Winter hike Winter hiking trail Obergurgl | Section #4 - Ploaren - No. 3

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Sölden / Ötztaler Alpen
Difficulty ratings: medium
Route length: 4.8 km
Duration: 1:00 h

ZENTRUMSGARAGE -> Seenplattenweg -> Ploaren -> Seenplattenweg -> ZENTRUMSGARAGE

Tour information

  • Requirement: medium
  • Length: 4.8 km
  • Duration: 1:00 h
  • Elevation uphill:176 hm
  • Elevation downhill:176 hm
Highest point1,905 m

Starting point

Zentrumsgarage

Finishing point

Zentrumsgarage
  • Fitness level 4 / 6

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Equipment

Please note the current snow and avalanche report for the coming days: www.oetztal.com/de/ & lawinen.report/bulletin/latest  The team from Ötztal Tourism will be happy to personally inform you about the condition of the winter hiking trails.

Ötztal Tourism T +43 5 72 00 100  gurgl@oetztal.com 

Appropriate equipment such as breathable and weather-appropriate outdoor clothing is required for all hikes and routes. It is necessary to bring a first aid kit, a mobile phone, and possibly a hiking map, as well as sufficient provisions for hikes without a possibility to stop for food.

Source: Ötztal

Description

Start at the Zentrumsgarage Obergurgl next to the church. Follow the street for 300 meters, then turn left before Appartements Andy. Follow the beautiful winter hiking trail northwards. At the Poschach district, the winter hiking trail continues over the sections Isse and Pill | Angern to the Hochgurglbahn.

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Getting here

  • Arrival by public transport

    Travel comfortably and safely by train to the Ötztal train station. The final stop or exit point is the ÖTZTAL station. Afterwards, you can travel conveniently and quickly by public bus or local taxis through the entire valley to your desired destination. The current bus timetable is available at: http://fahrplan.vvt.at

  • Parking

    In Gurgl, the following parking facilities are available:

    Village center parking garage Obergurgl (down to the right in front of the church), paid

    Parking garage at the village entrance – valley station Festkoglbahn, paid

    Parking lot at Hochgurglbahn valley station, free – no overnight parking

    Parking lot Top Mountain Crosspoint, free

    Parking lot Hochgurgl, free (very small parking lot)

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