped in fluffy blankets, you can experience the idyll of the holiday region in a relaxed and particularly romantic way. The decorated horses and the breath-taking mountainous world play their part in making this happen. In many villages, you can book excursions with Haflingers, noble thoroughbreds or shire horses.

A national park ranger will guide you through the wintry deep snow of the mountainous world. He will go with you in search of animal tracks and reveal how wild animals and plants survive the cold season. In January and February you can also experience a tour where you feed red deer.