Mountain hikes Cable car hike: Gaislachkogl - Gaislachsee - Gaislach Alm - Sölden

Sölden / Ötztal Alps
Difficulty ratings: difficult
Route length: 9.6 km
Duration: 4:10 h

Ascent with the Gaislachkogl cable car to the Gaislachkogel mountain station Hike: Gaislachkogel mountain station - Gaislachkogl - Gaislachsee - Gaislach Alm - Sölden

Tour information

  • Requirement: difficult
  • Length: 9.6 km
  • Duration: 4:10 h
  • Elevation uphill:83 hm
  • Elevation downhill:1,701 hm
Highest point3,040 m

Starting point

Sölden

Finishing point

Sölden
  • Fitness level 5 / 6

Best time of year

  • January
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Equipment

marked path, some surefootedness required

Source: TVB Ötztal Tourismus

Description

Ascent with the Gaislachkogl cable car to the mountain station (3,040 m) - hike Gaislachsee (2,702 m) - Silbertal (1,982 m) - Gaislach Alm (1,974 m) - Sonneck (1,952 m) - Sölden


Nearby huts and mountain restaurants

Getting here

  • Arrival by public transport

    Travel comfortably and safely by train to the Ötztal station. The final stop or exit point is ÖTZTAL station. Afterwards, travel conveniently and quickly by public transport or local taxi companies through the entire valley to your desired destination. The current bus schedule is available at: http://fahrplan.vvt.at

  • Parking

    Car journey to the ÖTZTAL. Located in Tyrol, the ÖTZTAL branches off to the south as the longest side valley of the Eastern Alps. Travel by car takes visitors over the Inn valley to the valley entrance and further along the Ötztal. In addition to the toll motorway, country roads can also be used. Your journey can be quickly and conveniently planned with the route planner: To the route planner: https://www.google.at/maps


    The following parking options are available in Sölden:

    - Gaislachkogl cable car + underground parking garage

    Parking spaces in Sölden are subject to a fee.

    For parking over several days (e.g. hut tour):

    - Gaislachkogl cable car parking garage, parking ticket either online or directly at the Gaislachkogl cable car ticket office

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