Snowshoes recommended route

Snowshoe trail Schönwieshütte | Section #2: Zirbenwald - Schönwieshütte - No. 8

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    ZIRBENWALD -> SCHÖNWIESHÜTTE

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    moderate
    Distance 1.6 km
    0:45 h
    211 m
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    2,266 m
    2,054 m

    The start of this beautiful route is in the Zirbenwald. The winter hiking trail leads with a moderate ascent past the Rotmoos waterfall to the Schönwieshütte.

    Attention! The snowshoe trail is not tracked. We recommend this route only with snowshoes or poles and spikes/crampons.

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    Difficulty
    moderate
    Overall difficulty
    moderate

    Derived from the technical difficulty and the stamina requirements.

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    Highest point
    2,266 m
    Lowest point
    2,054 m
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    Track types

    Forested/wild trail 38.73%Path 61.26%
    Forested/wild trail
    636 m
    Path
    1 km
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    Rest stops

    Zirben Alm

    Safety information

    Please observe the current snow and avalanche report for the coming days: https://www.oetztal.com/en/  & https://lawinen.report/bulletin/latest.

    The Ötztal Tourism team will be happy to inform you personally about the condition of the winter hiking trails.

    Ötztal Tourism: T +43 5 72 00 100 | gurgl@oetztal.com  

    Public transport

    Travel comfortably and safely by train to the Ötztal railway station. The final stop and exit point is the ÖTZTAL station. Afterwards, you can conveniently and quickly continue by 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

    Directions

    The car journey to ÖTZTAL. Located in Tyrol, the Ötztal branches off southwards as the longest side valley of the Eastern Alps. Traveling by car takes visitors over the Inn Valley to the entrance of the valley and further along the Ötztal. Besides the toll highway, 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

    Public parking areas are located at the entrance to the village and at the valley station of the Wildspitze double chairlift.

    Coordinates

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    46.857601, 11.014013
    DMS
    46°51'27.4"N 11°00'50.4"E
    UTM
    32T 653520 5191309
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    Get there by train, car, bike, or on foot!

    Equipment

    Appropriate equipment such as breathable and weather-appropriate outdoor clothing is required for all hikes and routes. 


    Localization

    Parts of this content were machine translated using German as the source language

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    Overall difficulty
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    Derived from the technical difficulty and the stamina requirements.

    Distance
    1.6 km
    Duration
    0:45 h
    Ascent
    211 m
    Highest point
    2,266 m
    Lowest point
    2,054 m
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