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Cable car hike: Rotkoglhütte - Rotkogl

Mountain Hike · Gemeinde Sölden
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    Ascent with the Giggijochbahn
    Hike: Giggijochbahn mountain station - Rotkoglhütte - Rotkogl - Sölden

    Distance 10 km
    5:10 h
    639 m
    1,564 m
    2,917 m
    1,353 m

    Ascent with the Giggijochbahn (2,284 m) - ascent to Rotkoglhütte (2,662 m) - Rotkogl (2,947 m) - descent via the same route or from Rotkoglhütte via Rettenbach Alm (2,145 m) down to Sölden

    Author’s recommendation

    Places to eat: Rotkoglhütte, Rettenbach Alm, Hühnersteign

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    Katharina Nösig
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    Experience
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    Highest point
    2,917 m
    Lowest point
    1,353 m
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    Track types

    Asphalt 6.68%Dirt road 22.30%Forested/wild trail 5.22%Path 65.79%
    Asphalt
    666 m
    Dirt road
    2.2 km
    Forested/wild trail
    521 m
    Path
    6.6 km
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    Rest stops

    Rotkogelhütte
    Rettenbachalm
    Gampe Thaya
    Gampe Alm

    Safety information

    From Rotkoglhütte, marked path requiring surefootedness and a head for heights

    Public transport

    Travel comfortably and safely by train to Ötztal station. The final stop or exit point is ÖTZTAL station. Afterwards, you can travel conveniently and quickly with public bus services or local taxi companies through the entire valley to your desired destination. The current bus schedule is available at: http://fahrplan.vvt.at

    Directions

    Car journey to the ÖTZTAL. Located in Tyrol, the Ötztal branches off to the south as the longest side valley of the Eastern Alps. Travel by car leads visitors over the Inn Valley to the valley entrance and further along the Ötztal. In addition to the toll highway, country roads can also be used. With the route planner, your journey can be determined quickly and conveniently: Route planner: https://www.google.at/maps

    Parking

    The following parking options are available in Sölden:

    - Gaislachkoglbahn + underground car park

    The parking spaces in Sölden are subject to a fee.

    For parking over several days (e.g., hut route):

    - Gaislachkoglbahn parking garage, parking ticket either online or directly at the Gaislachkoglbahn ticket office

    Coordinates

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    46.975558, 10.975564
    DMS
    46°58'32.0"N 10°58'32.0"E
    UTM
    32T 650259 5204342
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    Get there by train, car, bike, or on foot!

    Localization

    Parts of this content were machine translated using German as the source language

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    Distance
    10 km
    Duration
    5:10 h
    Ascent
    639 m
    Descent
    1,564 m
    Highest point
    2,917 m
    Lowest point
    1,353 m
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