Stage
Ötztal Trek Stage 01
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/ BrandseePhoto: Ötztal Tourismus -
/ Dortmunder HüttePhoto: Ötztal Tourismus
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/Photo: Ötztal Tourismus
- Route: Climb, Footpath, Track
- Requirement: Safety, condition, endurance
- Mountain trail red
- Difficulty: no special difficulties
- Equipment: normal hiking equipment
- Overnight stay, stop: Familiengasthof Marlstein, Almhof Mareil, Dortmunder Hütte
- transfer, exit: Bus from Oetz to Kühtai
Rest Stop
Almhof MareilDortmunder Hütte
Safety information
Trittsicherheit, Kondition, Ausdauer
Keine besonderen Schwierigkeiten
Tips, hints and links
More details about hiking In Ötztal: https://www.oetztal.com/wandernStart
Destination
Turn-by-turn directions
Ötztal-Bahnhof (704 m) - Marlstein - Mareil - Dortmunder Hütte (1.949 m)
Hamlets, A Moor Lake and Desolate Trails
The first stage of the Ötztal Trek leads from Ötztal-Bahnhof to Dortmunder Hütte in Kühtai. Lake Brandsee – also known as Lake Ambergersee – is one of the highlights of the route which takes you along desolate trails and through picturesque hamlets. The trailhead is at the construction waste deposit site on the main road, just east of the town limits. Follow the signs to “Larchet, Mittelberg, Höpperg”. Soon you will get to a trail that climbs in switchbacks through the forest. Afterwards you follow the road to the hamlet of Larchet. Before you reach the chapel you make a right towards “Grün“. Continue to the tun-off to Höpperg – take a right and walk through meadows up to the houses of Grün from where you get great views of Inntal. In Grün follow the unseald road and continue on it until it starts descending. Pick up the trail to your left which climbs through the forest before joining the road to Lake Brandsee (approx. 1500m). The lake is an ideal place to enjoy a bite to eat and take a swim. Get back on the road and head towards “Sattele” where you pick up the path to Marlstein (approx. 45 min.). From Marlstein continue in the same direction down to Mareil. Take Kaiser-Franz-Josef- Weg left of the road (make a left at the road fork in the forest). From here it’s another 200 meter climb to Dortmunder Hütte.
Note
Public transport
Enjoy a both comfortable and relaxing train ride to the train station in Ötztal Bahnhof. You get off the train in ÖTZTAL Bahnhof where you change to a public bus or local taxi. The current bus schedule can be found at: http://fahrplan.vvt.at
Getting there
Haiming is located in the western part of Austria in the state TYROL, in a southern side valley of the Inn valley - the ÖTZTAL. For your arrival by car, you can plan the best route from your home town with the route planner online at https://www.google.at/maps
Parking
The following parking facilities are available in Haiming:- Haiming Sports center, center forecourt Billa shopping market
- Haiming forecourt municipal office, Raftingeinsteiningtelle Ortsteil Magerbach, parking area Geierwand Ortsteil Magerbach, Tirolerbundstraße - Restaurant Oiler's
- Ötztal station: railway station (paying)
- Ötztaler Höhe - Trading center and terrain Area 47
Coordinates
Equipment
It is recommended to wear hiking equipment such as breathable and weather-adapted outdoor clothing, ankle-high mountain boots, wind, rain and sun protection, cap and possibly gloves. It is also important to have enough food, as well as a first-aid package, a cell phone and a hiking map.Statistics
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