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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Mountainbike Routes • Oetztal

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The Tour

The Sölden Mountain Bike Route makes a fantastic loop tour above Sölden. It is suitable for families, offering great panoramic views.

easy

9.8 km

1:00 h

282 m

280 m

You start at Freizeit Arena and follow the river shore of Ötztaler Ache until you get to the base station of Gaislachkogl Mountain Gondola. Here you change to the federal road that takes you to Sölden's recycling plant where you turn right. A slightly climbing path leads through the industrial area and past the Heliport Sölden. Continue on the forest trail until you get to the tour's highest point (1624 m). Proceed downhill towards the Glacier Road and the fork-off to Innerwald. Via the hamlet of Innerwald you return to the village center.

Details

Difficulty

easy

Technique

Stamina

Experience

Landscape

Altitude

1624 m

1346 m

Best time of year

Jan

Feb

Mar

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Oct

Nov

Dec

Equipment

Appropriate Equipment Rules! We strongly recommend to wear protective bike gear (knee and elbow pads, helmet, back protector, ...) on all lines, trails, enduro tracks and mountain bike routes within the BIKE REPUBLIC SÖLDEN. Enter the Republic only with a bike that meets current quality standards.

Tips, hints and links

More details about biking & cycling in Ötztal: https://www.oetztal.com/biken

Turn-by-turn directions

Start

Freizeit Arena (1355 m)

Coordinates:

Geographic

46.966032, 11.007356

UTM

32T 652705 5203345

Destination

Freizeit Arena

Turn-by-turn directions

The Panorama Trail is also perfectly suitable for e-bikers as it features only some 20% of gravel surface. Most sections travel along asphalt routes. It is known as an easy and quite short trail with almost no change in altitude.

You start at Bikeschule Ötztal in Sölden, pedaling towards the hamlet of Windau. At the height of Gaislachkogl mountain gondola you reach the main road which takes you to the recycling plant.

Behind the helicopter port you turn into a gravel trail which takes you back to the panoramic Glacier Road and down to the hamlet of Innerwald. From here you return to the starting point on a descending trail.

Getting There

Public transport

Public transport friendly

Arriving by Train

Enjoy a comfortable and relaxing train ride to the train station in Ötztal Bahnhof. The public bus lines to all holiday resorts in the valley (direction Obergurgl) leave directly in front of the train station. The bus ride to Sölden takes about 1 – 1.5 hours.

All important details on bus timetables, direct connections and taxi services are available here.

Getting there

WHERE IS SÖLDEN?

Sölden is located in the West of Austria, more exactly in the Province of TIROL. It nestles amidst the ÖTZTAL Valley, a south-facing side valley of the Inntal.

Best travel route from the West:

From Vorarlberg to Tirol via Arlberg Pass or through Arlberg Tunnel (S 16 Federal Road) - direction Landeck - change to A 12 Autobahn (direction Innsbruck) - exit: Ötztal after driving through Roppener Tunnel - on B 186 Federal Road (35 km) to Sölden

From the North:

- Bad Tölz - Achen Pass - B 181 Federal Road - Jenbach - A 12 Autobahn towards Innsbruck (direction Bregenz) - exit: Ötztal - B 186 Federal Road (35 km) to Sölden

- Pfronten - Reutte - Fernpass - Imst - A 12 Autobahn (direction Innsbruck) - exit: Ötztal after driving through Roppener Tunnel or on B 171 Federal Road to Ötztal (no Vignette toll-sticker required!) - B 186 Federal Road (35 km) to Sölden

- Garmisch Partenkirchen - Ehrwald - Lermoos - Fernpass - Imst - A 12 Autobahn (direction Innsbruck) – exit: Ötztal after driving through Roppener Tunnel or on B 171 Federal Road to Ötztal (no Vignette toll-sticker required!) - B 186 Federal Road (35 km) to Sölden

- Garmisch Partenkirchen - Mittenwald - Scharnitz - Seefeld - Telfs - A 12 Autobahn (direction Bregenz) - exit: Ötztal or on B 171 Federal Road to Ötztal (no Vignette toll-sticker required!) - B 186 Federal Road (35 km) to Sölden

From the East:

Munich or Salzburg - A 93 Autobahn to Kufstein - A 12 Autobahn (direction Bregenz) via Innsbruck – exit: Ötztal - B 186 Federal Road (35 km) to Sölden

From the South:

From Bozen/Bolzano towards Brenner Pass (toll road) – on Brenner Autobahn via Schönberg toll station (direction Innsbruck) to Innsbruck - then change to A 12 Autobahn (direction Bregenz) – exit: Ötztal - B 186 Federal Road (35 km) to Sölden

Parking

There are ample parking areas and covered parking garages at the base stations of Gaislachkogl and Giggijoch Mountain Gondolas. Parking is free of charge between 8.00 am and 7.00 pm!

Night-time parking of motor cars is subject to a charge and allowed only in the parking garage next to Gaislachkogl Mountain Gondola:

More details on night-time parking

Arrival by train, car, foot or bike