Ötztal Loop Tour
Ski Touring

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/ ObergurglPhoto: Ötztal Tourismus
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/ LangtalereckhüttePhoto: Ötztal Tourismus
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/ ObergurglPhoto: Ötztal Tourismus
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/ ObergurglPhoto: Ötztal Tourismus
Demanding ski mountaineering loop tour across huge glacier fields and partly exposed areas, for example challenging peak ascents to Schalfkogel and Mitterkarjoch. Recommended only in good stable weather and safe avalanche conditions.
78.2 km
21:29 h
7,362 m
7,376 m

Author
Marina Pirstnig
Updated: August 03, 2018
Experience
Landscape
Highest point
3,764 m
Lowest point
1,893 m
Safety information
Best SeasonMid-March to early May
Tips, hints and links
More details about ski mountaineering tours in Ötztal: https://www.oetztal.com/skitourenStart
Coordinates:
DD
46.870406, 11.027039
DMS
46°52'13.5"N 11°01'37.3"E
UTM
32T 654477 5192757
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Note
all notes on protected areas
Coordinates
DD
46.870406, 11.027039
DMS
46°52'13.5"N 11°01'37.3"E
UTM
32T 654477 5192757
w3w
///croaks.bicycling.multitask
Arrival by train, car, foot or bike
Distance
78.2 km
Duration
21:29 h
Ascent
7,362 m
Descent
7,376 m
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Maps and trails
- 7 Stages
Ski Touring
· Oetztal
From Obergurgl to Karlsruher Hütte | Langtalereckhütte
Top
difficult
Stage 1
6.2 km
2:30 h
520 m
111 m
Day 1 Ötztal Loop Tour
from Ötztal Tourismus,
Ötztal Tourismus
Ski Touring
· Oetztal
Start of Vent Loop Trail or Ötztal Loop Tour via Schalfkogl
Top
difficult
Stage 2
12.7 km
6:00 h
1,400 m
1,330 m
VENT - Martin Busch Hut or alternatively Obergurgl over Schalfkogel to MARTIN BUSCH HUT
from Ötztal Tourismus,
Ötztal Tourismus
Ski Touring
· Oetztal
From Martin-Busch-Hütte to Similaun | Similaunhütte
Top
difficult
Stage 3
8 km
2:55 h
1,103 m
582 m
MARTIN BUSCH HÜTTE -> SIMILAUNHÜTTE
from Ötztal Tourismus,
Ötztal Tourismus
Ski Touring
· Oetztal Alps
Via Finailspitze to Schöne Aussicht
Top
difficult
Stage 4
8.2 km
5:00 h
680 m
860 m
Day 4 Ötztal Loop Tour Day 3 Vent Loop Tour
from Ötztal Tourismus,
Ötztal Tourismus
Ski Touring
· Oetztal Alps
Weißkugel and Hochjoch Hospiz
Top
difficult
Stage 5
18.6 km
8:00 h
1,360 m
1,790 m
WEISSKUGEL -> HOCHJOCH HOSPIZ
from Ötztal Tourismus,
Ötztal Tourismus
Ski Touring
· Oetztal
From Fluchtkogel to Vernagthütte
Top
difficult
Stage 6
9.4 km
5:00 h
1,100 m
760 m
FLUCHTKOGEL -> VERNAGTHÜTTE
from Ötztal Tourismus,
Ötztal Tourismus
Ski Touring
· Oetztal
Via Wildspitze back to Vent
Top
difficult
Stage 7
15.1 km
7:00 h
1,050 m
1,900 m
VERNAGTHÜTTE -> Wildspitze -> VENT
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Ötztal Tourismus
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