Top station Rofan cable car (1,840m)

Eben am Achensee / 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:closed
    Place:Maurach am Achensee
    :Alpine pasture / hut / mountain restaurant:Breakfast
  • Almstüberl

    Opening hours:closed
    Place:Maurach am Achensee
    :Alpine pasture / hut / mountain restaurant
  • Erfurter Hütte

    Opening hours:Today closed
    Place:Maurach am Achensee
    :Alpine pasture / hut / mountain restaurant
  • Berggasthof Rofan

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

    Opening hours:closed
    Place:Maurach am Achensee
    :Alpine pasture / hut / mountain restaurant

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

    The valley station of the Rofan cable car is situated just off the B181 Achensee main road, above the centre of Maurach.
    Car park of the Rofan cable car no. 1 or 2 in Maurach (paid parking lot)

Weather

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