Mountain hikes Kirchenkar hut - Hochgurgl

Sölden / Ötztaler Alpen
Difficulty ratings: medium
Route length: 4.5 km
Duration: 1:40 h

HOCHGURGL CROSSPOINT -> KIRCHENKAR HUT

Tour information

  • Requirement: medium
  • Length: 4.5 km
  • Duration: 1:40 h
  • Elevation uphill:429 hm
  • Elevation downhill:29 hm
Highest point2,569 m

Starting point

Hochgurgl Top Mountain Crosspoint

Finishing point

Kirchenkar hut
  • Fitness level 3 / 6

Best time of year

  • January
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Equipment

Moderate mountain trail; for sure-footed and experienced hikers. Good physical condition, mountain experience & mountain equipment (see notice equipment) necessary. Please pay attention to the current weather report: www.oetztal.com/summer.html. Appropriate equipment such as breathable suitable outdoor clothes for the weather, ankle-high walking boots, wind-, rain- & sun protection, hat, possibly gloves, is for all hikes and tours necessary. Please bring a first-aid box, a mobile phone, a walking map and if there is no hut on the way a snack and enough to drink.
Source: Ötztal

Description

Start of this tour is behind the Top Mountain Crosspoint. From there leads a path up to the middle station of the Kirchenkar gondola. From mid July the path leads further up to the new plattforms and the top station at 2.839 m.

Nearby huts and mountain restaurants

Getting here

  • Arrival by public transport

    Travel safe and comfortable with the train to the Ötztal Bahnhof train station. Last stop and exit point is the train station Ötztal Bahnhof. Afterwards you can travel smoothly and quick with the public transport or our local taxi companies through the valley to your desired destination. Please find the current bus timetable here: http://fahrplan.vvt.at 

  • Parking

    The following parking facilities are available in Gurgl: 

    • Parking garage (center of Obergurgl), chargeable | € 2,00/hour
    • Parking garage - bottom station Festkogl, chargeable | € 2,00/hour
    • Parking Hochgurglbahn valley station, free of charge - no parking at night
    • Parking Top Mountain Crosspoint, free of charge
    • Parking Hochgurgl, free of charge (very small parking) 

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