Hiking Trail

Cable car hike: Nature experience trail: Gaislachkogl middle station - Hochsölden - Maria's Alm - Sölden

Gemeinde Sölden
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Key facts
3:10 h Duration
10.23 km Length
106 m Ascent
925 m Descent
2,173 m Max. altitude
1,350 m Min. altitude
Best Season
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec

Description

Ascent with the Gaislachkogl cable car to the Gaislachkogel middle station

Hiking: Gaislachkogel middle station - Hochsölden - Maria's Alm - Sölden

Map & elevation profile

Ascent with the Gaislachkogl cable car to the Gaislachkogel middle station

Hiking: Gaislachkogel middle station - Hochsölden - Maria's Alm - Sölden

Ascent with the Gaislachkogl cable car up to the middle station (2,174 m) - Hühnersteign (2,012 m) - Gampe Thaya / Gampe Alm (2,000 m) - Hochsölden (2,074 m) - Leiterberg Alm (1,885 m) - Sölden

Author's tip

Dining options: Falcon, Hühnersteign, Gampe Alm, Gampe Thaya, Sonnblick, Maria's Alm

Regions & Places

Austria (Country)
Tyrol (Province)
Bezirk Imst (District)
Ötztal (Tourism area)
Sölden (Tourism area)
Gemeinde Sölden (Commune)

Mountain areas

Alps (Mountain area)
Ötztal Alps (Mountain area)
Modified at 12.05.2026 · Created at 01.06.2023

Characteristics

Linear route

Way types

Asphalt 2.16 km
Schotterweg 3.78 km
Naturweg 61.18 m
Pfad 4.23 km

Safety guidelines

Well-marked hiking trails

Public transit

Travel comfortably and safely by train to the Ötztal train station. The final stop and departure point is ÖTZTAL station. Afterwards, you can conveniently and quickly travel throughout the valley to your desired destination using public transit or local taxi services. The current bus schedule is available at: http://fahrplan.vvt.at

Starting point

Sölden

Getting there

Driving into the ÖTZTAL. Located in Tyrol, the Ötztal branches off to the south as the longest side valley of the Eastern Alps. Traveling by car leads visitors along the Inn valley to the entrance of the valley and then further along the Ötztal. Besides the toll motorway, country roads can also be used. Your drive can be quickly and conveniently planned with the route planner: To the route planner: https://www.google.at/maps

Parking

The following parking options are available in Sölden:

- Gaislachkogl cable car + underground parking garage

The parking spaces are subject to a fee.

For parking for several days (e.g. hut tours):

- Gaislachkogl cable car parking garage, parking ticket either online or directly at the Gaislachkogl cable car ticket office

Coordinates

10.987598, 46.951
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