Mountain hikes Martin Busch Hütte - Marzellkamm

Difficulty ratings: medium
Route length: 6.0 km
Duration: 2:30 h

MARTIN BUSCH HÜTTE - MARZELLKAMM

Tour information

  • Requirement: medium
  • Length: 6.0 km
  • Duration: 2:30 h
  • Elevation uphill:56 hm
  • Elevation downhill:1,152 hm
Highest point3,594 m

Starting point

Martin Busch Hütte

Finishing point

Marzellkamm
  • Fitness level 4 / 6

Best time of year

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Equipment

For high alpine experienced mountaineers that are free from vertigo & surefooted. Excellent physical condition, extensive mountain experience, alpine climbing gear, safety- and orientation guide, good weather conditions recommended. Please pay attention to the current weather report: www.oetztal.com 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.

Description

From Martin Busch Hütte above Niederjochbach brooklet you walk to the bridge on a slightly rising path that encircles the foothills of Marzellkamm ridge. After about 20 walking minutes (fork) you take the steeper switchback trail on the right, heading towards Marzellkamm. Follow the ridge to its highest point and enjoy picturesque vistas of the Alpine scenery and the crevasses of Marzell glacier.

Nearby huts and mountain restaurants

Getting here

  • Arrival by public transport

    Enjoy a both comfortable and relaxing train ride to the train station in Ötztal Bahnhof. You get off the train in ÖTZTAL Bahnhof where you change to a public bus or local taxi. The current bus schedule can be found at: http://fahrplan.vvt.at

  • Parking

    The following parking options are available in the mountaineering village Vent

    - In summertime in front of the village (parking machine, only coins or EC card) and at the chairlift (at the ticket office of the mountain railways)

    - In wintertime only at the chairlift

    Cost: € 5,00 per day/car

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