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Winter Walking & Snowshoe hiking

Winter Hiking recommended route

Ochsengarten's Roundway

Winter Hiking · Haiming Open
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Around Ochsengarten
Open
easy
Distance 5.8 km
2:00 h
100 m
100 m
1,604 m
1,504 m
Walk across the bridge and follow the brook towards Kühtai amid picture-bookwinter landscapes. Cross Nederbach brook and the federal road at the heightof „Stopfer Bridge“. Return to Ochsengarten on the sunny side of the valley.

Author’s recommendation

Guided snow schoe hiking tours on this trak at night. www.naturpark-oetztal.at 
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Author
Ötztal Tourismus Büro Oetz
Update: March 12, 2024
Difficulty
easy
Technique
Stamina
Experience
Landscape
Highest point
1,604 m
Lowest point
1,504 m
Best time of year
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Track types

Asphalt 1.66%Dirt road 21.93%Forested/wild trail 12.45%Road 15.13%Unknown 48.81%
Asphalt
0.1 km
Dirt road
1.3 km
Forested/wild trail
0.7 km
Road
0.9 km
Unknown
2.8 km
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Rest stops

Otto´s Einkehr-Stadl
Gasthof Walderhof
Hotel Burkert GmbH
Gasthof Waldesruh

Safety information

Please pay attention to the current weather- & avalanche report: https://www.oetztal.com/de/winter.html & https://avalanche-report/albina-web/bulletin/2019-01-07?lang=de

Tips and hints

More details about winter hiking in Ötztal: https://www.oetztal.com/winterwandern 

Start

cable car station of Ochsengarten
Coordinates:
DD
47.227452, 10.932683
DMS
47°13'38.8"N 10°55'57.7"E
UTM
32T 646306 5232252
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Destination

cable car station of Ochsengarten

Turn-by-turn directions

Walk across the bridge and follow the brook towards Kühtai amid picture-bookwinter landscapes. Cross Nederbach brook and the federal road at the heightof „Stopfer Bridge“. Return to Ochsengarten on the sunny side of the valley.

Public transport

Enjoy a both comfortable and relaxing train ride to the train station in Ötztal Bahnhof. You get off the train in ÖTZTAL Bahnhof where you change to a public bus or local taxi. The current bus schedule can be found at: http://fahrplan.vvt.at

 

Directions

The car drive to the Ötztal valley. Situated in Tirol, the Ötztal valley set off in southerly direction and is the longest side valley in the Eastern Alps. The journey with the car leads you through the Inntal valley to the entrance of the valley and further on through the valley. Among the toll motorways you can also use the country roads. A route planner will show you the easiest and most convenient way: https://www.google.at/maps

Parking

The following parking facilities are available in Ochsengarten:
  • Ochsengarten Large public parking - opposite, or next to the valley station Ochsengartenbahn
  • Ochsengarten in the center vis á vis from the Ötztal tourist information office 
  • Ochsengarten at the end of the village, in the direction of Kühtai, at the school

Coordinates

DD
47.227452, 10.932683
DMS
47°13'38.8"N 10°55'57.7"E
UTM
32T 646306 5232252
w3w 
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Get there by train, car, bike, or on foot!

Author’s map recommendations

Kompass #043 | Ötztaler Alpen Ötztal, Pitztal | 1:50.000

Equipment

Appropriate equipment such as breathable suitable outdoor clothes for the weather, wind-, rain-, snow- and sun protection, hat and gloves is for all hikes and tours necessary. Please bring a first-aid box, a mobile phone, a walking map and if there is no hut on the way a snack and enough to drink.

Similar routes nearby

  • Winter round Feldringalm (423)
  • Winterpath Marlstein 421 (a)
  • Winter hike Hochoetz - Kühtaile Alm
  • Map / Winterrunde Speicherteich- Nr. 432
    Winterrunde Speicherteich- Nr. 432
  • Winter hiking trail to Rotes Wandl vantage point
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Status
Open
Difficulty
easy
Distance
5.8 km
Duration
2:00 h
Ascent
100 m
Descent
100 m
Highest point
1,604 m
Lowest point
1,504 m
Round trip Refreshment stops available Family-friendly Groomed snow

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