Mountain hikes "9 treasures" Lake Habicher See

Oetz /
Difficulty ratings: easy
Route length: 5.4 km
Duration: 1:30 h

Oetz -> Wellerbrücke -> Habicher See -> Elsinger Weg -> Brandach Brücke -> OETZ

Tour information

  • Requirement: easy
  • Length: 5.4 km
  • Duration: 1:30 h
  • Elevation uphill:190 hm
  • Elevation downhill:190 hm
Highest point 880 m

Starting point

Oetz central parking

Finishing point

Oetz central parking
  • Fitness level 1 / 6

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Description

This hike starts in Oetz. You walk beside the river to Weller-Bridge. At the bridge you walk up at the left hand side to Habichen. At the crosspoint you walk right through the fields. At the next corsspoint you turn right again on the aspahlt road. Walk over the wooden bridge and reach the old house of family "Grassmayr". The paintings are very interesting. About 100 meters next to the house is the corsspoint to "Habicher See". Take your time to enjoy the silence at the small lake and take a look at the ice-cellar. 

On the way back you first walk to the last crosspoint and there turn left. Through the forest is a steep forest road up to "Elsinger Weg" and down to Oetz. 


Getting here

  • Arrival by 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

  • Parking

    The following parking facilities are available in Oetz:

    • Parking Acherkogelbahn - free for guests of the gondola lift, camping prohibited
    • Parking lot Raftingeinsteinstelle (at the end of Oetz on the right side) - free, but limited parking (alternatively Acherkogelbahn 150 m), camping prohibited
    • Oetz parking area (subject to a charge)
    • Parking at night during several days' tours: Central parking place Oetz, The ticket is available at the information office Oetz.

  • Contact

    "9 Schätze" Habicher See

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