The cycle trail starts in the village center of Haiming. Protected by the mountain ranges surrounding the valley entrance, the village offers a wonderfully pleasant climate with little rain and lots of sun. The mild temperatures make it the heart of Tirolean apple cultivation and so the cycle trail also leads past the fabulous Apple Mile before it continues to Ötztal-Bahnhof via the hamlets of Magerbach and Schlierenzau. Continue through a forest on several hundred meters parallel to the rail tracks to AREA 47, the largest outdoor adventure park in all Austria. From here you proceed in a southerly direction, off the main road through the hamlets of Brunau and along the Ötztaler Ache mountain brook to Oetz.

At the end of Oetz you cycle parallel to the Ötztal federal road towards Habichen. Through the underpass in Habichen. A detour to lake Habicher See is strongly recommended. Or you tackle the steeply ascending section to Tumpen's Gstoag directly. In the second bend of the road the trail surface changes from asphalt to gravel, leading through a small forest area (Seestall – Grube) to Tumpen. Here you pass the school in the direction of Ötztal's main road which you cross - as well as the Ötztaler Ache mountain brook. A leisurely trail takes you towards Umhausen, past the Engelswand rock face, the hamlet of Lehn Platzl and the eye-catching Maria Schnee chapel. In Östen, shortly before you reach Umhausen, you cross the main road again and continue west of the Ötztaler Ache brook towards the upper valley.

The cycle trail continues along the mountain brook to the junction of Köfels and on a gravel road - the so-called "Köfler Gerade" - in the direction of Au. On the way to Au you pass the Maurach bicycle bridge newly built in the summer of 2018, followed by an underpass and the impressive 65 m long Ferdinand arched bridge. Then continue past the "Auplatte" climbing garden before another cycle underpass at Längenfeld's sewage treatment plant leads to the other side of the valley. Turn right into the hamlet of Winklen at the next intersection. Immediately after the bridge, the cycle trail leads left to Lehner-Au and after crossing the mountain brook further on to Längenfeld. Pedaling past the campsite of Längenfeld and the famous Aqua Dome Thermal Spa, you always follow the Ötztaler Ache brook. Via the vast and wide open meadows of Astlehn and Runhof you finally reach Huben.

The breathtaking mountains in Upper Ötztal are getting closer and closer. At the village end of Huben you cross the Ötztaler Ache mountain brook again, following the gravel path running parallel to the main road. The underpass takes you safely to the other side of the road, where a gravel trail leads to the houses of Bruggen. Another underpass near Aschbach is followed by a bicycle bridge over the mountain brook. The next stage features a short uphill and a downhill stretch. Soon you reach the next bridge overpass. At the following fork it's easier to keep to the east - so DO NOT follow the signs of the Dog Pension but continue towards the valley floor, where another bridge crosses the mountain brook. The last section of the Ötztal Cycle Trail finally leads east of the Ötztaler Ache brook to the village of Sölden.