Your paradise for an active holiday
Being active during your summer holiday is no problem at all here in the Ötztal. Sports enthusiasts will love it here in the Ötztal and you can experience everything – from exciting bike tours to adventurous mountain tours. The power of the mountains allow you to enjoy a sports trip with wonderful moments and extraordinary encounters with nature.
Pleasure holidaymakers can also explore unique walks, easy hikes, e-bike tours or adventurous biking routes here. And for the adrenaline junkies, there are via ferratas waiting to be climbed. It’s going to be a mountain summer, you will never forget. Let’s hike – mountains have called and asked where we are staying.
Hiking & Mountaineering in the Ötztal
The hiker’s paradise begins right outside our front door – with the breathtaking path along the Stuibenfall and the idyllic high plateau of Niederthai, this is the perfect place for long walks and easy hikes.
The wildly romantic “Horlachtal” leading from Niederthai to the north-east also climbs leisurely at first and then leads into high alpine regions – as an ideal start for trekking & high mountain tours.
For many people, the Ötztal valley is the epitome of Alpine natural beauty. With its three valley levels – surrounded by around 250 three-thousand-metre peaks and crowned by the largest glacier area in the Eastern Alps – it is incredibly multifaceted. 1,600 km of marked hiking & mountain trails, paths and treks open up almost limitless possibilities: from long-distance hiking trails (Ötztal Trek: 400 km, 6 routes, 22 stages) to fascinating themed hiking trails such as those around the theme of water (Ötztaler Wasserläufer) to hut and alpine pasture tours or even geocache rounds. 10 summer mountain railways also make it easy to reach fabulously beautiful panoramic routes.
From the beginning of the valley with the mildest climate in North Tyrol, where wine and sweet chestnuts thrive, all the way up to the eternal ice of the Rettenbach glacier, you can marvel at just about the entire range of alpine flora and fauna. Your paths will lead you through flowering mountain meadows and primeval stone pine forests, over panoramic mountain flanks and sunny high plateaus, along rushing torrents and crystal-clear mountain lakes as well as to several natural gems.
First-class terrain for cycling tours of all kinds
Whether racing bike or mountain bike, trekking or downhill, the Ötztal offers an impressively wide range for bikers and is now also widely known in cycling. The Tour de Suisse has already taken the international cycling elite several times to the Ötztal for the royal stage on the Rettenbach Glacier. And also for ambitious hobby athletes, the Ötztal Cycling Marathon is a legendary annual event.
Of course, the popular endurance sport can also be approached much more leisurely here – thanks to the e-bikes, which can also be hired, and with some support. With us every cyclist gets his money’s worth. Numerous signposted circuits – from a slight difference in altitude to hundreds of metres of altitude – invite you to explore. More than 40 marked mountain bike trails lead over 900 km through varied terrain. Due to the challenging single trails that have been opened in recent years, the Ötztal Valley has also become a hotspot for enduro bikers.
… without limit and a place of longing for mountaineers
Climbing enthusiasts as well as beginners and families will find an Eldorado in the Ötztal to prove themselves in the vertical. The numbers alone speak for themselves: 20 varied climbing gardens, 8 secured via ferrata, 3 high ropes courses and around 750 routes! The Ötztal valley is considered the best granite climbing area in Tyrol. Such a large number of climbing possibilities of all levels of difficulty in such a confined space are a rarity and a true paradise even for the ambitious. With more than 40 ice climbing routes, the Ötztal valley is a real magnet for climbing enthusiasts and mountain enthusiasts from all over the world, even in winter.
Sport climbing is often crowned by a fabulous view of the surrounding peaks, which of course make the mountaineer’s heart beat faster. After all, the Wildspitze (3,772 m) is the second highest mountain in Austria.
An unforgettable experience
The via ferrata Stuibenfall is much easier to master and yet a highlight for all climbing sportsmen and women. It is only 5 minutes away from our Gasthof Stuibenfall. It takes about three hours to climb the 300 metres in altitude and 450 metres in length from Umhausen up to us.
Thanks to the step aids, the via ferrata is also ideal for families with children from 10 years and beginners. Accompanied by an overwhelming natural spectacle, the climb leads along the falling water masses, which can be crossed by daredevils on a wire rope shortly before leaving. The successful ascent of the via ferrata Stuibenfall is best celebrated with a hearty snack in the inn of the same name.
Truly spectacular nature at the very top of Tyrol
Awe-inspiring glaciers, colorful larch forests and idyllic mountain lakes – these are just a few of the many impressions that we all associate with the Ötztal: at the same time it is a land-scape worth protecting that attracts myriad visitors from around the globe.
As Austria’s third largest nature preserve, the ÖTZTAL NATURE PARK covers an area of about 510 square kilometers – there is no other protected area which has a larger glacier-covered surface (about 17,5%) in all of Austria. Among the characteristics are large glacier fields, natu-ral history studies and research on high Alpine archeology. Additionally, the ÖTZTAL NATURE PARK has a lot to offer to all guests: visitors can choose from up to 18 theme hikes per week, over 15 events and lectures on current nature topics and a fun-packed child activity program.
Your Ötztal Summer Card – the advantage card for your holiday
Exclusive experiences, great price benefits, use of the mountain railways,
swimming pools and lakes and free use of public transport await you.
| Ötztal Inside Summer Card | |
|---|---|
| Exclusive experiences around tradition, handicraft & regional products in the Ötztal valley | |
| 10 % discount on many experiences www.oetztal.com/experiences | |
| Free use of public transport | |
| Free parking in many car parks | |
| Free events & exhibitions | |
| 12 Summer mountain gondolas & lifts (1 x daily per lift) | |
| AREA 47 (1x free entry) | |
| AQUA DOME (2x free entries in June & September) | |
| Bike & Cycle hire (1 x per card) | |
| 7 Bathing lakes, outdoor & indoor pools (1 x daily) | |
| 18 Guided hikings (unrestricted use) | |
| 7 Museums, showg areas & leisure attractions (1 x daily) | |
| 2 Panoramic roads (1 x daily ride on toll roads by bus) | |
| 3 Hiking buses (unrestricted use) |
In the following video you will get to know Ötztal Inside and all the benefits before and during your stay.
Simply explained, you will learn how to secure the maximum holiday bonus.
