Kolsassberg offers a variety of hiking experiences and traces of history: the suspension bridge loop is a moderately difficult tour with a stated walking time, while the Weidener HĂĽtte is a destination with a longer ascent. There is also a forested trail into the Weertal and a stage of the Tyrolean Silver Trail. When planning your trip, you can choose from specific time frames, different route options and a cultural perspective on the village.
Hiking: Loop, mountain hut and route options
The Kolsassberg suspension bridge loop is a moderately difficult circular hike covering 5.7 kilometres, with a walking time of about two hours. It starts at Rettenberg Castle Ruins and crosses both the front and rear suspension bridges. Its circular format, distance, difficulty and approximate walking time provide a clear framework for planning your day. Rettenberg Castle Ruins serve as a shared point of reference, linking the start of the hike with the castle remains still preserved today and creating a clear transition between hiking and local history.
The ascent from Kolsassberg to the Weidener HĂĽtte takes about 3.5 hours. This gives you a choice between an approximately two-hour circular hike and a longer ascent to a mountain hut. The Weidener HĂĽtte operates in two seasons and welcomes day visitors, hikers, mountain bikers, skiers and tobogganers.
The Weertal loop leads from Kolsassberg through dense forest and up into the Weertal. The third stage of the Tyrolean Silver Trail runs from Weer/Kolsass via Kolsassberg to Weerberg. Alongside the circular hike, you can therefore choose between two other route options: a forested ascent into the valley and a stage with a clear sequence of villages.
The Hoferlift Kolsassberg also has a clearly defined focus: it is designed for children taking their first attempts on skis.
History and chapels
Neu Rettenberg Castle Ruins are impossible to miss as you approach Kolsassberg. Today, all that remains of the once-impressive Rettenberg Castle are the ruins of the defensive wall with its corner towers. Both the visible ruins and the surviving remains of the defensive wall are part of the village’s history.
Since ancient times, the route from the far end of Kolsassberg over the Geiseljoch into the Tuxertal has been the shortest connection between the Tuxertal and the towns in the Inn Valley, including Innsbruck, Hall and Schwaz. Alongside the castle remains, this historic route tells the story of an earlier connection between the Tuxertal and the towns in the Inn Valley.
The chapels on Kolsassberg are particularly worth seeing. Their owners lovingly maintain them and decorate them to suit the season. The Bergkirchl chapel on Kolsassberg was built in the early 1970s on private initiative. This more recent construction adds a specific period to the older historical traces.
Getting there
Kolsassberg can be reached via the village road through Kolsass.
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