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Winter & snowshoe hiking in the Oetz Region

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All those who are true hiking lovers indulge in this passion also during the cold season. Warm clothes, woolen hat, scarf and winter-proof footwear: look forward to an adventure in the fresh winter air. Also snowshoe hikers are ready to go in almost no time. The trendy alternatives to skiing in Lower Ötztal have already become a new boom: well-groomed and signposted winter hiking trails lead through snow-covered meadows and forests while guided tours are also offered as an exciting off-road variant.

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Miners Trail Hochoetz with Wetterkreuz peak

Hiking Trail · Oetz
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  • Knappenweg
    / Knappenweg
    Photo: Ötztal Tourismus
  • Wetterkreuz
    / Wetterkreuz
    Photo: Ötztal Tourismus
  • Aufstieg Rosskopf
    / Aufstieg Rosskopf
    Photo: Ötztal Tourismus
  • Knappenweg Hochoetz
    / Knappenweg Hochoetz
    Photo: Ötztal Tourismus
  • Pochersee beim Knappenhaus
    / Pochersee beim Knappenhaus
    Photo: Ötztal Tourismus
  • Knappenweg Mühle
    / Knappenweg Mühle
    Photo: Ötztal Tourismus
  • Knappenhaus
    / Knappenhaus
    Photo: Ötztal Tourismus , Ötztal Tourismus
  • / Sommer
  • / Kühtaile Alm
  • /
    Photo: Ötztal Tourismus
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    Photo: Ötztal Tourismus
1800 2000 2200 2400 2600 m km 2 4 6 8 10 Bielefelder Hütte Balbach Alm

PANORAMARESTAURANT HOCHOETZ -> Bielefelder Hütte -> Rosskopf -> Wetterkreuz -> Wörgetal -> Knappenhaus -> Obere Issalm -> Balbach Alm -> Kühtaile Alm -> PANORAMARESTAURANT HOCHOETZ
moderate
11.2 km
6:00 h
851 m
849 m
This high elevation trail takes you from the Hochoetz Panorama Restaurant to Bielefelder Hütte and further on to Wetterkreuz. Proceed to Wörgetal until you get to the reconstructed Miners House in original style with stamping mill - a kind of stone mill for crushing ore. Continue to the (decayed) Obere Issalm before you reach the Balbachalm and return to the Panorama Restaurant via Kühtaile Alm.

Walking time without rest stops: approx. 6 hours

Further access points of this route can be found in Ochsengarten at Balbachhof or Issbrücke car park and in Kühtai.

 

Author’s recommendation

Enjoy the untouched nature at the small lake "Puchersee" beneath the miners museum. Ralax and dream!

Difficulty
moderate
Technique
Stamina
Experience
Landscape
Highest point
2581 m
Lowest point
1929 m
Best time of year
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Rest Stop

Balbach Alm
Bielefelder Hütte

Safety information

intermediate hike! please check the weather forcast on www.oetztal.com

Equipment

It is recommended to wear hiking equipment such as breathable and weather-adapted outdoor clothing, ankle-high mountain boots, wind, rain and sun protection, cap and possibly gloves. It is also important to have enough food, as well as a first-aid package, a cell phone and a hiking map.

 

Tips, hints and links

More details about hiking In Ötztal: https://www.oetztal.com/wandern 

Start

Panoramarestaurant Hochoetz (2018 m)
Coordinates:
Geographic
47.212101, 10.932488
UTM
32T 646334 5230546

Destination

Panoramarestaurant Hochoetz

Turn-by-turn directions

This high elevation trail takes you from the Hochoetz Panorama Restaurant to Bielefelder Hütte and further on to Wetterkreuz. Proceed to Wörgetal until you get to the reconstructed Miners House in original style with stamping mill - a kind of stone mill for crushing ore. Continue to the (decayed) Obere Issalm before you reach the Balbachalm and return to the Panorama Restaurant via Kühtailealm. Walking time without rest stops: approx. 6 hours.

Further access points of this route can be found in Ochsengarten at Balbachhof or Issbrücke car park and in Kühtai.

 

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

 

Getting there

Oetz is located in the western part of Austria in the state TYROL, in a southern side valley of the Inn valley - the ÖTZTAL. For your arrival by car, you can plan the best route from your home town with the route planner online at https://www.google.at/maps

 

Parking

The following parking facilities are available in Oetz:

 

  • Parking Acherkogelbahn - free for guests of the gondola lift, camping prohibited
  • Parking lot Raftingeinsteinstelle (at the end of Oetz on the right side) - free, but limited parking (alternatively Acherkogelbahn 150 m), camping prohibited
  • Oetz parking area (subject to a charge)
  • Parking at night during several days' tours: Central parking place Oetz, The ticket is available at the information office Oetz.

 

  • Parking at the Ochsengartencable car station. free parking, camping prohibited 
Arrival by train, car, foot or bike

Author’s map recommendations

Kompass #043 | Ötztaler Alpen Ötztal, Pitztal | 1:50.000

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Difficulty
moderate
Distance
11.2 km
Duration
6:00 h
Ascent
851 m
Descent
849 m
Loop Scenic With refreshment stops Cultural/historical value Mountain railway ascent/descent Insider tip Summit route

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