Mountain hikes Schweinfurter Hut - Winnebachsee Hut - Umhausen-Niederthai

Umhausen / Stubaier Alpen
Difficulty ratings: difficult
Route length: 16.3 km
Duration: 6:00 h

PARKING LOT SENNHOF DISTRICT (next to the Umhausen information) -> Horlachtal -> Zwieselbachjoch -> Winnebachkar -> WINNEBACHSEE HUT 

Tour information

  • Requirement: difficult
  • Length: 16.3 km
  • Duration: 6:00 h
  • Elevation uphill:1,331 hm
  • Elevation downhill:509 hm
Highest point2,872 m

Starting point

Parking lot Sennhof (next to the Niederthai information)

Finishing point

Winnebachsee Hut
  • Fitness level 5 / 6

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Equipment

Suitable for those without fear of heights, sure-footed, and experienced alpine climbers; very good physical condition, alpine experience, and mountain equipment (see Equipment), sometimes alpine protection gear, good weather conditions recommended. Please pay attention to the current weather report.

Appropriate equipment such as breathable and weather-appropriate outdoor clothing is required for all hikes and routes. It is necessary to carry a first aid kit, a mobile phone, and possibly a hiking map, as well as sufficient provisions for hikes without catering options.

Source: Ötztal

Description

From Niederthai, walk towards the Schweinfurter Hut. Continue slowly uphill through the Zwieselbach valley. Just before the pass, the route runs somewhat laboriously through a rocky area close to the Zwieselbach glacier.

The highest point of the path is reached at the Zwieselbachjoch at 2,868 m. After the Zwieselbachjoch, the route goes rather steeply downhill over scree before you reach the Winnebachkar and descend to the Winnebachsee Hut.


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Getting here

  • Arrival by public transport

    Travel comfortably and safely by train to the Ötztal station. The last stop or exit point is the ÖTZTAL station. Afterwards, you can conveniently and quickly travel through the entire valley to your desired destination by public transport or local taxi companies.

    The current bus schedule is available at: http://fahrplan.vvt.at 

  • Parking

    The following parking options are available in Niederthai: Umhausen

    • Parking lot Ortsteil Sennhof, paid from 07:00 to 18:30

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