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Sleeping & Eating
Four campgrounds are situated in the valley and there is the chalet-style Finsingerhof Hostel (
05288-620 10; www.finsingerhof.at ; Finsingerhofweg 1; dm €20; ) at Uderns, 17km south of
Jenbach. Local tourist offices will usually help you find Pensionen , private rooms, holi-
day apartments and farmhouses for free. Wherever you stay, enquire about the resort's
Gästekarte (guest card).
Note that many hotels, restaurants and bars close in shoulder seasons: early April to
late June and early November to mid-December.
Information
Practically every resort has its own tourist office, but the main tourist office ( 05288-871 87;
www.zillertal.at ; 8.30am-noon & 1-5.30pm Mon-Fri, 8.30am-noon Sat) covering the whole valley is in
Schlitters, 6km from Jenbach. It stocks plenty of information on outdoor activities, along
with the Zillertaler Gästezeitung (partially in English) magazine.
Getting There & Away
The Zillertal is serviced by a private train line, the Zillertalbahn ( www.zillertalbahn.at ) , which
travels the 32km from Jenbach to Mayrhofen. Those with a thirst for nostalgia can take a
Dampfzug (steam train) along the valley. It runs at 10.30am from Jenbach to Mayrhofen
and at 2.04pm and 4.34pm from Mayrhofen to Jenbach. A one-way/return ticket for the
1¾-hour journey costs €12.80/18.60. If you just want to get from A to B, it's better to
take the ordinary train (€7.10, 52 minutes), which runs twice hourly.
Zell am Ziller
05282 / POP 1743 / ELEV 575M
Scenically located at the foot of knife-edge Reichenspitze (3303m), Zell am Ziller is a
former goldmining centre. There's now less sparkle and more swoosh about this rural and
deeply traditional little village, with its fine skiing and thrilling 7.5km floodlit toboggan
run. In summer active types come to hike in the mountains or pedal up the Gerlos Alpine
Road to Krimml in the Hohe Tauern National Park.
Sights & Activities
 
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