WINTER HIKING

Gorgeous hiking trails lead right across the snow-covered forests and picture-book landscapes covered all in white... Peace and silence in abundance. Even children will be enchanted by this special winter experience.

Especially at night you are warmly invited to explore the awesome scenery on snowshoes, equipped with headlamps and warm clothes. Crunching snow under your feet. Glittering snow crystals in the air. Snowshoeing under starry skies. That's a truly outstanding adventure for the whole family, creating memories that will stay with you forever. For the sports-minded snowshoe hiker there is a great variety of demanding routes and trails ideal for full-day outings in the snow. The snow-covered winter wonderland recalls childhood memories. Romantic winter at its best!

 

WINTER HIKING HAIMING-OCHSENGARTEN / SAUTENS / OETZ


ROTES WANDL

Hochoetz ski area -> turn left next to Acherkoglbahn top station -> across the underpass to the kids' area -> following the trail through the forest you reach „Rotes Wandl" vantage point at 2,000 m -> back to starting point on the same route.
(Time: 50 min)

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ELSINGER TRAIL: LAKE PIBURGER SEE - PIBURG

From the village center of Oetz across Piburger Bridge -> turn left after the carpenter's house -> along the forest trail (Elsinger Trail) up to lake Piburger See. Along the left lakeshore to the hamlet of Piburg. Back to Oetz along the road.
(Time: 2 hrs)

ELSINGER TRAIL - HABICHEN

From the village center of Oetz across Piburger Bridge -> turn left after the carpenter's house -> along the forest trail (Elsinger Trail) to Kohlstatt. Along Randweg Trail to Habichen and back to Oetz.
(Time: 1.5 hrs)

ANDREAS HOFER TRAIL

From the village center of Oetz southwards along the Ötztaler Ache river. At the fork-off you have three alternatives:
 
a) turn left, walk across the forest until you reach the hamlet of Habichen, then back to Oetz. (Time: 1.5 hrs)

b) straight ahead to Weller Bridge, across the forest to Habichen and back to Oetz. (Time: 1 hr)

c) straight ahead to Weller Bridge, further on to lake Piburger See and Piburg (steeply rising trail at the beginning), back to Oetz along the federal road. (Time: 2 hrs)

TOUR OF VILLAGES

From your accommodation you can explore the scenic villages (Haiming, Ötztal Bahnhof, Sautens, Oetz, Tumpen) on easy and well-groomed winter hiking trails, leading from Haiming via Sautens to Tumpen.
(Time: 5 hrs)

MEDINGER LOOP TRAIL: SAUTENS - OETZ - SAUTENS

From Information Sautens or Oetz along Medinger Weg Trail to Oetz/Sautens and back to Sautens/Oetz on the other shore of the river.
(Time: 1 hr)

DREI-KIRCHENBLICK CIRCULAR TRAIL

From Information Sautens past the church to Drei-Kirchenblick vantage point -> along the forest trail to the edge of Sautens -> on the main road back to the village center.
(Time: 1 hr)

OCHSENGARTEN CIRCULAR WALK

Start at Sattele (1,690 m) -> above Ochsengarten you head towards Feldringalm mountain inn -> across Feldringerböden meadows to Marlstein -> back again to Sattele area.
(Time: 3 hrs)

FOREST TRAIL TO MARLSTEIN

From Sattele (1,690 m) you head towards Feldringalm -> after 500 m you turn right in direction of Marlstein. Return on the same route.
(Time: 3 hrs)

HAIMING APPLE ROAD

From Information Haiming (670 m) to Magerbach along the Apple Road to Silz. Return to Haiming via Pirchetwald forest.
(Time: 2.5 hrs)

HAIMING - SCHLIERENZAU - HAIMING

From Information Haiming (670 m) via Unterriedern to Riedern -> across the suspension bridge to Schlierenzau -> along Inntal Cycle Path back to Haiming.
(Time: 2.5 hrs)



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