Mountain hikes Similaunhütte

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Sölden / Ötztaler Alpen
Difficulty ratings: medium
Route length: 12.9 km
Duration: 4:30 h

Similaunhütte

Tour information

  • Requirement: medium
  • Length: 12.9 km
  • Duration: 4:30 h
  • Elevation uphill:1,258 hm
  • Elevation downhill:130 hm
Highest point3,019 m

Starting point

Vent

Finishing point

Similaunhütte
  • Fitness level 3 / 6

Best time of year

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Equipment

Wearing hiking equipment such as breathable and weather-appropriate outdoor clothing, ankle-high hiking boots, wind, rain and sun protection, a hat and possibly gloves is recommended! It is also important to carry sufficient food, a first aid kit, a mobile phone, and possibly a hiking map.

Source: TVB Ötztal Tourismus

Description

From Vent to the Ochsenkopf, halfway up turn left into the Niedertal. On a wide path past the newly built chapel and the shepherd's hut on a moderately ascending path to the hut. From there, first flat towards Niederjoch, after about 30 minutes turn right up onto the lateral moraine of the Niederjochferner and the last 30 minutes walk across this crevasse-free to the hut.


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 by public bus service or local taxi companies throughout the valley to your desired destination! The current bus timetable is available at: http://fahrplan.vvt.at

  • Parking

    In front of the village and at the valley station of the chairlift (paid)

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