Mountain hikes Schönwieshütte - Obergurgl

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Difficulty ratings: easy
Route length: 3.9 km
Duration: 1:30 h

OBERGURGL -> Pine forest -> Rotmoos waterfall -> SCHÖNWIES HUT

Tour information

  • Requirement: easy
  • Length: 3.9 km
  • Duration: 1:30 h
  • Elevation uphill:368 hm
  • Elevation downhill:23 hm
Highest point 2,270 m

Starting point

Obergurgl

Finishing point

Schönwies hut
  • Fitness level 1 / 6

Best time of year

  • January
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Equipment

Easy hike; suitable for beginners and walkers. Please pay attention to the current weather report: www.oetztal.com/de/sommer.html. 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

From Obergurgl center you walk south to the end of the village. From there, follow the walking path further on to a ledge (wayside cross and bench) located opposite Nasenwand wall. Heading to the left, you follow a picture-book, slightly rising trail through the 400 year old Stone Pine Forest until you reach a small slope. Conquer the western flank of Hohe Mut on a slightly to moderately climbing gravel trail in the direction of Rotmoostal, across a bridge to Schönwieshütte (serviced from 01.07.23). A short, very recommendable hike (15 minutes) takes you through grasslands up to Schönwieskopf peak offering stunning vistas of Gurgl's Rotmoostal side valley.

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, chargeable | € 2,00/hour
    • 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) 

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