Navis: Hiking Trails, Mountain Biking and Church History

Navis offers travellers several reasons to plan their stay around outdoor activities and an interest in local architectural and church history. The landscape of the Navis Valley is characterised by majestic mountains, lush forests, clear mountain streams, and magnificent and diverse Alpine flora. Hiking trails, mountain bike routes and a natural toboggan run in winter round out the picture. If you are looking for a hotel in Navis, consider whether you mainly plan to spend time outdoors or would also like to explore traces of sacred and rural culture.

Hiking and Mountain Biking in Navis

The Navis fitness trail starts just behind the Schranzberg car park. Several stations are located on a flat meadow. The Naviser Kreuzjöchl is another possible hiking destination. This offers different kinds of activities: stations on a meadow and hikes to a specific destination. Check local conditions before using the fitness trail or setting out on a hike.

The Naviser Almenrunde mountain bike tour starts at the Schranzberg car park. Navis also has other mountain bike routes, including a singletrack with a turn at an alpine pasture and views into the valley. The Almenrunde has a named starting point; the singletrack is described as featuring a turn at an alpine pasture and valley views. As trail conditions can vary seasonally, check conditions before setting out.

A natural toboggan run leads from the Peer Alm down into the valley. It is a seasonal winter activity; check snow and operating conditions before your ride. This also lets you factor the time of year into your choice of activities: tobogganing is a winter activity, while conditions on mountain bike routes can change seasonally.

Sacred Architecture and Painted Farmhouses

Above the village square, an ensemble of sacred buildings comprises the Widum (parish house), the new parish church and the cemetery chapel. The Widum is artistically painted. Its decoration adds an artistic detail to the ensemble, which consists of three distinct buildings.

Navis’s old parish church is also part of its church history. It was closed in 1965 after a landslide triggered by the severe weather disaster of June 1965 affected the area of the nave. The closed old church and the ensemble above the village square represent different aspects of Navis’s church history.

The Navis Valley also has cultural traces beyond its sacred buildings: it is home to old painted farmhouses. The church painter Franz de Paula Penz also lived in the valley. The farmhouses and the sacred ensemble offer different perspectives—rural architecture on the one hand, and church and chapel on the other.

Getting There and Finding a Hotel

Regional bus 580 runs from Matrei am Brenner station to Navis-Dorf, its terminus. As bus routes and timetables may change, check the current service before travelling.

If you mainly want to include hiking and mountain biking, focus your search on these activities; in winter, the natural toboggan run is an additional seasonal option. If you are more interested in local history, the sacred ensemble above the village square and the painted farmhouses in the Navis Valley are suitable themes for your plans. This lets you match the different sides of the destination to your reason for travelling before choosing a hotel.

Discover more destinations: Gries Am Brenner, Axams, Wattenberg, Seefeld In Tirol, Volders, Scharnitz, Matrei Am Brenner, Fritzens

For the overview of the wider region: Innsbruck-Land.