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Alpine Tour recommended route Alpine Tour  · Ötztal Alps

Transition from the Taschachhaus via the Offenbacher Höhenweg to the Riffelseehütte

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    From the Taschachhaus, head southwest on the red-marked path down to the Sexegertenbach. This is crossed and you follow the Offenbacher Höhenweg uphill to the junction with the Fulda Höhenweg. Here you keep left and continue uphill, passing the "Eiskasten", reaching the ridge height and finally the Wurmtaler Kopf (3226m). From there it goes down on the Riffelferner until you reach the red-marked trail again. On this, you walk along the Riffelbach downstream to the Riffelsee and further to the Riffelseehütte.

    Author’s recommendation

    Alternatively, the easier route via the Fulda Höhenweg to the Riffelseehütte can be chosen.

     

    Difficulty
    FT4 moderate
    Overall difficulty
    moderate

    Derived from the technical difficulty and the stamina requirements.

    Experience
    Landscape
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    Highest point
    Wurmtaler Kopf, 3,221 m
    Lowest point
    Riffelsee, 2,232 m
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    Track types

    Forested/wild trail 8.57%Path 84.39%Traces of trail 7.03%
    Forested/wild trail
    1.2 km
    Path
    11.7 km
    Traces of trail
    971 m
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    Rest stops

    Taschach House
    Riffelseehütte

    Safety information

    Moderately difficult high alpine tour. Can be tricky when the icefield on the northwest side of the Wurmtaler Kopf is bare.

    Roadbook

    From the Taschachhaus (2,434 m), head southwest on the red-marked path (No. 924) down to the Sexegertenbach. This is crossed via a footbridge; at the fork, keep right and follow the Offenbacher Höhenweg (trail No. 925) uphill until you reach the junction with the Fulda Höhenweg. Here, keep left and continue uphill below the Vorderes Köpfle (2,740 m) until you reach the "Eiskasten". From here, head north following the markers over the moraine terrain of the Vorderer Eiskastenferner, reach the ridge height and follow it westwards to the Wurmtaler Kopf (3,228 m), where there is also a bivouac shelter. This section can be bypassed via the ridge points 3,089 m and 3,199 m in case of tricky ice/rock conditions. Afterwards, go northward over a snow/ice field on the Riffelferner below the Wurmtaler Joch (3,119 m) down until reaching the red-marked trail (Offenbacher Höhenweg) again. Along this, walk alongside the Riffelbach downstream through the Riffeltal to the Riffelsee. It is circled on its south side, the Seebach is crossed until you finally arrive at the Riffelseehütte (2,289).
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    Coordinates

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    46.909463, 10.817606
    DMS
    46°54'34.1"N 10°49'03.4"E
    UTM
    32T 638416 5196706
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    Difficulty
    FT4 moderate
    Overall difficulty
    moderate

    Derived from the technical difficulty and the stamina requirements.

    Distance
    13.8 km
    Duration
    5:30 h
    Ascent
    900 m
    Descent
    1,050 m
    Highest point
    3,221 m
    Lowest point
    2,232 m
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