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Long Distance Hiking recommended route Stage 10

Ötztal Trek Stage 10

Long Distance Hiking · Gurgl
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    Photo: Roland Grüner, Ötztal
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    Obergurgl (1.900 m)  –> Langtalereckhütte (2.430 m)  –> Ramolhaus (3.005 m)
    difficult
    Distance 11.1 km
    4:30 h
    1,476 m
    381 m
    3,001 m
    1,902 m
    • Route: Track, Cart Lane, Climbing, Path
    • Requirements: Step safety, dizziness, condition, endurance;
    • Mountain route red
    • Difficulties: glacier passage on the Gurgler Ferner (in the area of ​​the route flat and column-free)
    • Equipment: normal hiking equipment, crampons, pimples and rope for glaciers not necessary
    • Acess / exit point: from Obergurgl via the Ramolweg to the Ramolhaus (about 4 h ascent, about 3 h descent) )

    Author’s recommendation

    Stage 10 as a day stage

    Obergurgl (1,900 m) – Langtalereckhütte (2,430 m) – Ramolhaus (3,005 m) – descent to Obergurgl (1,900 m)

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    Roland Grüner 
    Update: March 06, 2025
    Difficulty
    T4 difficult
    Overall difficulty
    difficult

    Derived from the technical difficulty and the stamina requirements.

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    Highest point
    3,001 m
    Lowest point
    1,902 m
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    Rest stops

    Schönwies hut

    Safety information

    For experienced mountaineers that are free from vertigo & surefooted, Very good physical condition, mountain experience & mountain equipment (see notice equipment) necessary, such as alpine security material, good weather conditions recommended. Please pay attention to the current weather report

    Tips and suggestions

    Did you know that…

    ... in 1931 Auguste Piccard made an emergency landing in his hot-air balloon at Gurgler Ferner?

     

    More details about hiking In Ötztal: www.oetztal.com/hiking

    Public transport

    Travel safe and comfortable with the train to the Ötztal Bahnhof train station. Last stop and exit point is the train station Ötztal Bahnhof. Afterwards you can travel smoothly and quick with the public transport or our local taxi companies through the valley to your desired destination. Please find the current bus timetable here: http://fahrplan.vvt.at

     

    Directions

     The car drive to the Ötztal valley. Situated in Tirol, the Ötztal valley set off in southerly direction and is the longest side valley in the Eastern Alps. The journey with the car leads you through the Inntal valley to the entrance of the valley and further on through the valley. Among the toll motorways you can also use the country roads. A route planner will show you the easiest and most convenient way: www.google.at/maps

    Parking

    The following parking facilities are available in Gurgl: 

    - Parking garage (center of Obergurgl), chargeable | no parking at night

    - Parking garage - bottom station Festkogl, chargeable | no parking at night

    Coordinates

    DD
    46.870437, 11.026781
    DMS
    46°52'13.6"N 11°01'36.4"E
    UTM
    32T 654457 5192760
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    Get there by train, car, bike, or on foot!

    Author’s map recommendations

    Kompass Hiking Map (available at the Ötztal Tourism information offices)

    Equipment

    Appropriate equipment such as breathable suitable outdoor clothes for the weather, is for all hikes and tours necessary. Please bring a first-aid box, a mobile phone, a walking map and if there is no hut on the way a snack and enough to drink.

    Similar routes nearby

    • Ötztaler Urweg E6 Obergurgl - Vent
    • European E5 long-distance hiking trail – King's Segment – Obergurgl to Moos in Passeier (alternative route)
    • Ötztal trek route 3
    • Ötztaler Urweg V6 Obergurgl - Zwieselstein
    • Ötztal Trek Stage 11
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    Difficulty
    T4 difficult
    Overall difficulty
    difficult

    Derived from the technical difficulty and the stamina requirements.

    Distance
    11.1 km
    Duration
    4:30 h
    Ascent
    1,476 m
    Descent
    381 m
    Highest point
    3,001 m
    Lowest point
    1,902 m
    Scenic Linear route Refreshment stops available

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