Hintertux is known nationwide for its glacier ski area and is
located in the Zillertal Alps at the end of the Tux Valley, a
southern side valley of the Zillertal in North Tyrol / Austria.
The place Tux is mentioned for the first time in 1280. The
hamlet of Hintertux belonged to the parish Matrei am Brenner in the
Wipptal for a long time. Politically, Hintertux has belonged to the
municipality of Tux since 1926, with the municipal administration in
Lanersbach.
The beginning of mass tourism in winter is the
year 1949 with the founding of the Zillertaler Gletscherbahn,
initially as "Schiliftgesellschaft Hintertux" and a newly built
chairlift, which was destroyed by an avalanche in 1951. But with the
construction of further lifts in 1954 and 1960 and the first lift to
the glacier in 1968, ski tourism cannot be stopped in Hintertux even
in summer.
Today Hintertux consists of two parts of the
settlement, that is the actual place Hintertux, a small hamlet with
the church and farmhouses and from the valley station of the glacier
railway located about one kilometer to the south-west directly at
the end of the valley as a hotel village with the operating
buildings for the lifts and large parking lots.
Attractions
Assumption of Mary (built 1952)
Spannagel Cave
on the Hintertux Glacier, is considered the largest cave in the
entire Central Alps, the highest show cave in Europe and has been a
national monument since 1964. Current survey status: approx. 10 km
in length, of which approx. 500m are accessible to visitors,
inspection as part of a guided tour.
Location: at the middle
station (2,535 m) of the glacier lifts
Activities
In
summer
highest thermal bath in Europe;
Hintertux Oktoberfest
with cattle drive, every year on the last weekend in September;
By plane
The nearest international airport is in Innsbruck (92
km). Other airports that can be reached are in Salzburg (195 km) and
Munich - Franz Josef Strauss Airport (214 km);
By train
From Jenbach an der Unterinntalbahn (Kufstein - Innsbruck route)
with the Zillertalbahn to Mayrhofen, then by bus or taxi to
Hintertux.
Information on the Zillertalbahn:
www.zillertalbahn.at;
By street
The Tuxertal itself is a dead end, the approach is
only from the north from the Unterinntal (Inntalautobahn A12,
Kufstein - Innsbruck) and further on the federal road B169 through
the whole Zillertal or from the east from Mittersill on the federal
road B168 and over the Gerlospass (toll road, around ten euros),
each possible via Mayrhofen.
For the journey in the winter
months, winter equipment including chains is strongly recommended.
While the approach through the Zillertal is still relatively flat,
there are some steeper climbs along the route in the Tuxertal. In
addition, there is often the narrowing of the lane due to the snow
when there is heavy traffic, including oncoming traffic from the ski
buses. In spring and autumn, it is easy to get ice in the morning
from the condensation from the day before.
In spring, during
the high season of the glacier ski area, the parking spaces at the
valley station of the glacier lift can be overcrowded on weekends
and when the weather is nice. The drivers are then diverted to
alternative parking spaces in the Tuxertal beforehand, and the
further journey to the valley station of the glacier cable car is
then carried out with the ski bus.
Around the city
Tuxer
Sportbus all year round free of charge from Vorderlanersbach,
Lanersbach, Juns and Madseit
Free ski bus from Mayrhofen in
winter with stops in Finkenberg and Lanersbach
Night bus "1
Euro-Night-Liner", in winter until 02:20