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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Nederkogl

Mountain Hike · Sölden

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Ötztal Tourismus

/ Hike to the Nederkogel
Photo: Ötztal Tourismus
/ Nederkogl 3163 - Sölden
Photo: Ötztal Tourismus

The Tour

BUSSTOPP LENZENALM --> Lenzenalm --> Crossing Nedersee --> NEDERKOGEL --> Crossing Nedersee --> Lenzenalm --> BUSSTOPP LENZENALM

difficult

5.9 km

4:00 h

1485 m

Nederkogl peak is Sölden's most famous landmark, towering high above the village. The trail via Lenzenalm hut and Nedersee lake goes up very steeply. But on top you are rewarded with stunning panorama of some other 3,000 meter highmountains in the Ötztal and Stubai Alps.

Author’s recommendation

On the descent, the Lenzenalm is right on the path and invites you to make a stop.

Details

Difficulty

difficult

Technique

Stamina

Experience

Landscape

Altitude

3163 m

1642 m

Highest point

Nederkogel (3163 m)

Lowest point

Parking Lenzenalm (1642 m)

Best time of year

Jan

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Rest Stop

Lenzenalm

Safety information

For experienced mountaineers that are free from vertigo & surefooted, Very good physical condition, mountainexperience & mountain equipment (see notice equipment) necessary, such as alpine security material, goodweather conditions recommended.

Please pay attention to the current weather report:
https://www.soelden.com/winter/live-info/wetter/weather-today.html

Equipment

Appropriate equipment such as breathable suitable outdoor clothes for the weather, ankle-high walking boots,wind-, rain- & sun protection, hat, possibly gloves, is for all hikes and tours necessary. Please bring a first-aidbox, a mobile phone, a walking map and if there is no hut on the way a snack and enough to drink.

Tips, hints and links

More Information about hiking and tours in the Ötzvalley under following link:
https://www.oetztal.com/hiking

Turn-by-turn directions

Start

Busstopp Lenzenalm - Zwieselstein/Sölden (1642 m)

Coordinates:

Geographic

46.932260, 11.037590

UTM

32T 655102 5199651

Destination

Busstopp Lenzenalm - Zwieselstein/Sölden

Turn-by-turn directions

The hike starts directly at the bus stop Lenzenalm or at the parking lot Lenzenalm.

From there it takes about 1 hour to the Lenzenalm. It goes up comfortably on a wide forest road through the forest. Always slightly uphill, but not particularly exhausting. The last ascent to the hut is a bit steeper, but then you can enjoy the view to Gurgl.

From the Lenzenalm you go through the forest for a short while - over mountainsides to the nearby Nedersee (2435m, short detour possible) - on a very steep climb you get over hairpin bends in the northeast ridge.

About rough rocks it goes either on the ridge (markings) or in the east flank (also marked) up to the summit.

The descent from the Nederkogel is the same as the ascent!

Getting There

Public transport

Public transport friendly

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

The drive to the ÖTZTAL. Located in Tyrol, the ÖTZTAL branches off to the south as the longest side valley of the Eastern Alps. Arriving by car leads guests over the Inn Valley to the valley entrance and further along the Ötztal. In addition to the toll motorway can also be used on rural roads. With the route planner, the journey can be quickly and easily determined:

To the route planner: https://www.google.at/maps