Mountain hikes Mountain peak Rosskopf

Oetz /
Difficulty ratings: medium
Route length: 2.0 km
Duration: 2:00 h

High spirits with energy-saving cable car support: the panoramic tour to Rosskopf and Wetterkreuz impresses summit conquerors and pleasure mountaineers alike.

Tour character

Two cable cars meet at 2,020 m above sea level in Hochoetz: The Acherkogelbahn (Oetz valley station) and the Ochsengartenbahn (Ochsengarten valley station). The panoramic summit tour to Rosskopf and Wetterkreuz starts from here, passing the Neue Bielefelder Hütte. If you choose to return via the Acherberg Alm, the entire circular tour takes around 4.5 hours. The Hochoetz panorama restaurant and the cable car for the descent await you at the finish.

Tour information

  • Requirement: medium
  • Length: 2.0 km
  • Duration: 2:00 h
  • Elevation uphill:379 hm
Highest point 2,399 m

Starting point

Panoramarestaurant Hochoetz

Finishing point

Rosskopf
  • Fitness level 4 / 6

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Description

You take the cable car from Oetz or Ochsengarten to Hochoetz. From the Panorama Restaurant you walk up to Bielfelder Hütte (2.150m). You pass by the hut and walk on the steep path higher up to the crosspoint "Alte Bielfelder Hütte". This trail goes up to the next crosspoint. There you turn left and hike up to Rosskopf (2.399m).

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

    Gipfeltour Rosskopf

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