Haiming – Apple Trail, Cycling Routes and Culture

There are different things to focus on during a stay in Haiming: the fruit-growing landscape, cycling and walking opportunities, the Geierwand via ferrata, and religious and culinary traditions. Both seasonal opening dates and recurring events in October are relevant when planning your visit.

Apple Trail, Cycling Routes and Fruit-Growing Landscape

More than 60,000 apple and other fruit trees shape Haiming’s landscape. This figure describes the village’s fruit-growing landscape as a whole; the Apple Trail focuses on fruit growing as a specific theme of a tour. It combines a family-friendly bike ride or walk along the Inn Cycle Path, lined with apple trees, with interactive information about apple growing. The Apple Trail is right by the Inn Cycle Path and can be reached via the Ötztal Cycle Path. On the tour, you can enjoy both outdoor exercise and information about fruit growing.

Cycling Route and Seasonal Forest Swimming Pool

A circular route follows the cycle path through the village of Haiming to the Waldbad Sports Centre. Waldbad Haiming is open from the beginning of May to mid-September. If you are planning a visit, you can time your trip to coincide with this seasonal opening period. The circular route and opening dates answer different planning questions: the cycle path indicates a route through Haiming, while the Waldbad has a seasonal opening period.

Geierwand Via Ferrata

The starting point for the Geierwand via ferrata is the car park at the Magerbach Rafting Centre in Haiming. A description published in 2021 gives a length of 800 m and an elevation difference of around 400 m. The two figures describe different measurements: the length refers to the route, while the elevation difference refers to the vertical gain. Consider the figures separately when planning your route. The measurements come from a 2021 description; check for current route information before your visit.

Parish Church and Haiming Marble

Haiming Parish Church is dedicated to Saints Chrysanthus and Daria. Its first documented consecration took place in 1384. The historic stone floor is made of so-called “Haiming marble,” quarried below Magerbach. Two different aspects of the church’s history come together here: a dated consecration and the origin of a building material. The stone floor connects the church with the local quarrying of the material known as Haiming marble.

Church Feast, Market Days and Culinary Tradition

The parish church’s patronal feast is celebrated with a procession on the Sunday after 25 October. The Haiming Market Days take place every year on the second and third Saturdays in October. If you are visiting in October, you can distinguish between two dates with different rules: the feast falls on the Sunday after a specific date in the month, while the market days are held on two specified Saturdays. Check the current annual calendar before travelling to the market days. Poppy-seed filling is the traditional filling for Kirchtagskrapfen in Haiming; the custom is still maintained today by some Haiming families.

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