Crossing from Brandenburger Haus to Hochjoch Hospiz
Author’s recommendation
Derived from the technical difficulty and the stamina requirements.
Track types
Rest stops
Brandenburger HausHochjoch-Hospiz
Safety information
Some crevasse hazard depending on conditions at the Kesselwandferner must be taken into account.Tips and suggestions
Roadbook
From the Brandenburger Haus you descend to the Kesselwandferner and first cross it heading east towards the Kesselwandspitze. Approximately at the middle of the glacier, turn right (southeast direction) and now head towards the Brandenburger Jöchl. Keeping the same direction, you finally leave the glacier (approximately at the middle of the ridge between Brandenburger Jöchl and Hintere Guslarspitze) and follow the clear mountain trail that leads down southeastwards south of the ridge.
Partly over scree, partly already over alpine mats, the path also runs through a few switchbacks. Then the slopes become increasingly wider and gentler and the path broader. Shortly before the Hochjoch Hospiz, at a fork in the path, take the right and descend in two large switchbacks towards the DAV hut.
Brandenburger Haus
Kesselwandferner
Doleretteweg
Hochjoch-Hospiz
Public transport
Public-transport-friendly
By train to Ötztal station and by bus via Sölden to Vent.Directions
Via Fernpass and Imst, or via the Inntal motorway to the start of the Ötztal. Via Ötz, Längenfeld and Sölden to Zwieselstein. Then right to Vent. Before the bridge turn right and follow the mountain road to the Rofenhöfe.Parking
Limited parking at the Rofenhöfe (if already full then in Vent)Coordinates
Book recommendation by the author
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Equipment
Glacier equipment.Localization
Derived from the technical difficulty and the stamina requirements.

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