Top station Rofan cable car (1,840m)

Buch in Tirol / Brandenberg Alps (Rofan)
Route length: 5.0 km
Duration: 2:00 h

Alternative route for ascending from the valley to the top station of the Rofan cable car.

Tour information

  • Length: 5.0 km
  • Duration: 2:00 h
  • Elevation uphill:842 hm
  • Elevation downhill:0 hm
Highest point1,840 m

Starting point

Maurach, valley station of the Rofan cable car

Finishing point

Maurach, top station of the Rofan cable car (1,840m)

Best time of year

  • January
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  • December

Equipment

Snacks and drinks, helmet, avalanche safety gear (transceiver, shovel and probe), first aid kit, bivvy bag and mobile phone. Avalanche airbags improve your chance of survival.
Source: Achensee Tourismus

Description

Ascent via the ski route to the Buchauer Alm*) and from there to the top station of the Rofan cable car. Descent along the ascent route.

*) Sadly, the Buchauer Alm was destroyed in a tragic fire. It is not yet clear whether the mountain hut will be rebuilt.

Nearby huts and mountain restaurants

  • Mauritzalm

    Opening hours:Open today
    Place:Maurach am Achensee
    :Alpine pasture / hut / mountain restaurant:Breakfast
    see restaurant details: Mauritzalm

  • Almstüberl

    Opening hours:Open today
    Place:Maurach am Achensee
    :Alpine pasture / hut / mountain restaurant
    see restaurant details: Almstüberl

  • Erfurter Hütte

    Opening hours:Open today
    Place:Maurach am Achensee
    :Alpine pasture / hut / mountain restaurant
    see restaurant details: Erfurter Hütte

  • Berggasthof Rofan

    Opening hours:Open today
    Place:Maurach am Achensee
    :Alpine pasture / hut / mountain restaurant
    see restaurant details: Berggasthof Rofan

  • Buchauer Alm

    Opening hours:closed
    Place:Maurach am Achensee
    :Alpine pasture / hut / mountain restaurant
    see restaurant details: Buchauer Alm

Getting here

  • Arrival by public transport

    Take the regional bus to Maurach (lines 8332, 4080 or 390) and get off at the "Maurach a. A. Rofan Seilbahn" stop.

  • Parking

    Car park of the Rofan cable car no. 1 or 2 in Maurach (paid parking lot)

Weather

Today

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24°C/10°C
5 km/h
Snow depth
Now: 0 cm,
Next snowfall: No data available

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