Winter hike Ochsenkopf circuit - No. 5

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Sölden / Ötztaler Alpen
Difficulty ratings: easy
Route length: 2.2 km
Duration: 0:40 h

OBERGURGL ZENTRUM -> Seenplattenweg -> Ochsenkopf -> OBERGURGL ZENTRUM

Tour information

  • Requirement: easy
  • Length: 2.2 km
  • Duration: 0:40 h
  • Elevation uphill:75 hm
  • Elevation downhill:75 hm
Highest point1,960 m

Starting point

Obergurgl Zentrum

Finishing point

Obergurgl Zentrum
  • Fitness level 1 / 6
  • Technique 1 / 6

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Equipment

Please note the current snow and avalanche reports for the coming days: www.oetztal.com/de/  & lawinen.report/bulletin/latest.

The Ötztal Tourism team will gladly inform you personally about the condition of the winter hiking trails.

Ötztal Tourism: T +43 5 72 00 100 | gurgl@oetztal.com  

Appropriate equipment such as breathable and weather-appropriate outdoor clothing is required for all hikes and routes.

Source: Ötztal

Description

The path is partly free of snow!

Follow the traffic zone U4 about 400 meters in the center (by the church). At Landhaus Jenewein the winter hiking trail starts uphill to Ochsenkopf. From there, you have a wonderful view of Obergurgl.


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 travel conveniently and quickly with the public transit 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 Gurgl: 

    • Parking garage Dorfzentrum Obergurgl (down to the right in front of the church), paid | € 2.00 per hour
    • Parking garage entrance to town – valley station Festkoglbahn, paid | € 6.00 per day
    • Parking lot Hochgurglbahn valley station, free – no overnight parking
    • Parking lot Top Mountain Crosspoint, free
    • Parking lot Hochgurgl, free (very small parking lot)

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