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The route starts on a good path but quickly leads over scree, blocks, snow, and ice. The many glacier passages and passes above 3000 meters make the route a high alpine experience for the participants.
This route in the glacier-covered heart of Tyrol takes us through an impressive world of glaciers, surrounded by white peaks that are among the highest in Austria. The characteristic feature of the area is the vastness of the many contiguous glaciers.
During the trek, you will enjoy spectacular views of the Wildspitze and the Weisskugel. The route passes the Hauslabjoch, the discovery site of Ötzi. Accommodation is in a self-catered hut and in the Brandenburgerhaus (3272 m) located entirely in the white world of snow and ice, the second highest hut in Austria! On the last day, if conditions are good, the Similaun will be climbed before descending to Vent.
Note: This route was previously offered by the NKBV. Due to potentially changing conditions, you are always responsible for checking the current route conditions. Get information from the local tourist office or experts from the respective region to ensure a safe and well-prepared trip.
Track types
Tips and suggestions
Huts
Day 1 Hauerseehütte www.alpenverein-ludwigsburg.de
Day 2 Rüsselsheimerhütte www.dav-ruesselsheim.de
Day 3 Braunschweigerhütte www.braunschweiger-huette.at
Day 4 Vernagthütte www.wieshof.at/vernagt/
Day 5 Brandenburgerhaus www.dav-berlin.de/index.php/arbeitsgebiet-oetztal/brandenburger-haus
Day 6 Schöne Aussichthütte www.schoeneaussicht.it
Day 7 Similaunhütte www.vent-hotel-post.com/html/similaunhuette.htm
Roadbook
Day 1
Talhütte Zwieselstein by taxi bus to Hintere Fundusalm (1964 m) – Felderjöchl (2797 m) - Hauerseehütte (2383 m)
Walking time: 5 hours
Elevation difference: +1000m, -500m
Day 2
Hauerseehütte (2383 m) - Sandjoch (2826 m) - Breitlehnjoch (2637 m) - Rotkarljoch (2719 m) - Rüsselsheimerhütte (2323 m)
Walking time: 8 hours
Elevation difference: +1200m, -1150m
Day 3
'Mainzer Hohenweg': Rüsselsheimerhütte (2323 m) - Weißmaurachjoch (2953 m) - Wassertalkogel (Rhineland-Palatinate Bivouac) (3247 m) - Pollesjoch – Frz. Auer Steig -Braunschweigerhütte (2759 m)
Walking time: 10 hours
Elevation difference: +1200m, -900m
Day 4
Braunschweigerhütte (2759 m) - Mittelbergjoch (3166 m) - Brochkogeljoch (3423 m) – Vernagthütte (2755 m)
Option for the Wildspitze (3772 m) only under ideal conditions
Walking time: 8 hours
Elevation difference: +750m, -750m
Day 5
Vernagthütte (2755 m) – Oberer Guslarjoch (3361m) – Fluchtkogel (3500m) – Brandenburgerhaus (3272m)
Walking time: 4½ hours
Elevation difference: +600m, -200m
Day 6
Brandenburgerhaus (3272 m) - Weisskugeljoch (3362m) - Schöne Aussichthütte (2842m)
Walking time: 9 hours
Elevation difference: +550m, -150m
Day 7
Schöne Aussichthütte (2842 m) - Hauslabjoch (3279m) - Similaunhütte (3019m)
Walking time: 5 hours
Elevation difference: +550m, -150m
Day 8
Similaunhütte (3019 m) - Similaun (3606m) - Vent (1894m); by bus to Zwieselstein
Walking time: 7 hours (4 hours without Similaun)
Elevation difference: 600 m up, -1700m
Hintere Fundusalm
Frischmannhütte
Hauerseehütte
Breitlehnjöchl
Kapuzinerjoch)
Rüsselsheimer Hütte - Aussichtspunkt Gahwinden
Rüsselsheimer Hütte
Weißmaurachjoch
Rheinland-Pfalz-Biwak
Pollesfernerkopf 3.015 m
Karleskopf
Brunswick hut
Talstation Sessellift
Mittelbergjoch
Wildspitze SW + N-Grat
Petersenspitze
Vernagthütte
Oberes Guslarjoch
Brandenburger Haus
Hintereisjoch
Schutzhütte Schöne Aussicht (Rif. Bella Vista)
Similaunhütte
Schäferhütte
Auf dem Weg zur Martin-Busch-Hütte
Vent Hotel Post (Bushaltestelle)
Public transport
Public-transport-friendly
By train to Ötztal, then by Postbus to Zwieselstein. http://www.postbus.at/
From the endpoint Vent, you can return by bus via Zwieselstein to Ötz train station.
Directions
Via: Munich, Kufstein, Innsbruck, Ötztal to Zwieselstein. Or Munich, Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Zirl, Ötztal to Zwieselstein.
An alternative is also via Ulm and the Fernpass.
Parking
In Zwieselstein or in VentCoordinates
Book recommendation by the author
Alpine club guide Ötztal Alps, Walter Klier, Rother, Munich.
Edition 2001 576 pages with 51 black-and-white illustrations, a colored overview map at 1:250,000 scale ISBN 3-7633-1123-8
Classic alpine club guide from Rother. Not completely up to date and hard to obtain.
Author’s map recommendations
Alpine club map 1:25,000
Ötztal Alps, Weisskugel, No. 30/2
Ötztal Alps, Geigenkamm, No. 30/5
Kompass map, 1:50,000 Ötztal Alps, No. 43
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