Events

"To the lush summery pastures..." Sheep Drive (early June 2010) via Hochjoch and Niederjoch ridges from Schnalstal to Vent; 2000 to 3000 sheep are driven to the Alpine pasturelands where they spend the whole summer.

Vent Parish Festival and Procession (25 July 2010)Holy mass, procession, concert of a local brass band. Typical Ötztal specialties are served in all restaurants.

Vent Mountain Fest Live music (31 July 2010)No admission fee!

38th Gletscherfloh Walk (01 August 2010)High Alpine hiking tour from Obergurgl 1,900m via Ramoljoch ridge 3,200m to Vent 1,900m. Pre-lunch brass concert and entertainment starting at 9.00 am.

ARTeVENT nature.sculpture.literature (01 – 22 August 2010)International Sculptors Symposium guided by the local Ötztal artist Gerbert Ennemoser and artists from near and far.

ARTeVent nature.sculpture.literature (01 – 22 August 2010)3rd Alpine Book Exhibition, varied side program – hikes, lectures, gui-ded walks, talks and discussions on Alpine-specific themes focusing on "Women in the Mountains – Ascending Women". Partners: Pro Vita Alpina, Ötztal Nature Park, Sölden Library

"When the sheep return..." (mid September 2010)Sheep drive via Hochjoch and Niederjoch ridges to their South Tyrolean home. A truly picturesque highlight deeply rooted in century-old tradition.

WEEKLY EVENTS

"Vent and its Mountain & Glacier World" (every Sunday from late June)Slide show at 9.00 pm, Hotel Vent

Nature Theme Hike to Mutsbühl/Ramolalm (every Monday)Start: 9.30 am; return: approx. 3.00 pmBooking and starting point: Vent Information OfficeCosts: € 5.00 / person

Nature Park Hike "Once upon a time..." (every Wednesdy)Start: 9.00 am; return: approx. 3.30 pmBooking and starting point: Vent Information OfficeCosts: € 5.00 / person

Market in Meran – Bus ride via Timmelsjoch Pass (every Friday)Departure: 8.00 am; cost: € 27.00 / personBooking required: Gasthaus Weißkugel T +43 (0) 5254 8194

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Ötztal Card

One valley, one card: the ultimate Ötztal Card gives access to unlimited mountain holidays with the whole family. Pay once and enjoy free use of over 40 attractions and recreational facilities across the 67 km long valley - between 670 and 3,000 meters above sea level. Endless adventures guaranteed!

Tabaluga

Tabaluga Adventure Program for children from 5 to 12 yearsDetails and booklet at the Information Office

Ötztal Nature Park

Join the certified guides on an exciting hike across unspoilt nature landscapes. Contact: Thomas Schmarda T +43 (0) 664 1210350www.naturpark-oetztal.at

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Mountain Guides

VENT MOUNTAIN GUIDE OFFICEKilian Scheiber T +43 (0) 5254 8106 F +43 (0) 5254 30121info@bergfuehrer-vent.at www.bergfuehrer-vent.at

VENT ALPINE ADVENTUREDietmar Wimmler, Wendelin Klotz T +43 (0) 5254 8108 F +43 (0) 5254 30108 info@alpinerlebnis.at www.alpinerlebnis.at

EMERGENCY NUMBERS Alpine Rescue 140, European Emergency Number 112

Wildspitze Double Chairlift1,900 m – 2,365 m

Open from 19 June 2010 to 26 September 2010Daily 8.00 am – 12.00 noon and 1.00 pm – 5.30 pm.Discover the stunning scenery of the splendid Ötztal Alps and glaciers.

Worth Seeing

ÖTZI'S PLACE OF FINDINGOn 19 September 1991 two German tourists found by chance a mummi-fied corpse in the ice of the Similaun glacier at the Hauslabjoch moun-tain ridge. "Ötzi" the iceman was found at an altitude of 3,200m and is the most ancient finding of a European hunter.

VENT JAKOBUSKIRCHEThe Baroque-style church is consecrated to Saint Jacob the Elder.

