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An Oberinntal village on the old road between Telfs and Imst whose territory leaps to Kühtai at 2,017 m, among Austria's highest ski resorts, with Burg St. Petersberg guarding the valley.
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Highlights
12 from neighbouring places
Feldringalm
A traffic-free alpine pasture reached by forest road from the Sattele car park, an easy walk suited to families.
Drei-Seen-Bahn
A four-seat chairlift at Kühtai with weather hoods and bike carriers, serving the three-lakes walk and a large high-alpine playground.
Almhof Mareil
0.1 km away, in Haiming
An inn between Ochsengarten and Kühtai on the Kaiser-Franz-Josef, Höllwiesen and Knappen paths, with its own bus stop below.
Schneedorf Hochoetz
2.6 km away, in Haiming
Austria's first igloo village, rebuilt each winter at about 2,000 m at Hochoetz, with rooms cut from snow and open for overnight stays.
Balbach Alm
2.7 km away, in Haiming
A hut on the Hochoetz slopes serving traditional Tirolean cooking, with overnight places available.
Kühtaile Alm
3.3 km away, in Oetz
A hut reached from the top station of the Acherkogelbahn or the Ochsengartenbahn, with a sun terrace and Tirolean dishes.
Panoramarestaurant Hochoetz
3.6 km away, in Oetz
A restaurant at 2,020 m beside the Acherkogelbahn top station and the WIDIVERSUM, with a terrace facing the Ötztal Alps.
Bielefelder Hütte
3.7 km away, in Oetz
A hut on the Hochoetz slopes above Oetz serving Tirolean dishes, with a large sun terrace facing the surrounding Alps.
Rotes Wandl
3.8 km away, in Oetz
A viewpoint 45 minutes from the Hochoetz top station, looking over the lower Ötztal and Inn valley to the Lechtal Alps and the Arlberg.
Acherberg Alm
4 km away, in Oetz
An alpine pasture hut at 1,888 m above Oetz, serving regional dishes and run by new tenants since 2023.
Kapelle am Kalvarienberg
5.7 km away, in Oetz
A chapel about ten minutes up a forest track from Oetz, on a circular walk that continues past the Ebele viewpoint to Habichen.
Ebele - Aussichtsplattform
5.8 km away, in Oetz
A platform on the slope facing the Piburger See, a few minutes above the chapel on the Kalvarienberg.
eBike Park Oetz
5.9 km away, in Oetz
The first e-bike training park in Tirol, with graded loops and an uphill flow line for learning to handle an electric mountain bike.
Ochsengartenbahn
6.1 km away, in Oetz
An eight-seat gondola serving Hochoetz, running on Wednesdays, Fridays and Sundays in summer.
Nothing of this kind in Silz.
Routes
50 routes, an even mix of activities · see the rest on innsbruck.info ↗
Kühtai Panorama Klettersteig
Short via ferrata above Kühtai reached with the Drei-Seen-Bahn, climbing from the scree below the Gaiskogelscharte; the descent passes the Finstertal reservoir and the Drei-Seen-Hütte.
- 767 m
- Distance
- 287 m
- Ascent
- 1 h 52 min
- Duration
Kühtai - Drei-Seen-Hütte
Family walk from the Kühtai saddle to the hut at the Plenderle lakes, passing the Hirschebensee - short enough for an afternoon, with bus stops at the trailhead.
- 5.0 km
- Distance
- 334 m
- Ascent
- 2 h 15 min
- Duration
- 45
- Check-ins
Neunerkogel
From the Kühtai saddle a varied round past the Plenderle lakes and the Dreiseenhütte onto a quiet summit above the Finstertal reservoir, then back to the resort.
- 10.9 km
- Distance
- 796 m
- Ascent
- 5 h 14 min
- Duration
- 66
- Check-ins
Knappenweg
Full mining-trail loop above Hochoetz taking in the Rossköpfe, the Wetterkreuzkogel and the Rotes Wandl, linking the Bielefelder Hütte with the Kühtaile and Balbach alms high above the Ötztal.
- 11.8 km
- Distance
- 807 m
- Ascent
- 5 h 25 min
- Duration
- 86
- Check-ins
Faltegartenköpfl (01)
Mellow ski tour from the Sattele above Ochsengarten, following the sledding run to the Feldringalm and crossing the wide, open Feldringer Böden to a summit that stays in view almost the whole way.
- 4.2 km
- Distance
- 481 m
- Ascent
- 0 m
- Descent
- 1 h 33 min
- Duration
- 37
- Check-ins
Sulzkogel
One of Kühtai's big ski-touring goals: up past the Finstertal dam and across the upper cirque to a summit over 3,000 m, with a long, open descent back to the resort.
