Cattle drives in Tuxertal
Experience the golden autumn in all its glory!
When autumn arrives and the peaks of the Tuxer Hauptkamm are bathed in golden light, the magnificently decorated cows return to the valley from the high Alpine pastures. In Tux-Finkenberg, this moment is not only celebrated as the end of the alpine season, but also as an expression of the deep connection to the homeland and its traditions. The cows carry elaborately designed ‘Buschen’ and bells as they return to the valley from the mountain pastures.
Alpine cattle drive festival with mountain sheep and Haflinger horses
Saturday, 14 September 2024 from 10:00 am, Finkenberg Dornau
On Saturday, 14 September 2024, the Finkenberg Sheep Breeding Association and the Finkenberg Rifle Company are organising one of the largest ‘Schafschoaden’ in the Zillertal.
The so-called ‘Heimfahren’, where farmers bring their animals back down to the valley after a long summer on the mountain pastures, is a special event. Around 400 sheep and Haflinger horses, together with their shepherds, will march for around 7 hours and 35 kilometres from the Berliner Hütte through the Zemmgrund to the festival grounds in Finkenberg. Arrival is expected at around 01:00 p.m.. Live music from ‘Die Ausholter’ will provide entertainment from 11.00 am.
Culinary specialities from the Zillertal, such as Zillertal Krapfen, will be on offer.
Alpine cattle drive Hintertux 2024
Saturday, 28.09.2024, Hintertux Glacier car parking
The cattle drive in Hintertux takes place every year on the last weekend in September and is a true Tux tradition. The highlight is the cattle drive from the Bichlalm, which is one of the most beautiful in the whole of Tyrol. The cows are festively decorated for the cattle drive with hand-tied ‘Buschen’ and bells.
Festival grounds & cattle drive
- from 10:00 a.m. Farmers' market
- from 12:00 The Young Höllnstoana & flag-wavers
- from 01:00 p.m.. the cows will be tufted up on the Bichlalm, Zillertal Weisenbläser
- Approx. 02:00 p.m. Arrival of the cows on the festival grounds
Food and drink will be provided!
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Destination address for the tourist information:
A-6293 Tux, Lanersbach 401
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The airports at Innsbruck, Salzburg and Munich are between 90 and 230 km from Tux-Finkenberg.
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