Hut hiking on the Ötztal Trek
Ibexes, alpine pastures, lakes & 3,000 m peaks
Imagine you are hiking along the high alpine Ötztal Trek. For entire days you will see nothing but 3,000 meter peaks, alpine pasturelands, mountain lakes and ibexes (well, there may also be a few two-legged mountain fans). Sometimes you will be gasping for breath, but more often you are in a rush of happiness. It's amazing how much adventure you can fit into a short break! What’s best: thanks to perfect organization, you can simply enjoy this guided hut hike
Everything at a glance
Hardfacts
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Location:
Umhausen -
Tour:
Ötztal Trek | Start Gehsteig Alm - Erlanger Hütte (2,541m) - Feilerscharte (3,070m) - Frischmann Hütte (2,192m) - Descent Hintere Fundus Alm -
Duration:
4 days, 3 overnight stays -
Group size:
min. 4 / max. 10 people
Dates
10.07.2025 – 13.07.2025
24.07.2025 – 27.07.2025
28.08.2025 – 31.08.2025
11.09.2025 – 14.09.2025
Contact for booking / tour details:
Mountain Travel Services
Tel: +43 664 8828 5055
office@mountaintravel.at
4-day hut trekking in Ötztal
This multi-day tour is suitable for beginners to slightly advanced hikers. It is important that you are in a very good physical shape and generally in good physical condition. The package is perfect for you if you long to be in close touch with nature in the mountains and want do something good for your body at the same time. All active people who can unwind best with a combination of sport and relaxation are warmly invited to join this tour!
From the moment you book this tour, you will receive a real all-round service package. We organize the entire process, accompany you in a small group of like-minded people for four days and share your enthusiasm for the mountains.
- 3 overnight stays: 1x in the valley according to the category of your choice, 2x in the hut incl. half board
- Dinner on day 1
- Transfer by hut taxi
- Local hiking guide
- Welcome Drink
- Starter package with useful items related to hiking
- Luggage storage in the hotel in the valley until departure
- Finisher goodie
- Travel costs
- Individual meals and drinks at the huts
- Resort tax
- Myriad natural highlights along the route and special experiences such as wildlife watching.
- Beautifully located Erlanger Hütte and a little further the photogenic Wettersee, a jewel among the Alpine mountain lakes.
- Crossing of Feilerscharte ridge where you conquer the 3,000 mark.
- Köfler Waalweg, one of Tirol’s highest and oldest water trails.
- Local hiking guide who has exciting insider knowledge to share and will authentically take you on this experience.
- And of course the hearty regional specialties served in the huts.
Tour data at a glance
- Arrival until 17:00
- Welcome evening incl. dinner
- Handover of starter package
- Preview and discussion of the tour
After your individual journey to Umhausen, you check into your booked accommodation. At the subsequent welcome evening at the traditional inn, you will get to know your group and the hiking guide. Together we will discuss the program for the next few days.
- Breakfast
- Shuttle transfer up to Gehsteig Alm near Tumpen
- Hike to Erlanger Hütte
- Overnight stay in the hut
After an individual breakfast, the hut taxi picks up all participants at the accommodation and takes us to the Gehsteig Alm, the starting point of the hike to the Erlanger Hütte (approx. 1 hour journey time).
Stage: 5.3 km / Ascent 833 alt.m / Walking time: approx. 3 h
We arrive at Erlanger Hütte in the early afternoon. After check-in, we reward ourselves with an individual lunch (tip: try the famous ibex goulash prepared by hut tenant Christian!) and visit idyllic lake Wettersee in the afternoon (great photo spot!). Dinner at the hut.
- Breakfast
- Hike to Frischmannhütte
- Overnight stay at Frischmannhütte
After an invigorating breakfast, we tackle the next stage.
Stage: 9.6 km / Ascent 800 alt.m / Walking tine: approx. 5.5 h
After a rest at lake Ebner See in Leierstal, the key point of the tour awaits us on a quite steep but technically easy climb to Feilerscharte at 3,070 m. After crossing the ridge, we descend to Frischmannhütte and check into today’s accommodation. We spend the time relaxing before we enjoy dinner together.
- Breakfast
- Köfler Waalweg
- Descent to Hintere Fundusalm
- Departure
We enjoy a hearty hut breakfast one last time. Then we descend along Köfler Waalweg towards Hintere Fundusalm.
Stage: 7.4 km / Descent 600 alt.m / Walking time: approx. 2 h
The hut taxi will pick us up at Hintere Fundusalm, around midday we return to our booked accommodation in Umhausen. Packed with memorable nature experiences and the tremendous feeling of having made it, you set off on your journey back home.
Special tip: Add a few more relaxing days in Ötztal. We can heartily recommend relaxing at AQUA DOME Tirol Therme Längenfeld or taking a deep breath at the scenic Stuiben Falls in Umhausen!
