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Bike Route Rofenhöfe (655)
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Lovely tour to Venter Tal valley and Rofenhöfe farms - Austria's highest, permanently settled farmhouses.
The scenic tour to Venter Tal is about 40 kilometers long and features almost 1000 altitude meters on a steadily climbing route. A big part of the tour travels on asphalt, promising a "rolling" experience. The tour's highest point can be found at 2022 m above sea level. You start at Freizeit Arena in Sölden. Follow the federal road to Zwieselstein where you turn right into a gravel path towards the hamlet of Heiligkreuz. Here you do not cross the bridge but turn right in front of the church. A gravel trail takes you to the first avalanche guard. Here you get back to the federal road which is not much frequented. Once arrived in the village center of Vent, you take the road to Rofen on the right. Varied refreshment stops available. Return on the same route until you reach the houses of Bodenegg. Turn right into the Bodenegg Race Track (661), cross Venter Ache brook and return to Zwieselstein and Sölden.
Rest Stop
Gasthof RofenhofGasthof Brückenwirt
*** Gasthaus Geierwallihof
Gasthof Neue Post ***
Jausenstion Bodenegg
Safety information
Please always check if your bike is equipped with lights. There are some avalanche guards and a tunnel on the way to Vent.
Tips, hints and links
Splendid Rofenhöfe farms are Austria's highest, permanently settled farmhouses. A mountain inn can be found there. The secluded mountain village of Vent looks back on a lively history. For a long time the farmhouses belonged to noble families from South Tyrol's Vinschgau region. Still today, some 2000 sheep are driven from Schnalstal valley to the Vent's lush pasturelands every summer. A millennium-old path which probably was also used by Ötzi - The Iceman, who was found in the immediate surroundings.
More details about biking & cycling in Ötztal: https://www.oetztal.com/biken
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The scenic tour to Venter Tal is about 40 kilometers long and features almost 1000 altitude meters on a steadily climbing route. A big part of the tour travels on asphalt, promising a "rolling" experience. The tour's highest point can be found at 2022 m above sea level. You start at Freizeit Arena in Sölden. Follow the federal road to Zwieselstein where you turn right into a gravel path towards the hamlet of Heiligkreuz. Here you do not cross the bridge but turn right in front of the church. A gravel trail takes you to the first avalanche guard. Here you get back to the federal road which is not much frequented. Once arrived in the village center of Vent, you take the road to Rofen on the right. Varied refreshment stops available. Return on the same route until you reach the houses of Bodenegg. Turn right into the Bodenegg Race Track (661), cross Venter Ache brook and return to Zwieselstein and Sölden.
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Public transport
Public transport friendly
Arriving by Train
Enjoy a comfortable and relaxing train ride to the train station in Ötztal Bahnhof. The public bus lines to all holiday resorts in the valley (direction Obergurgl) leave directly in front of the train station. The bus ride to Sölden takes about 1 – 1.5 hours.
All important details on bus timetables, direct connections and taxi services are available here.
Getting there
WHERE IS SÖLDEN?
Sölden is located in the West of Austria, more exactly in the Province of TIROL. It nestles amidst the ÖTZTAL Valley, a south-facing side valley of the Inntal.
Best travel route from the West:
From Vorarlberg to Tirol via Arlberg Pass or through Arlberg Tunnel (S 16 Federal Road) - direction Landeck - change to A 12 Autobahn (direction Innsbruck) - exit: Ötztal after driving through Roppener Tunnel - on B 186 Federal Road (35 km) to Sölden
From the North:
- Bad Tölz - Achen Pass - B 181 Federal Road - Jenbach - A 12 Autobahn towards Innsbruck (direction Bregenz) - exit: Ötztal - B 186 Federal Road (35 km) to Sölden
- Pfronten - Reutte - Fernpass - Imst - A 12 Autobahn (direction Innsbruck) - exit: Ötztal after driving through Roppener Tunnel or on B 171 Federal Road to Ötztal (no Vignette toll-sticker required!) - B 186 Federal Road (35 km) to Sölden
- Garmisch Partenkirchen - Ehrwald - Lermoos - Fernpass - Imst - A 12 Autobahn (direction Innsbruck) – exit: Ötztal after driving through Roppener Tunnel or on B 171 Federal Road to Ötztal (no Vignette toll-sticker required!) - B 186 Federal Road (35 km) to Sölden
- Garmisch Partenkirchen - Mittenwald - Scharnitz - Seefeld - Telfs - A 12 Autobahn (direction Bregenz) - exit: Ötztal or on B 171 Federal Road to Ötztal (no Vignette toll-sticker required!) - B 186 Federal Road (35 km) to Sölden
From the East:
Munich or Salzburg - A 93 Autobahn to Kufstein - A 12 Autobahn (direction Bregenz) via Innsbruck – exit: Ötztal - B 186 Federal Road (35 km) to Sölden
From the South:
From Bozen/Bolzano towards Brenner Pass (toll road) – on Brenner Autobahn via Schönberg toll station (direction Innsbruck) to Innsbruck - then change to A 12 Autobahn (direction Bregenz) – exit: Ötztal - B 186 Federal Road (35 km) to Sölden
Parking
There are ample parking areas and covered parking garages at the base stations of Gaislachkogl and Giggijoch Mountain Gondolas. Parking is free of charge between 8.00 am and 7.00 pm!
Night-time parking of motor cars is subject to a charge and allowed only in the parking garage next to Gaislachkogl Mountain Gondola:
More details on night-time parking
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