Ötztal Loop Tour
Ski Touring
· Ötztal
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Demanding ski mountaineering loop tour across huge glacier fields and partly exposed areas, for example challenging peak ascents to Schalfkogel and Mitterkarjoch. Recommended only in good stable weather and safe avalanche conditions.
Distance 78.2 km
Duration21:29 h
Ascent7,362 m
Descent7,376 m
Highest point3,764 m
Lowest point1,893 m
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Highest point
3,764 m
Lowest point
1,893 m
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Best SeasonMid-March to early May
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More details about ski mountaineering tours in Ötztal: https://www.oetztal.com/skitourenStart
Coordinates:
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46.870406, 11.027039
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46°52'13.5"N 11°01'37.3"E
UTM
32T 654477 5192757
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Coordinates
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46.870406, 11.027039
DMS
46°52'13.5"N 11°01'37.3"E
UTM
32T 654477 5192757
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Distance
78.2 km
Duration
21:29 h
Ascent
7,362 m
Descent
7,376 m
Highest point
3,764 m
Lowest point
1,893 m
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Maps and trails
- 7 Stages
Ski Touring
· Gurgl
From Obergurgl to Karlsruher Hütte | Langtalereckhütte
Toprecommended route
Difficulty
difficult
Stage 1
Distance
6.2 km
Duration
2:30 h
Ascent
520 m
Descent
111 m
Day 1 Ötztal Loop Tour
from Ötztal,
Ötztal
Ski Touring
· Ötztal
Start of Vent Loop Trail or Ötztal Loop Tour via Schalfkogl
Toprecommended route
Difficulty
difficult
Stage 2
Distance
12.7 km
Duration
6:00 h
Ascent
1,400 m
Descent
1,330 m
VENT - Martin Busch Hut or alternatively Obergurgl over Schalfkogel to MARTIN BUSCH HUT
from Roland Grüner,
Ötztal
Ski Touring
· Vent
From Martin-Busch-Hütte to Similaun | Similaunhütte
Toprecommended route
Difficulty
difficult
Stage 3
Distance
8 km
Duration
2:55 h
Ascent
1,103 m
Descent
582 m
MARTIN BUSCH HÜTTE -> SIMILAUNHÜTTE
from Roland Grüner,
Ötztal
Ski Touring
· Oetztal Alps
Via Finailspitze to Schöne Aussicht
Toprecommended route
Difficulty
difficult
Stage 4
Distance
8.2 km
Duration
5:00 h
Ascent
680 m
Descent
860 m
Day 4 Ötztal Loop Tour Day 3 Vent Loop Tour
from Roland Grüner,
Ötztal
Ski Touring
· Vent
Weißkugel and Hochjoch Hospiz
Toprecommended route
Difficulty
difficult
Stage 5
Distance
18.6 km
Duration
8:00 h
Ascent
1,360 m
Descent
1,790 m
WEISSKUGEL -> HOCHJOCH HOSPIZ
from Ötztal,
Ötztal
Ski Touring
· Vent
From Fluchtkogel to Vernagthütte
Toprecommended route
Difficulty
difficult
Stage 6
Distance
9.4 km
Duration
5:00 h
Ascent
1,100 m
Descent
760 m
FLUCHTKOGEL -> VERNAGTHÜTTE closed in winter 24/25, also no winter room
from Ötztal,
Ötztal
Ski Touring
· Vent
Via Wildspitze back to Vent
Toprecommended route
Difficulty
difficult
Stage 7
Distance
15.1 km
Duration
7:00 h
Ascent
1,050 m
Descent
1,900 m
VERNAGTHÜTTE -> Wildspitze -> VENT (closed in winter 24/25, also no winter room)
from Roland Grüner,
Ötztal
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