Mountain hikes Zirben Alm - Obergurgl

Sölden / Ötztaler Alpen
Difficulty ratings: easy
Route length: 1.3 km
Duration: 0:25 h

OBERGURGL -> ZIRBEN ALM

Tour information

  • Requirement: easy
  • Length: 1.3 km
  • Duration: 0:25 h
  • Elevation uphill:59 hm
  • Elevation downhill:15 hm
Highest point1,951 m

Starting point

Obergurgl

Finishing point

Zirben Alm
  • Fitness level 1 / 6

Best time of year

  • January
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Equipment

Easy hike; suitable for beginners and walkers. Please pay attention to the current weather report: www.oetztal.com/de/sommer.html. Appropriate equipment such as breathable suitable outdoor clothes for the weather, ankle-high walking boots, wind-, rain- & sun protection, hat, possibly gloves, is for all hikes and tours necessary. Please bring a first-aid box, a mobile phone, a walking map and if there is no hut on the way a snack and enough to drink.
Source: Ötztal

Description

From Obergurgl direction south to the last houses of the village. From there you follow the walking path to the Zirben Alm.

Nearby huts and mountain restaurants

Getting here

  • Arrival by public transport

    Enjoy a both comfortable and relaxing train ride to the train station in Ötztal Bahnhof. You get off the train in ÖTZTAL Bahnhof where you change to a public bus or local taxi. The current bus schedule can be found at: http://fahrplan.vvt.at

  • Parking

    The following parking facilities are available in Gurgl: 

    Parking garage (center of Obergurgl), chargeable | € 2,00/hour

    Parking garage - bottom station Festkogl, chargeable | € 2,00/hour

    Parking Hochgurglbahn valley station, free of charge - no parking at night

    Parking Top Mountain Crosspoint, free of charge

    Parking Hochgurgl, free of charge (very small parking) 

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