- 6.6 km
- Distance
- 1 095 m
- Ascent
- 1 095 m
- Descent
- 3 h 40 min
- Duration
- 37
- Check-ins
6051 Sattele-Feldring Alm
A short, easy link from the Sattele saddle across to the alm at 1,888 m, with only a couple of hundred metres to climb.
- 4.2 km
- Distance
- 190 m
- Ascent
- 33 min
- Duration
- 17
- Check-ins
Gravelbike Tour - Ötztal Plus
A long gravel ride through the lower Ötztal, passing the Habicher See and the Waldcafe Stuböbele high on the valley side.
- 63.2 km
- Distance
- 889 m
- Ascent
- 6 h 27 min
- Duration
- 22
- Check-ins
Familien Radtour Haiming Apfelmeile
A flat family tour through the orchards on the valley floor at Haiming, passing the rafting base beside the Inn.
- 9.3 km
- Distance
- 11 m
- Ascent
- 50 min
- Duration
- 7
- Check-ins
Von Innsbruck nach Kühtai
A long road ride out of the Inn valley, climbing to the saddle at 2,017 m with the Dortmunder Hütte just below it.
- 106.6 km
- Distance
- 1 930 m
- Ascent
- 11 h 16 min
- Duration
- 86
- Check-ins
Silzer Energieweg
Gentle themed walk with information stations on the Sellrain-Silz hydropower scheme, passing the Plenderle lakes and the Finstertal dam works above Kühtai.
- 4.6 km
- Distance
- 150 m
- Ascent
- 1 h 27 min
- Duration
- 44
- Check-ins
Drei-Seen-Runde Kühtai
Circuit above Kühtai collecting three tarns - the two Plenderle lakes and the Hirschebensee - with a break possible at the Dreiseenhütte midway.
- 7.1 km
- Distance
- 441 m
- Ascent
- 3 h 1 min
- Duration
- 62
- Check-ins
Kühtai - Pirchkogel - Marlstein
Ridge crossing from Kühtai over the Pirchkogel and Hinterer Grieskogel, descending to Marlstein above Ochsengarten — a long day linking two valleys.
- 14.9 km
- Distance
- 1 127 m
- Ascent
- 7 h 21 min
- Duration
- 64
- Check-ins
Faltegartenkögele
Compact ski tour from the Sattele saddle to the panorama summit above Ochsengarten — under 500 m of climbing, with wide views over the surrounding valleys.
- 3.3 km
- Distance
- 484 m
- Ascent
- 484 m
- Descent
- 1 h 40 min
- Duration
- 24
- Check-ins
Kraspesspitze
Classic Sellrain ski summit reached from Kühtai over the Finstertaler Scharte - a long day with almost 1,200 m of climbing and a high traverse above the reservoir.
- 7.9 km
- Distance
- 1 167 m
- Ascent
- 1 167 m
- Descent
- 4 h 1 min
- Duration
- 31
- Check-ins
Gravelrunde Tschirgantmassiv
A gravel circuit right around the Tschirgant massif, passing the Rafting Alm on the Inn and the mouth of the Pitztal.
- 56.0 km
- Distance
- 691 m
- Ascent
- 5 h 37 min
- Duration
- 20
- Check-ins
Rennradtour - Oetz - Kühtai - Sattele Runde
A road circuit over two passes, the Kühtaisattel at 2,017 m and the lower Sattele, returning to the floor of the Ötztal.
- 45.2 km
- Distance
- 1 484 m
- Ascent
- 5 h 24 min
- Duration
- 72
- Check-ins
Feldring Alm
Easiest of the Ochsengarten alm walks: a comfortably rising forest road from the Sattele to the Feldring Alm, with a narrow-path shortcut near the top.
- 2.1 km
- Distance
- 196 m
- Ascent
- 51 min
- Duration
- 17
- Check-ins
Knappenweg - Naturpark Jubiläumstour - mit Audioguide
Audio-guided mining-history circuit from the Hochoetz panorama restaurant via the Bielefelder Hütte to the Wetterkreuz, descending the Wörgetal past the Pochersee and the old Knappenhaus miners' house to the Iss bridge.
- 7.6 km
- Distance
- 562 m
- Ascent
- 4 h 12 min
- Duration
- 54
- Check-ins
Sellrainer Hüttenrunde: 7. Etappe
Closing stage of the Sellrain hut round, coming down from the high country into Kühtai past the Dortmunder Hütte and on down the valley - nearly 25 km of trail.
- 24.7 km
- Distance
- 973 m
- Ascent
- 8 h 12 min
- Duration
- 64
- Check-ins
Die Mute
Brief ski tour above Kühtai gaining just over 400 m, a favourite quick lap when time is short; the Graf-Ferdinand-Haus stands close to the route.
- 2.1 km
- Distance
- 411 m
- Ascent
- 411 m
- Descent
- 1 h 20 min
- Duration
- 19
- Check-ins
Finstertaler Schartenkopf
From Kühtai past the Finstertal dam into the upper basin, finishing at a high point beside the Finstertaler Scharte - the steep final slopes want stable snow.
