Winter hiking trail Hohe Mut Saddle - No. 6
Description
OBERGURGL CENTER -> Hohe Mut Mountain Station -> Hohe Mut Saddle -> HOHE MUT ALM
Map & elevation profile
The Tour
OBERGURGL CENTER -> Hohe Mut Mountain Station -> Hohe Mut Saddle -> HOHE MUT ALM
First, take the Hohe Mut cable car up to the Hohe Mut Alm. Upon arrival at Hohe Mut, a breathtaking landscape opens up from two glacier valleys, the Gaisberg valley and the Rotmoos valley, as well as the summit panorama of Granatenkogel, Hochfirst, Liebener Spitze, Scheiberkogel, Seelenkögel, and Hangerer. With this view always in front of you, continue to the junction at the end of the Hohe Mut Saddle and then return to the Hohe Mut Alm.
Regions & Places
Mountain areas
Details
Characteristics
Way types
Safety guidelines
Please observe the current snow and avalanche report for the coming days: https://www.oetztal.com/de/ & https://lawinen.report/bulletin/latest.
The Ötztal Tourism team will gladly inform you personally about the condition of the winter hiking trails.
Ötztal Tourism: T +43 5 72 00 100 | gurgl@oetztal.com
Technical difficulty
Additional information
More information about winter hiking in the Ötztal: https://www.oetztal.com/winterwandern.
Directions
First, take the Hohe Mut cable car up to the Hohe Mut Alm. Upon arrival at Hohe Mut, a breathtaking landscape opens up from two glacier valleys, the Gaisberg valley and the Rotmoos valley, as well as the summit panorama of Granatenkogel, Hochfirst, Liebener Spitze, Scheiberkogel, Seelenkögel, and Hangerer. With this view always in front of you, continue to the junction at the end of the Hohe Mut Saddle and then return to the Hohe Mut Alm.
Arrival
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 travel through the entire valley to your desired destination by public transport or local taxi services.
The current bus schedule is available at: http://fahrplan.vvt.at
Starting point
Getting there
The car ride into the ÖTZTAL. Located in Tyrol, the Ötztal branches south as the longest side valley of the Eastern Alps. Travel by car takes visitors over the Inn valley to the valley entrance and further along the Ötztal. In addition to the toll motorway, country roads can also be used. With the route planner, your trip can be quickly and conveniently determined: To the route planner: https://www.google.at/maps
Parking
In Gurgl, the following parking options are available:
- Parking garage village center Obergurgl (down to the right in front of the church), paid | € 2.00 per hour
- Parking garage village entrance – valley station Festkoglbahn, paid | € 6.00 per day
- Parking lot Hochgurglbahn valley station, free – no overnight parking
- Parking lot Top Mountain Crosspoint, free
- Parking lot Hochgurgl, free (very small parking lot)
Current information
Warmer than recently
Good weather for outdoor activities
The tour is within these protected areas.
Equipment
Appropriate equipment such as breathable and weather-appropriate outdoor clothing is required for all hikes and routes.