Mountain hikes Cable car hike: Rotkoglhütte - Rotkogl

Sölden / Ötztal Alps
Route length: 10.0 km
Duration: 5:10 h

Ascent with the GiggijochbahnHike: Giggijochbahn mountain station - Rotkoglhütte - Rotkogl - Sölden

Tour information

  • Length: 10.0 km
  • Duration: 5:10 h
  • Elevation uphill:639 hm
  • Elevation downhill:1,564 hm
Highest point2,917 m

Starting point

Sölden

Finishing point

Sölden

Best time of year

  • January
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Equipment

From Rotkoglhütte, marked path requiring surefootedness and a head for heights

Source: TVB Ötztal Tourismus

Description

Ascent with the Giggijochbahn (2,284 m) - ascent to Rotkoglhütte (2,662 m) - Rotkogl (2,947 m) - descent via the same route or from Rotkoglhütte via Rettenbach Alm (2,145 m) down to Sölden


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Getting here

  • Arrival by public transport

    Travel comfortably and safely by train to Ötztal station. The final stop or exit point is ÖTZTAL station. Afterwards, you can travel conveniently and quickly with public bus services 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 leads visitors over the Inn Valley to the valley entrance and further along the Ötztal. In addition to the toll highway, country roads can also be used. With the route planner, your journey can be determined quickly and conveniently: Route planner: https://www.google.at/maps


    The following parking options are available in Sölden:

    - Gaislachkoglbahn + underground car park

    The parking spaces in Sölden are subject to a fee.

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

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

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