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Demanding ski mountaineering loop tour across huge glacier fields and partly exposed areas, for example challenging peak ascents to Schalfkogel and Mitterkarjoch. Recommended only in good stable weather and safe avalanche conditions.
Distance 78.2 km
21:29 h
7,362 m
7,376 m
3,764 m
1,893 m
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3,764 m
Lowest point
1,893 m
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Schönwies hutpanorama restaurant Stablein
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Best SeasonMid-March to early May
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Schönwies hutLangtalereck Hut
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Gurgler Achenschlucht
Martin Busch Hütte
Similaun 3.606m
Similaunhütte
Ötzi - Place of discovery
Schöne Aussicht - Hut
Hochjoch Hospiz
Fluchtkogel
Vernagthütte
Breslauer Hütte
panorama restaurant Stablein
Coordinates
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46.870406, 11.027039
DMS
46°52'13.5"N 11°01'37.3"E
UTM
32T 654477 5192757
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Distance
78.2 km
Duration
21:29 h
Ascent
7,362 m
Descent
7,376 m
Highest point
3,764 m
Lowest point
1,893 m
Weather at the starting point
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Maps and trails
Ski Touring
· Gurgl
From Obergurgl to Karlsruher Hütte | Langtalereckhütte
recommended route
Difficulty
difficult
Stage 1
Distance
6.2 km
Duration
2:30 h
Ascent
520 m
Descent
111 m
Day 1 Ötztal Loop Tour
from Ötztal,
Ötztal
Ski Touring
· Ötztal
Start Venter Ski Route or Ötztal Circuit via the Schalfkogl
recommended route
Difficulty
difficult
Stage 2
Distance
12.7 km
Duration
6:00 h
Ascent
1,400 m
Descent
1,330 m
VENT -> Martin Busch Hütte -> alternative start Obergurgl -> Schalfkogl -> MARTIN BUSCH HÜTTE
from Roland Grüner,
Ötztal
Ski Touring
· Vent
Martin Busch Hut via the Similaun to the Similaun Hut
recommended route
Difficulty
difficult
Stage 3
Distance
8 km
Duration
2:55 h
Ascent
1,103 m
Descent
582 m
MARTIN BUSCH HUT -> Similaun -> SIMILAUN HUT
from Roland Grüner,
Ötztal
Ski Touring
· Ötztal Alps
Over the Finailspitze to Schöne Aussicht
recommended route
Difficulty
difficult
Stage 4
Distance
8.2 km
Duration
5:00 h
Ascent
680 m
Descent
860 m
FINAILSPITZE -> SCHÖNE AUSSICHT
from Roland Grüner,
Ötztal
Ski Touring
· Vent
Weißkugel and Hochjoch Hospiz
recommended route
Difficulty
difficult
Stage 5
Distance
18.6 km
Duration
8:00 h
Ascent
1,360 m
Descent
1,790 m
WEISSKUGEL -> HOCHJOCH HOSPIZ
from Ötztal,
Ötztal
Ski Touring
· Vent
From Fluchtkogel to the Vernagthütte
recommended route
Difficulty
difficult
Stage 6
Distance
9.4 km
Duration
5:00 h
Ascent
1,100 m
Descent
760 m
FLUCHTKOGEL -> VERNAGTHÜTTE
from Ötztal,
Ötztal
Ski Touring
· Vent
Wildspitze - Vent
recommended route
Difficulty
difficult
Stage 7
Distance
15.1 km
Duration
7:00 h
Ascent
1,050 m
Descent
1,900 m
VERNAGTHÜTTE -> Wildspitze -> VENT
from Roland Grüner,
Ötztal
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