Winter hike Circular hiking trail Horlachtal - Niederthai

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Umhausen / Stubaier Alpen
Difficulty ratings: easy
Route length: 6.9 km
Duration: 2:00 h

SENNHOF CAR PARK (next to Niederthai information) -> Falknerhof Hotel -> Grastalweg -> Larstigalm -> Horlachtalweg -> SENNHOF CAR PARK

Tour information

  • Requirement: easy
  • Length: 6.9 km
  • Duration: 2:00 h
  • Elevation uphill:233 hm
  • Elevation downhill:232 hm
Highest point1,773 m

Starting point

Sennhof car park

Finishing point

Sennhof car park
  • Fitness level 2 / 6
  • Technique 2 / 6

Best time of year

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Equipment

Please note the current snow and avalanche report for the coming days:

https://www.oetztal.com/de/winter.html & https://avalanche.report/albina-web/bulletin/2019-01-07?lang=de

Appropriate equipment such as breathable and weather-adapted outdoor clothing, wind, rain, snow, and sun protection, a hat and gloves are 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 tours without the possibility to stop for food, is necessary.

Source: Ötztal

Description

From the Sennhof car park, walk right across the road uphill to the Falknerhof Hotel. At the hotel, turn left, after 50 meters the road leads into the wide winter hiking trail called "Grastalweg", which steadily ascends to Larstigalm. After a comfortable stop at Larstigalm, walk straight ahead along the hiking trail next to the Horlachbach back to Niederthai.


Nearby huts and mountain restaurants

Getting here

  • Arrival by public transport

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

  • Parking

    In Niederthai, the following parking options are available:

    • Sennhof car park | Cost: €6.00 car day ticket, mandatory from 7:00 a.m. to 6:30 p.m., multi-day tickets possible | Guests with disabilities park free - display ID clearly | Buses park free

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