Miners Trail Hochoetz with Wetterkreuz peak

Oetz /
Difficulty ratings: difficult
Route length: 7.6 km
Duration: 6:00 h

PANORAMARESTAURANT HOCHOETZ -> Bielefelder Hütte -> Wetterkreuz -> Wörgetal -> Knappenhaus -> Obere Issalm -> Balbach Alm -> Kühtaile Alm -> PANORAMARESTAURANT HOCHOETZ

Tour information

  • Requirement: difficult
  • Length: 7.6 km
  • Duration: 6:00 h
  • Elevation uphill:569 hm
  • Elevation downhill:852 hm
Highest point 2,583 m

Starting point

Panoramarestaurant Hochoetz

Finishing point

Panoramarestaurant Hochoetz
  • Fitness level 6 / 6

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Equipment

Moderate mountain trail; for sure-footed and experienced hikers. Good physical condition, mountain experience& mountain equipment (see notice equipment) necessary. Please pay attention to the current weather report: www.oetztal.com Appropriate equipment such as breathable suitable outdoor clothes for the weather, ankle-high walking boots, wind-, rain- & sun protection, hat, possibly 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.

Description

This high elevation trail takes you from the Hochoetz Panorama Restaurant to Bielefelder Hütte and further on to Wetterkreuz. Proceed to Wörgetal until you get to the reconstructed Miners House in original style with stamping mill - a kind of stone mill for crushing ore. Continue to the (decayed) Obere Issalm before you reach the Balbachalm and return to the Panorama Restaurant via Kühtaile Alm.

Walking time without rest stops: approx. 6 hours

Further access points of this route can be found in Ochsengarten at Balbachhof or Issbrücke car park and in Kühtai.


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:

    • Parking Acherkogelbahn - free for guests of the gondola lift, camping prohibited
    • Parking next to the river (at the end of Oetz on the right hand side) – free of charge, but limited parking; camping prohibited
    • Parking Oetz town center- parking fee
    • Parking at night during several days' tours: Parking Oetz town center, the ticket is available at the tourist office Oetz.
    •  Parking at the Ochsengartencable car station. free parking, camping prohibited 

  • Contact

    Naturpark Jubiläumstour Knappenweg
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