HOHLER STEIN & STONE AGE HUNTING BASEThe existence of Stone Age hunting bases in the Ötztal valley is proven, e.g. in the Hohler Stein area in Niedertal/Vent which is at an altitude of 2,050 m. A wide range of archeological findings within this area show the existence of early settlements in the Rofental valley, dating back to 7600 B.C. The outdoor excavation site is located on a small natural terrace at 1,950 m above sea level, where Niedertal valley and Rofental valley meet. In the past, these two valleys formed the natural border line of the huge hunting areas reaching up to the mighty peaks of the main Alpine ridge.

SUSPENSION BRIDGE & ROFEN GORGE The breathtaking suspension bridge (46m long, 31 m deep) was built by the Klotz brothers in 1967 and renewed in 2006.

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Resort Information Summer

Ötztal. The Peak of Tirol.

Ochsengarten

Haiming

Oetz

UmhausenNiederthai

Gries Längenfeld

HochsöldenSölden

Huben

ZwieselsteinHochgurgl

Obergurgl Vent

Sautens

Ötztal Bhf.

Hotel Church/chapel

Inn Food store/supermarket

Guesthouse Car park

B&B School

Holiday apartment Playground

Bank/money Sports shop

Bus stop Phone box

Internet cafe Tourist information

Curling Mountain guide office

oetztal.comvent.at

Brizzisee2920 m

H ö h e n we g S o n n b e r g

P a n o r a m a w e g T i e f e n b a c h g l e t s c h e r

Schnalstal

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902,02

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Finailspitze3516 m

Similaun3606 m

Spiegelkogel3426 m

Firmisanschneid3490 m

Vorderer Diemkogel3368 m

Mutmalspitze3522 m

Ramolkogel3549 m

Gampleskogel3399 m

Zirmkogel3229 m

Hörnle2406 m

Talleitspitze3408 m

Kreuzspitze3457 m

Saykogel3355 m

Innere Quellspitze3514 m

Weißkugel3739 m

Weißseespitze3518 m

Fluchtkogel3500 mKesselwandspitze

3414 m

Guslarspitzen3147 m Wildspitze

3774 mHinterer Brochkogel

3635 m

Ötztaler Urkund3554 m

Hochvernagtspitze3535 m

Bliggspitze3453 m

Taufkarkogel3367 m

Wildes Mannle3019 m

Urkundholm3113 m

Hinterer-3438 m

Vorderer-3396 m

Brunnenkogel

Pitztaler Urkund 3197 m

Rechter Fernerkogel3300 m

Mutkogel3309 m

Weißer Kogel3407 m

Weißkarkogel2996 m

Feldkögele2018 m

Spiegelferner

Manigenbachferner

Latschferner

Diemferner

Schalfferner

Marzellferner

Hochjochferner

Hintereisferner Kess

elwandferner

Großer -

VernagtfernerKleiner -

Mittelbergferner

Stein

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Rofenkarferner

Guslarferner

Similaunhütte3019 m

Martin-Busch-Hütte2501 m

Gh. Geierwallihof

Gh. Rofenhof

Brandenburger Haus3272 m

Vernagthütte2755 m

Breslauer Hütte2848 m

N i e d e r j o c h

R a m o l j o c h

H o c h j o c h

R o f e n k a r j o c h

Fundstelle"Ötzi"

Fundstelle"Jägerlager"

Fundstelle"Hohler Stein"

Ramolhaus3006 m

Ramol Alm2215 m

Schöne Aussicht2846 m

Hochjoch Hospiz2413 m

Stablein Alm2356 m

Mutsbühl2340 m

VENT1.900 m Weißkar

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ROFEN2014 m

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Schwarzer Bergweg, schwierig

Tiroler Bergweg mit Auszeichnung

Via Alpina Gelb

Tourismusbüro, Information

Restaurant

Stempelstelle

Hängebrücke

Jausenstation, Almwirtschaft

Schutzhütte, Berggasthof

Parkplatz

Ausgrabungsstätten und Fundstellen

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Alpine Huts & Mountain Inns

GASTHOF ROFENHOF 2,014 m T +43 (0) 5254 8103 Time: 45 min

GASTHOF GEIERWALLIHOF 2,044 m T +43 (0) 5254 81450 Time: 45 min

Along the federal road, exit P9 to Rofen. Back to Vent across the suspension bridge and the lush Alpine meadows. Wonderful flora.

