Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Nordkettenbahnen
FUNICULAR
(
www.nordkette.com
;
1 way/return to Hungerburg €4.30/7.10, Seegrube €15.40/25.70, Hafelekar €17.10/25.80;
Hungerburg 7am-7.15pm Mon-Fri, 8am-7.15pm Sat & Sun, Seegrube 8.30am-5.30pm daily, Hafelekar 9am-5pm daily)
Zaha Hadid's space-age funicular runs every 15 minutes, whizzing you from the Con-
gress Centre to the slopes in no time. Walking trails head off in all directions from
Hunger-
burg
and
Seegrube
. For more of a challenge, there is a downhill track for mountain bikers
and two
Klettersteige
(via ferrate; fixed-rope routes for climbers). Patrolled by inquisitive
alpine sheep, the 2334m summit of
Hafelekar
affords tremendous views over Innsbruck to
the snowcapped giants of the Austrian Alps, including 3798m
Grossglockner
.
Innsbrucker Klettersteig
(adult/child incl cable car €26/14.30; Jun-Sep)
Hafelekar cable car top station (2256m) is the
starting point for Innsbruck's head-spinning, seven-hour via ferrata. The trail is not for
the faint-hearted - it traverses seven peaks and affords tremendous views of the Stubaier,
Zillertaler and Ötztaler Alps. You can rent equipment at the sports shop at Seegrube.
VIA FERRATA
Nordkette Singletrail
(
http://nordkette-singletrail.at
;
late May-early Nov)
A magnet to hard-core downhill mountain
bikers, this
very
steep, technically demanding track begins 200m below Seegrube. It's
free to transport your bike on the cable car but make sure it is clean. There is a special
half-/one-day ticket costing €21/28 in case you want to ride it more than once.
MOUNTAIN BIKING
Die Börse
(
www.dieboerse.at
; Leopoldstrasse 4; 9am-6.30pm Mon-Fri, to 5pm Sat & Sun)
Rents skis and snow-
boards (€19 to €35 per day) and city, electro, mountain, free-ride and downhill bikes (€19
to €35).
ADVENTURE SPORTS
Inntour
(
www.inntour.com
; Leopoldstrasse 4; 9am-6.30pm Mon-Fri, to 5pm Sat & Sun)
Based at Die Börse, Inn-
tour arranges all manner of thrillseeking pursuits, including canyoning (€80), tandem
paragliding (€105), white- water rafting (€48) and bungee jumping from the 192m
Europabrücke (€175).
ADVENTURE SPORTS
