Mountain hikes Vent - Breslauer Hütte - Vernagthütte

Sölden / Ötztaler Alpen
Difficulty ratings: medium
Route length: 10.4 km
Duration: 4:00 h

Do places still exist where people rarely set foot? Around the Vernagthütte you have a good chance of finding such places. It is the ideal base for high alpine tours through the vast glacier world of the Ötztal Alps.

Tour character

Beautiful tour via the Rofenhöfe farms at the head of the valley to the Vernagthütte.

Tour information

  • Requirement: medium
  • Length: 10.4 km
  • Duration: 4:00 h
  • Elevation uphill:1,203 hm
  • Elevation downhill:331 hm
Highest point2,864 m

Starting point

Vent

Finishing point

Vernagt Hut
  • Fitness level 3 / 6

Best time of year

  • January
  • February
  • March
  • April
  • May
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  • September
  • October
  • November
  • December

Equipment

Moderate mountain trail; suitable for sure-footed and experienced hikers; good physical condition, mountain experience and mountain equipment (see under equipment) necessary. Please check the current weather report at: www.oetztal.com/en/summer.html Suitable equipment such as breathable and weather-appropriate outdoor clothing, ankle-high hiking boots, wind, rain and sun protection, hat, possibly gloves, is required for all hikes and routes. Carrying a first aid kit, a mobile phone and possibly a hiking map, as well as sufficient provisions on hikes without any possibility to stop, is necessary.
Source: Ötztal

Description

Vent – Wildspitze double chairlift (10 min. ride), then from the mountain station to the Breslauer Hut (1 1/2 h) or to the Wild Man (2 1/2 h) and then to the Breslauer Hut (1 1/2 h). From the Breslauer Hut via the Seuffertweg to the Vernagt Hut (2 1/2 h).


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 ÖTZTAL station. Afterwards, you can conveniently and quickly travel through the entire valley to your desired destination by public transport or local taxi services! The current bus timetable is available at: http://fahrplan.vvt.at

  • Parking

    In the mountaineering village of Vent, the following parking options are available.

    - In summer, before the village (parking meter, coins or EC card only) and at the valley station of the chairlift (at the cash desk of the mountain railways)

    - In winter, only at the valley station of the chairlift.

    Cost: €6.00 per day/car

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