Mountain hikes Mountain peak Pirchkogel

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Difficulty ratings: medium
Route length: 13 km
Duration: 5:30 h

KÜHTAI -> Schwarzmoosseen -> Pirchkogel -> Feldringer Almböden -> Marlstein -> OCHSENGARTEN

Tour information

  • Requirement: medium
  • Length: 13 km
  • Duration: 5:30 h
  • Elevation uphill:808 hm
  • Elevation downhill:1323 hm
Highest point 2,828 m

Starting point

Kühtai tourist information

Finishing point

Ochsengarten
  • Fitness level 4 / 6

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Description

Start in Kühtai (2.020m). You follow the steep hiking path to Schwarzmoosseen. The lakes are on a nice plateau. In the area are many horses. From the lakes you hike on to the peak of Pirchkogel (2.028m).

To hike down you have 2 possiblities: 

1) same way back - duration 4 hours in total

2) you walk down on the back side of Pirchkogel. You walk over the "Feldringer Almböde" which is a nice and beautiful area. From there you come down to Marlstein and further to Ochsengarten - duration 5,5 - 6 hours.

TIPP: park the car in Ochsengarten and take a bus to 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

    We recommend to park the car in Ochsengarten and to take a bus from there to Kühtai: 

    The following parking facilities are available in Ochsengarten: 

    • Ochsengarten Large public parking - opposite, or next to the cable car station Ochsengartenbahn
    • Ochsengarten in the center vis á vis from the tourist information office 
    • at the end of the village next to the ground school

  • Contact

    Gipfeltour Pirchkogel

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