Mountain hikes Vernagthütte - Fluchtkogel

Sölden / Ötztaler Alpen
Difficulty ratings: difficult
Route length: 4.0 km
Duration: 3:00 h

VERNAGTHÜTTE -> FLUCHTKOGEL 

Tour information

  • Requirement: difficult
  • Length: 4.0 km
  • Duration: 3:00 h
  • Elevation uphill:735 hm
  • Elevation downhill:8 hm
Highest point3,500 m

Starting point

Vernagthütte

Finishing point

Fluchtkogel
  • Fitness level 5 / 6

Best time of year

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Equipment

For those free from dizziness, sure-footed and highly experienced in alpine mountaineering; excellent physical condition, extensive mountain experience, alpine climbing equipment, securing and navigation tools, good weather conditions recommended Please check the current weather report at: www.oetztal.com/de/sommer.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. 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 the Vernagthütte on a path over the moraine to the Guslarferner, which is entered shortly before the rain gauge. Over the crevassed Guslarferner up to the Upper Guslarjoch (3,361 m). From here steeply over the firn slope (sometimes icy). Finally flattening again to the summit.


Nearby huts and mountain restaurants

Getting here

  • Arrival by public transport

    Travel comfortably and safely by train to the Ötztal train station. The final station or exit point is ÖTZTAL station. Afterwards, you can travel comfortably and quickly with the public transit or local taxi companies through the entire valley to your desired destination! The current bus timetable is available at: http://fahrplan.vvt.at

  • Parking

    The following parking options are available in Vent:

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

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