- 6.3 km
- Distance
- 947 m
- Ascent
- 947 m
- Descent
- 3 h 15 min
- Duration
- 21
- Check-ins
Tschirgantrunde
A circuit of the Tschirgant on valley tracks, passing the Weiße Haus, Camping Rossbach and the turn-off into the Pitztal.
- 56.0 km
- Distance
- 691 m
- Ascent
- 5 h 37 min
- Duration
- 20
- Check-ins
Rennradtour - Oetz - Kühtai - Finstertaler Stausee
A long road climb from the Ötztal to Kühtai, continuing past the Dortmunder Hütte to the dam wall at 2,344 m above the Finstertal.
- 43.0 km
- Distance
- 1 554 m
- Ascent
- 5 h 17 min
- Duration
- 57
- Check-ins
Pochersee und Knappenhaus
Short, steep mining-history walk from the Issbrücke to the Obere Issalm and the Knappenhaus, part museum, where miners lived and crushed ore 350 years ago; the Pochersee lies just below the path.
- 2.9 km
- Distance
- 299 m
- Ascent
- 1 h 50 min
- Duration
- 6
- Check-ins
Knappenhaus 2 014 m
Pochersee 1 994 m- Pochwerk 2 012 m
Höhenweg Hochoetz - Kühtai
Panoramic link from Hochoetz to Kühtai: forest road past the Kühtaile and Balbach alms, then a gently rolling high path via the unstaffed upper Issalm and along the Längental reservoir to the Dortmunder Hütte and the bus home.
- 8.9 km
- Distance
- 282 m
- Ascent
- 2 h 51 min
- Duration
- 51
- Check-ins
Knappenweg Überschreitung
Ridge crossing from the Acherkogelbahn via the Bielefelder Hütte and a stiff pull onto the Roßköpfe, continuing on a narrow path to the Wetterkreuzkogel and descending the Wörgetal to the Mittergrathütte bus stop.
- 10.6 km
- Distance
- 847 m
- Ascent
- 5 h 51 min
- Duration
- 57
- Check-ins
Wetterkreuz (03)
The most popular ski tour in the Wörgetal: from the Issbrücke through light forest to the Obere Issalm, past the Knappenhaus and up broad, moderate slopes to the 2,591 m summit cross.
- 4.3 km
- Distance
- 852 m
- Ascent
- 0 m
- Descent
- 2 h 21 min
- Duration
- 17
- Check-ins
Wetterkreuzkogel 2 591 m- Knappenhaus 2 014 m
- Pochersee 1 994 m
- Pochwerk 2 012 m
Pirchkogel (02)
Committing ski tour from Marlstein through glades and up a rolling rib to the Schafjoch, where the broad back narrows to a ridge before a short steep traverse and the final metres to the summit.
- 4.0 km
- Distance
- 1 043 m
- Ascent
- 17 m
- Descent
- 2 h 43 min
- Duration
- 7
- Check-ins
Imster Radmarathon | Panoramarunde (Jubiläum)
A long tour out of Imst over the Holzleitensattel at 1,119 m, looping back down the Inn valley past the mouth of the Pitztal.
- 79.5 km
- Distance
- 727 m
- Ascent
- 7 h 45 min
- Duration
- 14
- Check-ins
Tschirgantrunde
A road circuit around the massif between the Inn and Ötz valleys, climbing to Gasthaus Arzkasten before the run back down the river.
- 54.3 km
- Distance
- 986 m
- Ascent
- 5 h 45 min
- Duration
- 14
- Check-ins
Stams - Naturdenkmal Eichenwald - Stadliger Wasserfall - Stams
Loop from Stams to the protected oak wood and the Stadliger waterfall — an easy round combining two of the village's natural monuments.
- 6.7 km
- Distance
- 229 m
- Ascent
- 2 h 8 min
- Duration
Kühtai - Gaiskogel
From the Kühtaisattel past the Dreiseenhütte and the Plenderle lakes to the Gaiskogel, a moderate summit route through classic high-valley terrain.
- 11.0 km
- Distance
- 878 m
- Ascent
- 5 h 40 min
- Duration
- 51
- Check-ins
Kühtai - Finstertaler Scharte - Schweinfurter Hütte
Crossing from Kühtai past the Finstertal reservoir and over the Finstertaler Scharte to the Schweinfurter Hütte in the Horlachtal — a demanding hut link in the Stubai Alps.
- 18.1 km
- Distance
- 1 677 m
- Ascent
- 10 h 28 min
- Duration
- 49
- Check-ins
Wetterkreuzkogel
Ski tour through Kühtai's old mining grounds — past the Knappenhaus and the Pochwerk — onto a rounded summit above Marlstein.
