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Stage 13
Ötztal Trek Stage 13
Ötztal Verified partner
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SimilaunhüttePhoto: Roland Grüner, Ötztal
- Route: path, trail
- Requirements: sure-footedness, freedom from vertigo, stamina, high alpine experience
- Mountain trail black, partly alpine route
- Difficulties: passage over the Hochjochferner (crevasses); mountain guide recommended
- Equipment: normal hiking equipment, crampons, ice axe depending on conditions; rope in any case; roping up on the glacier
- Overnight stay, meals: Similaun hut, Hochjoch-Hospiz
Ötztal Verified partner
Derived from the technical difficulty and the stamina requirements.
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SimilaunhütteSafety information
For those free from vertigo, sure-footed, and experienced in high alpine terrain; excellent physical condition, comprehensive mountain experience, alpine climbing equipment, securing and orientation tools, and good weather conditions are recommended. Please check the current weather report.
Tips and suggestions
Did you know that…
...a monument has been erected at the site of the approximately 5250-year-old Stone Age mummy “Ötzi”?
More info about hiking in Ötztal: www.oetztal.com/wandern
Public transport
Travel comfortably and safely by train to the Ötztal train station. The final stop or exit point is the ÖTZTAL station. You can then conveniently and quickly continue with public transport or local taxi services through the entire valley to your desired destination.
The current bus schedule is available at: http://fahrplan.vvt.at
Directions
The car trip into ÖTZTAL. Located in Tyrol, the Ötztal branches off to the south as the longest side valley of the Eastern Alps. Traveling by car takes visitors over 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 drive can be quickly and comfortably planned with the route planner: To the route planner: https://www.google.at/maps
Parking
The following parking options are available in Vent:
- at the entrance to Vent | paid | multi-day tickets possible
- valley station of the chairlift | paid | multi-day tickets possible
Coordinates
Author’s map recommendations
Kompass hiking map (available at the Ötztal Tourism information offices)
Equipment
Appropriate equipment such as breathable and weather-adapted outdoor clothing is required for all hikes and routes. Carrying a first aid kit, a mobile phone, and possibly a hiking map, as well as sufficient provisions for hikes without the possibility to stop for food, is necessary.
Ice axe, crampons, rope | mountain guide recommended.
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