Hiking Trail

Cable car hike: Rotkogel hut - Rettenbachalm - Sölden

Gemeinde Sölden
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Key facts
4:00 h Duration
10.75 km Length
382 m Ascent
1309 m Descent
2,659 m Max. altitude
1,350 m Min. altitude
Stamina
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Quality of Experience
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Description

Ascent with the Giggijochbahn cable car

Hike: Giggijochbahn top station - Rotkogel hut - Rettenbachalm - Sölden

Map & elevation profile

Ascent with the Giggijochbahn cable car

Hike: Giggijochbahn top station - Rotkogel hut - Rettenbachalm - Sölden

Ascent with the Giggijochbahn cable car (2,284 m) - climb to Rotkogel hut (2,660 m) - Rettenbachalm (2,145 m) - Hühnersteign (2,012 m) - descent to Sölden

Author's tip

Places to stop for food: Rotkogel hut, Rettenbachalm, Hühnersteign

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 24.03.2026 · Created at 02.06.2023

Characteristics

Scenic
Refreshment stops available
Cableway ascent/descent
Summit route

Way types

Asphalt 740.91 m
Schotterweg 3.79 km
Naturweg 954.43 m
Pfad 5.25 km
Straße 17.68 m

Safety guidelines

very steep descent from Rotkogel hut - Rettenbachalm, otherwise good hiking trail

Public transit

Travel comfortably and safely by train to the Ötztal station. The final stop or exit point is ÖTZTAL station. Afterwards, travel conveniently and quickly 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

Starting point

Sölden

Getting there

The car journey into the ÖTZTAL. Located in Tyrol, the Ötztal branches off to the south as the longest side valley of the Eastern Alps. Travel by car leads tourists via the Inn valley to the valley entrance and further along the Ötztal. In addition to 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:

- Gaislachkoglbahn + underground parking garage

Parking spaces are subject to a fee.


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

- Gaislachkoglbahn parking garage, parking ticket either online or directly at the Gaislachkoglbahn ticket office

Coordinates

10.975648, 46.975342
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