Mountain hikes Festkogl Obergurgl

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Difficulty ratings: easy
Route length: 7.0 km
Duration: 4:00 h

OBERGURGL -> Gaisberg bridge -> Plattach plateau -> FESTKOGL

Tour information

  • Requirement: easy
  • Length: 7.0 km
  • Duration: 4:00 h
  • Elevation uphill:1204 hm
  • Elevation downhill:81 hm
Highest point 3,038 m

Starting point

Obergurgl

Finishing point

Festkogl
  • Fitness level 2 / 6

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Description

Walking towards Gaisbergbrücke bridge on Trail no. 7, you ascend up to the middle of the Plattach mountain flank. Then you turn right in direction of the steeply rising trail to the Plattach plateau (lift station). Grass-covered slopes and former moraine areas (stone markers) of "Grahnsleiten" take you into Rosskar cirque. Here you continue to the peak by following the gravel trail and stone slabs along the western ridge.

Walking time: 3.5 hours


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 Gurgl:

    • Parking garage (center of Obergurgl), chargeable | € 2,00/hour
    • Parking garage - bottom station Festkogl, free of charge - no parking at night
    • Parking Hochgurglbahn valley station, free of charge - no parking at night
    • Parking Top Mountain Crosspoint, free of charge
    • Parking Hochgurgl, free of charge (very small parking) 

  • Contact

    Festkogl Obergurgl

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