Themed hikes WIDI's themed trail - All senses! The adventure trail with keen perception

Oetz / Stubaier Alpen
Difficulty ratings: medium
Route length: 3.4 km
Duration: 1:19 h

PANORAMA RESTAURANT (2,020 m) -> Track reader -> Rope bridge -> Balancing beam -> Acherberg Alm (1,888 m) -> Treadmill, sense of smell, animal sound box -> PANORAMA RESTAURANT (2,020 m) 

Tour information

  • Requirement: medium
  • Length: 3.4 km
  • Duration: 1:19 h
  • Elevation uphill:130 hm
  • Elevation downhill:130 hm
Highest point2,017 m

Starting point

Panorama Restaurant Hochoetz

Finishing point

Acherberg Alm
  • Fitness level 3 / 6

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Equipment

Moderate mountain trail; suitable for sure-footed and experienced mountain hikers; good physical condition, mountain experience and mountaineering equipment (see equipment section) required. Please check the current weather report at: www.oetztal.com/de/sommer.html Appropriate 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 for hikes without refreshment options, is necessary.
Source: Ötztal

Description

Here you have to be as quick and alert as the squirrel. Test your dexterity and your senses: How fast can you run on a treadmill? How do animal furs and bird feathers feel? Which animal sounds can you imitate? You will discover all this and much more along the way.

Length of the hike: 3.8 km

Walking time: approx. 1 hour and 20 minutes.

Stations: Mountain station > Track reader > Rope bridge > Balancing beam > Acherberg Alm – Treadmill, sense of smell, animal viewer, animal sound box > Mountain station

Refreshment: Acherberg Alm


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

  • Parking

    The following parking options are available:

    • Acherkogelbahn parking lot (paid)
    • Rafting entry point parking lot (at the end of Oetz on the right side) (paid)
    • Oetz town center parking lot (paid)
    • Overnight parking during multi-day hikes: Oetz town center parking lot. Tickets are available at the Oetz Information Office.
    • When ascending with the Ochsengarten gondola, free parking spaces are available in Ochsengarten - camping prohibited

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