Snowshoe hike ORTOVOX avalanche educational trail

Route length: 1.5 km
Duration: 1:00 h

The ORTOVOX avalanche educational trail, which is situated in the Rofan mountains in Maurach, informs ski tourers and snowshoers how to stay safe in the mountains. 

Tour information

  • Length: 1.5 km
  • Duration: 1:00 h
  • Elevation uphill:200 hm
  • Elevation downhill:10 hm
Highest point2,000 m

Starting point

Rofan Cable Car top station, Maurach (1.840m)

Finishing point

Maurach, Rofan, summit along an educational trail

Best time of year

  • January
  • February
  • March
  • April
  • May
  • June
  • July
  • August
  • September
  • October
  • November
  • 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

Stay safe in the winter and prepare yourself with knowledge that can save your life: At a length of 1.5 kilometres, at an elevation of 1,800 metres, seven interpretive panels explain potential hazards in avalanche-prone terrain: what kind of weather increases the risk of avalanches, what safety gear is essential, and what to do when an avalanche occurs. The avalanche educational trail, which was created in cooperation with the sports outfitter ORTOVOX, also includes safety rules for ascending and descending in deep snow.

Getting here

  • Arrival by public transport

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

  • Parking

    Car park Rofan Seilbahn 1 or 2 (paid parking; Rofan cable car passengers receive a refund at the ticket office).

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