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Stage 6
Ötztal Trek Stage 6
Ötztal Verified partner
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Hildesheimer HutPhoto: Roland Grüner, Ötztal
- Route: path, prepared trail on the glacier
- Requirements: sure-footedness, no fear of heights, high alpine experience
- Black mountain trail
- Difficulties: steep descent via the Himmelsleiter
- Equipment: normal hiking equipment, glacier equipment not required for passages over Windachferner and Gaiskarferner
- Overnight stay, dining: Hochstubaihütte, Restaurant Jochdohle (no overnight stay), Hildesheimer Hut
Ötztal Verified partner
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Track types
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For hikers without fear of heights, sure-footed, and highly experienced in high alpine terrain; excellent physical condition, comprehensive mountain experience, alpine climbing equipment, safety and orientation tools, good weather conditions recommended. Please observe the current weather report
Tips and suggestions
Did you know that…
...the stepped section between Hochstubaihütte and Seekarsee is called Himmelsleiter because when climbing it you have the feeling of climbing into the sky?
More info about hiking in the Ötztal: www.oetztal.com/wandern
Public transport
Travel comfortably and safely by train to Ötztal train station. The final stop or exit point is ÖTZTAL station. Afterwards, you travel comfortably and quickly with public transportation or local taxi companies through the entire valley to your destination.
The current bus timetable is available at: http://fahrplan.vvt.at
Directions
The car trip into the ÖTZTAL. Located in Tyrol, the Ötztal branches south as the longest side valley of the Eastern Alps. Traveling by car leads holidaymakers via the Inn valley to the valley entrance and further along the Ötztal. Besides the toll motorway, country roads can also be used. Using the route planner, your trip can be determined quickly and conveniently: To the route planner: https://www.google.at/maps
Parking
The following parking options are available in Sölden:
- Postplatz parking lot
- Stiegele parking lot
- Step parking lot
- Giggijochbahn + underground garage
- Gaislachkoglbahn + underground garage
- Hochsölden parking lot
- Hochsölden parking garage, 1st deck
- Zwieselstein parking lot
- Zwieselstein/Sports field parking lot.
Parking in Sölden is subject to a fee.
For parking for multiple days (e.g. hut route):
- Gaislachkoglbahn parking garage, parking ticket either online or directly at the Gaislachkoglbahn ticket office
Coordinates
Author’s map recommendations
Kompass hiking map (available at the information offices of Ötztal Tourism)
Equipment
Appropriate equipment such as breathable and weather-appropriate 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 dining options, is necessary.
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