Ochsengarten's Roundway

Winter hiking

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Tour data

5.8km

1,504 - 1,600m

Distance

77hm

Ascent

02:00h

Duration

Ötztal

Brief description

Around Ochsengarten

Difficulty

easy

Rating

Technique

Fitness

Landscape

Experience

Starting point

cable car station of Ochsengarten

Route

Ochsengarten (1,538 m)village

0.2 km

Ochsengarten (1,538 m)village

5.5 km

Best season

Aug

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Description

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.

Directions

Highest point

1,600 m

Endpoint

cable car station of Ochsengarten

Height profile

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.

Safety instructions

Please pay attention to the current weather- & avalanche report: www.oetztal.com/de/winter.html & avalanche-report/albina-web/bulletin/...

Tips

Guided snow schoe hiking tours on this trak at night. www.naturpark-oetztal.at

Additional information

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

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: www.google.at/maps

Public transportation

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

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