- 4.5 km
- Distance
- 851 m
- Ascent
- 851 m
- Descent
- 2 h 46 min
- Duration
- 15
- Check-ins
Hintere Karlesspitze
Ski tour from the Kühtai side over the Wörgetalssattel onto the higher of the two Karlesspitzen — around 900 m of skinning into quiet terrain.
- 4.3 km
- Distance
- 903 m
- Ascent
- 903 m
- Descent
- 2 h 53 min
- Duration
- 4
- Check-ins
Tschirgantrunde mit dem Rennrad
A round of the Tschirgant crossing the Holzleitensattel at 1,119 m, with the return along the floor of the Inn valley.
- 51.8 km
- Distance
- 683 m
- Ascent
- 5 h 14 min
- Duration
- 12
- Check-ins
Mieminger Plateau Runde
A near-100 km road round out of the Inn valley, climbing to the terrace villages above Mieming and past Gasthaus Arzkasten.
- 97.1 km
- Distance
- 1 138 m
- Ascent
- 9 h 41 min
- Duration
- 12
- Check-ins
Vom Korn zum Brot
Short themed loop through Silz's fields tracing the path from grain to loaf, with stations aimed squarely at families.
- 2.2 km
- Distance
- 40 m
- Ascent
- 37 min
- Duration
Kühtai - Pockkogel
From the Kühtai saddle up past the Dreiseenhütte and the Plenderle lakes onto a blocky summit above the reservoir basin, one of the resort's most-climbed peaks.
- 8.5 km
- Distance
- 870 m
- Ascent
- 5 h 20 min
- Duration
- 51
- Check-ins
Kühtai - Sulzkogel
Summit route from Kühtai above the Finstertal dam to the Sulzkogel, a three-thousander with a wide sweep over the Stubai Alps.
- 12.8 km
- Distance
- 1 158 m
- Ascent
- 7 h 16 min
- Duration
- 49
- Check-ins
Grieskogelscharte
Short ski tour above Kühtai, skinning from the Kühtaier Alm up to the notch of the Vordere Grießkogelscharte in under 3 km.
- 2.9 km
- Distance
- 582 m
- Ascent
- 582 m
- Descent
- 1 h 52 min
- Duration
- 10
- Check-ins
Inntalrunde
A valley circuit along the Inn from Silz, passing the mouths of both the Ötztal and the Pitztal.
- 55.2 km
- Distance
- 901 m
- Ascent
- 5 h 45 min
- Duration
- 8
- Check-ins
Innradweg
Ninety-seven kilometres of near-level cycle path along the Inn, from Mötz past Telfs and Innsbruck down to Rotholz.
- 86.9 km
- Distance
- 245 m
- Ascent
- 7 h 56 min
- Duration
- 2
- Check-ins
Wanderung zur Burg St. Petersberg
Easy walk from Silz to the medieval castle of St. Petersberg on its wooded knoll, one of the Inn valley's old strongholds.
- 6.2 km
- Distance
- 129 m
- Ascent
- 1 h 47 min
- Duration
Gipfeltour Faltegartenköpfl
Straightforward summit walk from the Sattele car park above Ochsengarten, up the forest road to the Feldringalm and across the Feldringer Böden to the 2,184 m top.
- 4.0 km
- Distance
- 502 m
- Ascent
- 2 h 6 min
- Duration
- 37
- Check-ins
Kühtai - Kraspesspitze
Long summit day from Kühtai over the Finstertaler Scharte to the Kraspesspitze — high, stony terrain deep in the Stubai Alps.
- 14.0 km
- Distance
- 1 197 m
- Ascent
- 7 h 36 min
- Duration
- 43
- Check-ins
Pirchkogel
Short ski tour onto one of Kühtai's classic lookout summits — less than 400 m of skinning to a panorama over the Sellrain.
- 1.5 km
- Distance
- 392 m
- Ascent
- 392 m
- Descent
- 1 h 13 min
- Duration
- 7
- Check-ins
Genuss-Radweg Inntal
A valley cycle path along the Inn between Innsbruck and Mötz, running through Hatting, Telfs and Stams on the flat valley floor.
- 110.0 km
- Distance
- 607 m
- Ascent
- 10 h 19 min
- Duration
Gipfeltour Faltegartenköpfl und Grünwaslkreuz
Loop from the Sattele over the Feldringalm and the moor-dotted alm plateaus, climbing the Bettlersteig to the 2,184 m summit and descending via the lower Grünwasl cross to rejoin the outward route.
- 7.8 km
- Distance
- 525 m
- Ascent
- 3 h 32 min
- Duration
- 37
- Check-ins
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Kühtai - Drei-Seen-Hütte
Family walk from the Kühtai saddle to the hut at the Plenderle lakes, passing the Hirschebensee - short enough for an afternoon, with bus stops at the trailhead.
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