Winter path Tumpen - no. 404
Map & elevation profile
The Tour
CENTRAL PARKING LOT OETZ --> Habichen --> TUMPEN
The hiking path leads from the central parking lot in Oetz at the edge of the village along a paved path downstream to the hamlet of Habichen. In Habichen, you cross the street by the Hotel Waldhof and continue walking on a flat forest path. This path merges into a wide meadow path and then back onto a paved side road. On this road, you cross the Ötztaler Ache on a covered wooden bridge.
Tip: After about 300 meters, the path to Habicher See branches off to the right. The small detour takes about 15 minutes.
At the end of the village of Habichen, you walk further up the paved side road to the federal highway. Next to the federal highway, a separate walking path leads up the two hairpin bends to the forest junction. Here begins again a beautiful forest and meadow path that leads along the wintry creek to Tumpen.
From there, you can take the bus back to Oetz.
Visit Habicher See and the ice cellar
Regions & Places
Mountain areas
Details
Characteristics
Way types
Safety guidelines
Please note the current snow and avalanche report for the coming days: https://www.oetztal.com/de/winter.html & https://avalanche.report/albina-web/bulletin/2019-01-07?lang=de
Technical difficulty
Additional information
Recommended maps
Kompass #043 | Ötztaler Alps Ötztal, Pitztal | 1:50,000
Directions
The hiking path leads from the central parking lot in Oetz at the edge of the village along a paved path downstream to the hamlet of Habichen. In Habichen, you cross the street by the Hotel Waldhof and continue walking on a flat forest path. This path merges into a wide meadow path and then back onto a paved side road. On this road, you cross the Ötztaler Ache on a covered wooden bridge.
Tip: After about 300 meters, the path to Habicher See branches off to the right. The small detour takes about 15 minutes.
At the end of the village of Habichen, you walk further up the paved side road to the federal highway. Next to the federal highway, a separate walking path leads up the two hairpin bends to the forest junction. Here begins again a beautiful forest and meadow path that leads along the wintry creek to Tumpen.
From there, you can take the bus back to Oetz.
Arrival
Public transit
Travel comfortably and safely by train to Ötztal station. The terminus or exit point is ÖTZTAL station. Afterwards, you can conveniently and quickly travel through the entire valley to your desired destination with public transport or local taxi companies. The current bus schedule is available at: http://fahrplan.vvt.at
Starting point
Getting there
The car journey into the 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 valley entrance and then along the Ötztal. Both toll motorways and country roads can be used. With the route planner, your journey can be determined quickly and conveniently: To the route planner: https://www.google.at/maps
Parking
The following parking options are available:
- Central parking lot Oetz (fee required)
- Parking lot at the rafting entry point (at the end of Oetz on the right side) (fee required)
- Overnight parking for multi-day tours: central parking lot Oetz, tickets available at the Oetz information office.
- Parking lot Acherkogelbahn (fee required)
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, wind, rain, snow and sun protection, hat and gloves, is required for all hikes and routes. Carrying a first aid kit, a mobile phone, and possibly a map, as well as sufficient provisions for tours without any dining options, is necessary.