Mountain hikes Cable car hike: Gaislachkoglbahn middle station - Hühnersteign - Langegg chairlift - Rotkoglhütte - Giggijochbahn - Sölden

Sölden / Ötztal Alps
Route length: 8.5 km
Duration: 3:15 h

Ascent with the Gaislachkoglbahn to the Gaislachkogel middle station Hike: Gaislachkoglbahn middle station - Hühnersteign - Langegg chairlift - Rotkoglhütte - Giggijochbahn - Sölden

Tour information

  • Length: 8.5 km
  • Duration: 3:15 h
  • Elevation uphill:754 hm
  • Elevation downhill:646 hm
Highest point2,656 m

Starting point

Sölden

Finishing point

Sölden

Best time of year

  • January
  • February
  • March
  • April
  • May
  • June
  • July
  • August
  • September
  • October
  • November
  • December
Source: TVB Ötztal Tourismus

Description

Ascent with the Gaislachkoglbahn to the middle station (2,174 m). Hike to the Hühnersteign (2,000 m) - ascent with the Langegg chairlift to the Rotkoglhütte (2,666 m) – walk to the Giggijochbahn mountain station (2,254 m) – return trip with the Giggijochbahn to Sölden.


Nearby huts and mountain restaurants

Getting here

  • Arrival by public transport

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

  • Parking

    The following parking facilities are available in Sölden:

    - Gaislachkoglbahn + underground parking garage

    The parking spaces are subject to a fee.

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

    - Gaislachkoglbahn parking garage, parking ticket either online or directly at the Gaislachkoglbahn ticket office

More tours in the surrounding area

Newsletter

The mountain is calling? So does our newsletter!

In our monthly newsletter we reveal the best holiday tips for Tyrol.