Mountain hikes Cable car hike: Rotkoglhütte - Rettenbach Glacier - Rettenbach Alm - Sölden

Sölden / Ötztaler Alpen
Route length: 16.6 km
Duration: 5:34 h

Ascent with the Giggijochbahn cable car Hike: Giggijochbahn mountain station - Rotkoglhütte - Glacier road - Rettenbach Glacier - Rettenbach Alm - Sölden

Tour information

  • Length: 16.6 km
  • Duration: 5:34 h
  • Elevation uphill:599 hm
  • Elevation downhill:1,457 hm
Highest point2,663 m

Starting point

Sölden

Finishing point

Sölden

Best time of year

  • January
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Equipment

good hiking trail

Source: Ötztal

Description

Ascent with the Giggijochbahn (2,284 m) - ascent to Rotkoglhütte (2,662 m) - hiking trail then glacier road to the Rettenbach Glacier (2,675 m) - descent through the Rettenbach valley to Rettenbach Alm at 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 the ÖTZTAL station. Afterwards, you can conveniently and quickly continue with 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

    The following parking options are available in Sölden:

    - Gaislachkoglbahn + underground garage

    The parking spaces are subject to a fee.

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

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

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