Winter hike Ochsengarten's Roundway

Haiming / Stubaier Alpen

easy

5.8 km

2:00 h

Around Ochsengarten

Tour information

Requirement: easy
Length: 5.8 km
Duration: 2:00 h
Elevation uphill:100 hm
Elevation downhill:100 hm

Elevation profile

Ochsengarten's Roundway.gpx

Highest point1,604 m

Starting point

cable car station of Ochsengarten

Finishing point

cable car station of Ochsengarten

Fitness level 2 / 6
Technique 2 / 6

Best time of year

January
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Equipment

Please pay attention to the current weather- & avalanche report: www.oetztal.com/de/winter.html & avalanche-report/albina-web/bulletin/2019-01-07 Appropriate equipment such as breathable suitable outdoor clothes for the weather, wind-, rain-, snow- and sun protection, hat and 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

Walk across the bridge and follow the brook towards Kühtai amid picture-bookwinter landscapes. Cross Nederbach brook and the federal road at the heightof „Stopfer Bridge“. Return to Ochsengarten on the sunny side of the 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 Ochsengarten:
- Ochsengarten Large public parking - opposite, or next to the valley station Ochsengartenbahn
- Ochsengarten in the center vis á vis from the Ötztal tourist information office
- Ochsengarten at the end of the village, in the direction of Kühtai, at the school

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