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Hiking Trail recommended route

Lift-Assisted Hike: Rotkoglhütte - Rettenbachgletscher - Rettenbachalm - Sölden

Hiking Trail · Gemeinde Sölden
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    Uphill ride with the Giggijoch gondola

    Hike: Giggijoch gondola mountain station  - Rotkoglhütte - glacier road - Rettenbach glacier - Rettenbachalm - Sölden

    Distance 16.6 km
    5:35 h
    599 m
    1,457 m
    2,663 m
    1,419 m
    Ascent with Giggijoch mountain gondola (2,284 m) - ascent to Rotkoglhütte (2,662 m) - hiking trail and glacier road to Rettenbach Glacier (2,675 m) - descent via Rettenbachtal to Rettenbach Alm - down to Sölden

    Author’s recommendation

    Rest stops: Rotkoglhütte, Restaurant Rettenbachgletscher, Rettenbach Alm, Hühnersteign
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    Author
    Katharina Nösig
    Update: March 26, 2024
    Experience
    Landscape
    Highest point
    2,663 m
    Lowest point
    1,419 m
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    Track types

    Asphalt 46.75%Dirt road 29.80%Forested/wild trail 8.82%Path 14.61%
    Asphalt
    7.8 km
    Dirt road
    5 km
    Forested/wild trail
    1.5 km
    Path
    2.4 km
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    Safety information

    nice walking trail

    Start

    Sölden
    Coordinates:
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    46.975568, 10.975588
    DMS
    46°58'32.0"N 10°58'32.1"E
    UTM
    32T 650261 5204343
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    Destination

    Sölden

    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: https://www.google.at/maps

    Parking

    The following parking facilities are available in Sölden:

    - Gaislachkoglbahn + underground garage

    All parking is free during the day.

     

    Parking for several days (eg hike tour):

    - Postplatz, Parkticket available at the information Sölden

    - Parkgarage Gaislachkoglbahn, Parkticket either online or directly at the cash desk of the Gaislachkoglbahn

    Coordinates

    DD
    46.975568, 10.975588
    DMS
    46°58'32.0"N 10°58'32.1"E
    UTM
    32T 650261 5204343
    w3w 
    ///stammer.stately.worries
    Get there by train, car, bike, or on foot!

    Similar routes nearby

    • Lift-Assisted Hike: Hochsölden - Sölden
    • Lift-Assisted Hike: Hochsölden - Gaislachkogl Mittelstation
    • Lift-Assisted Hike: Dr. Bachmannweg - Peerlersee
    • Lift-Assisted Hike: Rotkogelhütte - Rettenbachalm - Sölden
    • Lift-Assisted Hike: Leiterbergalm
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    Distance
    16.6 km
    Duration
    5:35 h
    Ascent
    599 m
    Descent
    1,457 m
    Highest point
    2,663 m
    Lowest point
    1,419 m
    Refreshment stops available Cableway ascent/descent

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