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The 8 most beautiful vantage mountains in Ötztal

There are almost 700 named peaks in the Ötztal Alps - you can quickly lose track of them. We were looking for the needle in the haystack and present the eight most beautiful panoramic mountains in Ötztal - without claiming correctness and completeness. As we know, beauty is in the eye of the beholder. This also applies to the Ötztal peaks and summits …

Blose (2536 m)

Village: Sautens
Starting point: Haderlehn
Walking time: approx. 6:00 hours

Detailed tour description of this hike to "Sautner Blose"

Starting Point Haderlehn

Wetterkreuz (2574 m)

Wetterkreuz Hochoetz

Village: Oetz
Starting point: Oetz or top station of Acherkogel Gondola
Walking time: approx. 1:40 hours (from Acherkogel top station)

Detailed tour description of this hike to Wetterkreuz

Wenderkogel (2200 m)

Village: Umhausen
Starting point: Köfels
Walking time: approx. 4:30 hours

Detailed tour description of this hike to Wenderkogel

Narrenkogel (2309 m)

Narrenkogel Umhausen

Village: Niederthai
Starting point: Niederthai, large hikers parking area
Walking time: approx. 4:30 hours

Detailed tour description of this hike to Narrenkogel

Gamskogel (2813 m)

Village: Längenfeld / Gries
Starting point: Gries im Sulztal
Walking time: approx. 6:30 hours

Detailed tour description of this hike to Gamskogel

Gamskogel Längenfeld

Brunnenkogel (2738 m)

Brunnekogelhaus Sölden

Village: Sölden
Starting point: Sölden, hamlet of Platte/Moosalm
Walking time: approx. 6:00 hours

Detailed tour description of this hike to Brunnenkogel

Hangerer (3020 m)

Village: Obergurgl-Hochgurgl
Starting point: Obergurgl village center
Walking time: approx. 3:30 hours from Obergurgl, approx. 2:30 hours from Schönwieshütte

Detailed tour description of this hike to Hangerer

Kreuzspitze (3457 m)

Kreuzspitze

Village: Vent
Starting point: Martin-Busch-Hütte (2500 m)
Walking time: approx. 7:30 hours

Detailed tour description of this hike to Kreuzspitze

Benedikt Steiner

Author: Benedikt Steiner

When it comes to activity and motion, Benni pricks up his ears! He is a passionate snowboarder, mountain biker, climber & hiker and he knows no better playground for outdoor sports than the Ötztal.

He is not the type to sit still - therefore Benni can be often found on the valley's most exciting bike trails and pristine powder snow slopes.