Hintere Schwärze north face as a day route from Vent (Bike, Hike, Ski)
Bike, Hike, Ski – the Hintere Schwärze and its north face (50°) as a day route from Vent.
Relatively easy but beautiful north face ascent in the Ötztal Alps. As a day route from Vent, a challenge for your fitness. Those who really want to enjoy the route should start in spring when the face is not yet bare.
Author’s recommendation
Best to start in late spring or early summer, when the face is not yet bare!
Derived from the technical difficulty and the stamina requirements.
Track types
Rest stops
Die Post – Wirtshaus since 1728*** Appartement Restaurant Wildspitz´
Hotel Alt Vent Tyrol
Hotel Macun
Roadbook
From the lift parking lot in Vent in the Ötztal, first cycle along the forest road (partly steep) best with an MTB (E-Bike recommended) 8 km to the Martin-Busch-Hütte (2,501 m). After the hut, ascend on the marked path to the Marzell ridge. At the plateau at about 2,800 m, a small trail (signpost Hintere Schwärze) branches left down into the glacier basin. 100 m descent onto the glacier. First, ascend the glacier straight along the moraine. Then cross in a wide left arc under the glacier break to the other side of the glacier. The glacier soon flattens and you head straight towards the entry (3,300 m) to the north face. Slightly right of center, ascend the north face straight up (260 m elevation gain, up to 55°). Along the west ridge to the summit. For the descent, return along the west ridge. Above a slope about 35° steep, you can usually take off your skis. In the upper part, ski down keeping left and traverse at the plateau to the ascent route.
Ötztal Nature Park - Infopoint Vent | Transhumance & Settlement History
Ausstellung "Das Fremdenbuch von Vent"
Die Post – Wirtshaus since 1728
*** Appartement Restaurant Wildspitz´
Children Playground
Vent Hotel Post (Bushaltestelle)
Hotel Alt Vent Tyrol
Vent Hotel Similaun (Bushaltestelle)
Hotel Macun
Mountaineering chapel - exhibition
Hollow Stone
Prehistoric hunter's camp
Hohler Stein
Auf dem Weg zur Martin-Busch-Hütte
Schäferhütte
Martin-Busch-Hütte
Niederjochbach
Brücke über den Niederjochbach hinter der Hütte.
Gipfelkreuz der Hinteren Schwärze
Public transport
Public-transport-friendly
Parking
Parking lot at the chairlift in the center of Vent
Coordinates
Book recommendation by the author
High mountain tours Eastern Alps - between Bernina and Tauern (Rother)
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Equipment
Ski, glacier & steep ice equipment
Localization
Derived from the technical difficulty and the stamina requirements.

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