Snowshoe hiking & winter walking

Step by step towards a holistic experience

The hiking paradise of Sölden also has a marvelous winter season: 49.5 km of cleared, signposted winter hiking trails take walkers straight through snow-covered forests, white meadows and along Ötztaler Ache mountain brook. Adventure-seeking vacationers grab their snowshoes and listen to the crunching snow under their feet while lively Sölden disappears in the background. Trudging through the untouched white either on your own or accompanied by a local guide you will take new insights on the way to rustic mountain huts.

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Elsinger Way: Lake Piburger See

Winter Hiking · Oetz

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Ötztal Tourismus

/ Piburger See Winter
Photo: Ötztal Tourismus
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Photo: Ötztal Tourismus
/ Ötztaler Ache
Photo: Ötztal Tourismus
/ Piburger See mit Acherkogel im Hintergrund
Photo: Ötztal Tourismus
/ Rodeln Piburg
Photo: Ötztal Tourismus
/ Abendstimmung am Piburger See

The Tour

OETZ -> Piburg -> Piburger See -> Elsinger Weg -> Oetz

moderate

6.8 km

2:30 h

220 m

227 m

From the village center in Oetz over the Piburger bridge - turn left ath the soccer court- over the wide forest trail (Elsinger Weg) up to Piburger See. Along the flat bank of the lake to the hamlet of Piburg. Return over the road to Oetz.

Details

Difficulty

moderate

Technique

Stamina

Experience

Landscape

Highest point

956 m

Lowest point

768 m

Best time of year

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Safety information

Please inform yourself about the conditions and status of the respective winter hiking trail at Ötztal Tourismus.

Ötztal Tourismus
T +43 5 72 00 500
info@oetztal.com

Equipment

It is recommended to wear hiking equipment such as outdoor clothing, weather-resistant outdoor clothing, ankle-high mountain boots, wind, rain and sun protection, cap and gloves. It is also important to have sufficient food and a first-aid package, a cell phone and a hiking map.

Tips, hints and links

More details about winter hiking in Ötztal: https://www.oetztal.com/winterwandern

Turn-by-turn directions

Start

Oetz (776 m)

Coordinates:

Geographic

47.202900, 10.897429

UTM

32T 643704 5229458

Destination

Oetz

Turn-by-turn directions

Getting There

Public transport

Enjoy a both comfortable and relaxing train ride to the train station in Ötztal Bahnhof. You get off the train in ÖTZTAL Bahnhof where you change to a public bus or local taxi. The current bus schedule can be found at: http://fahrplan.vvt.at

Getting there

Oetz is located in the western part of Austria in the state TYROL, in a southern side valley of the Inn valley - the ÖTZTAL. For your arrival by car, you can plan the best route from your home town with the route planner online at https://www.google.at/maps

Parking

The following parking facilities are available in Oetz / Piburg:

Parking Acherkogelbahn - free for guests of the gondola lift, camping prohibited
Parking lot Raftingeinsteinstelle (at the end of Oetz on the right side) - free, but limited parking (alternatively Acherkogelbahn 150 m), camping prohibited
Oetz parking area (subject to a charge)
Parking Piburg at the Hotel Seerose, subject to charges.

Arrival by train, car, foot or bike