Mountain hikes Reich Alm - Umhausen

Umhausen /
Difficulty ratings: medium
Route length: 6.7 km
Duration: 3:00 h

UMHAUSEN CAR PARK MURE ->Farster street->Farst->REICH ALM 

Tour information

  • Requirement: medium
  • Length: 6.7 km
  • Duration: 3:00 h
  • Elevation uphill:986 hm
  • Elevation downhill:87 hm
Highest point 2,020 m

Starting point

car park Mure

Finishing point

Reich Alm
  • Fitness level 4 / 6

Best time of year

  • January
  • February
  • March
  • April
  • May
  • June
  • July
  • August
  • September
  • October
  • November
  • December

Description

Start of this moderate hiking tour is the car park "Mure" in the center of Umhausen. Below the cemetery the hiking trail goes through the meadows and past the chapel till the base of the mountain (Farst). Therefrom you walk approx. 1 hour to "Farst". At the top is an amazing view till the "Gurgler Kamm". Above the houses you find signpost to "Reich Alm"(closed). The way is varied, sometimes steeper, sometimes more gentle. Attention at the last piece, it is very steep. At the end there is a view at the alpine pastures and the mountain. 

Tipp: to Farst there drives also a Taxi 


Getting here

  • Arrival by public transport

    Travel safe and comfortable with the train to the Ötztal Bahnhof train station. Last stop and exit point is the train station Ötztal Bahnhof. Afterwards you can travel smoothly and quick with the public transport or our local taxi companies through the valley to your desired destination. 

    Please find the current bus timetable here: http://fahrplan.vvt.at 

  • Parking

    There are the following parking possibilities in Umhausen:

    • car park Mure | free of charge

  • Contact

    Reich Alm - Umhausen

    ****

More tours in the surrounding area

Newsletter

The mountain is calling? So does our newsletter!

In our weekly newsletter we reveal the best holiday tips for Tyrol.