Hiking Trail

Cable car hike: Rotkoglhütte - Rettenbach Glacier - Rettenbach Alm - Sölden

Gemeinde Sölden
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Key facts
5:35 h Duration
16.64 km Length
599 m Ascent
1457 m Descent
2,663 m Max. altitude
1,419 m Min. altitude
Landscape
Quality of Experience
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Description

Ascent with the Giggijochbahn cable car

Hike: Giggijochbahn mountain station - Rotkoglhütte - Glacier road - Rettenbach Glacier - Rettenbach Alm - Sölden

Map & elevation profile

Ascent with the Giggijochbahn cable car

Hike: Giggijochbahn mountain station - Rotkoglhütte - Glacier road - Rettenbach Glacier - Rettenbach Alm - Sölden

Ascent with the Giggijochbahn (2,284 m) - ascent to Rotkoglhütte (2,662 m) - hiking trail then glacier road to the Rettenbach Glacier (2,675 m) - descent through the Rettenbach valley to Rettenbach Alm at Sölden

Author's tip

Dining options: Rotkoglhütte, Restaurant Rettenbach Glacier, Rettenbach Alm, 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 30.03.2023

Characteristics

Refreshment stops available
Cableway ascent/descent

Way types

Asphalt 7.78 km
Schotterweg 4.96 km
Naturweg 1.47 km
Pfad 2.43 km

Safety guidelines

good hiking trail

Public transit

Travel comfortably and safely by train to the Ötztal train station. The final stop 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 schedule is available at: http://fahrplan.vvt.at

Starting point

Sölden

Getting there

Driving to the ÖTZTAL. Located in Tyrol, the Ötztal branches off to the south as the longest side valley of the Eastern Alps. The drive by car leads travelers via the Inn Valley to the valley entrance and then along the Ötztal. In addition to the toll motorway, country roads can also be used. Your trip 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 garage

The parking spaces are subject to a fee.

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

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

Coordinates

10.975588, 46.975568
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