STABLEINALM 2,356 m T +43 (0) 5254 8153, 8152 Time: 1.5 hrs

Starting point: Vent, exit P9. Broad and slightly rising trail with almost no difference in altitude. 5 serpentines up to Stableinalm.

SIMILAUNHüTTE 3,019 mT +39 (0) 473 669711 Time: 2 hrs

Starting point: Martin Busch Hütte Flat trail towards Niederjochl –> turn right after 30 min, following the lateral moraine of Niederjoch glacierl –> another 30 min to the hut (no crevasses).

MARTIN BUSCH HüTTE 2,501 m T +43 (0) 5254 8130 Time: 2.5 hrs

Starting point: Vent Turn left at the end of the village, in direction Niedertal –> broad trail past a chapel and a shepherds hut –> moderately ascending trail to the hut.

RAMOLHAUS 3,006 m T +43 (0) 5256 6223 Time: 5 hrs (Ramoljoch secured with ropes)Starting point: Vent. Steep ascent via Ramolalm to Ramoljoch (3,200 m) –> descending route on rocks secured with ropes –> 30 min to the hut. This tour is only recommended in good weather. Mountaineering equipment is required.

SCHÖNE AUSSICHT 2,846 m T +39 (0) 473 662140 Time: 3 hrs

Starting point: Hochjoch HospizSteep descent down to the bridge –> across Hintereisbach brook –> uphill on the winding trail –> above Hochjoch glacier a moderately rising trail leads to Schöne Aussicht hut.

HOCHJOCH HOSPIZ 2,413 m T +43 (0) 720 347821 Time: 2.5 hrsT +43 (0) 676 6305998

Starting point: Vent From Vent to Rofen and the base station of the goods lift –> across the impressive Rofen gorge to the hut on a moderately ascending trail.

VERNAGTHüTTE 2,755 m T +43 (0) 720 347218 Time: 3.5 hrsT +43 (0) 664 1412119

Starting point: Vent From Vent to Rofen –> across meadows to the base station of the goods lift –> via Platteiberg area and Vernagtbach valley to the hut on a moderately rising trail.

Walking Trails

VENT CIRCUIT HIKE Time: 1 h

VENT –> RAMOLALM 2,215 m Time: 1 h

VENT –> MUTSBüHL 2,340 m Time: 1.5 hrs

MUTSBüHL –> RAMOLALM Time: 1.5 hrs

VENT –> FELDKÖGELE 2,018 m Time: 1 h

VENT –> HÖRNLE 2,406 m Time: 1.5 hrs

HÖHENWEG SONNBERG –> STABLEINALM Time: 4.5 – 5 hrs

Mountain Trails

BRESLAUER HüTTE –> VERNAGTHüTTE Time: 2.5 hrs

VERNAGTHüTTE –> HOCHJOCH HOSPIZ Time: 2 hrs

HOCHJOCH HOSPIZ –> SCHÖNE AUSSICHT Time: 3 hrs

HOCHJOCH –> SAYKOGEL –> MARTIN BUSCH HüTTE Time: 6 hrs

MARTIN BUSCH HüTTE –> SIMILAUNHüTTE Time: 2 hrs

MARTIN BUSCH HüTTE –> DIEMWEG –>RAMOLHAUS (secured with ropes) Time: 4.5 hrs

TIEFENBACH GLACIER –> VENT Time: 3 – 4 hrs

TIEFENBACH GLACIER –> SONNBERG TRAIL –> BRESLAUER HüTTE Time: 5 –6 hrs

SIMILAUNHüTTE –> ÖTZI'S PLACE OF FINDING Time: 1.5 hrs(secured with ropes)

MARTIN BUSCH HüTTE –> MARZELLKAMM Time: 2.5 hrs

Mountain Peaks

WILDER MANN 3,019 msecured with ropes; using lift Time: 2.5 hrs

KREUZSPITZE 3,457 m Time: 5 hrs

MITTLERE GUSLARSPITZE 3,147 m Time: 5 hrs

SAYKOGEL 3,355 m Time: 5.5 hrs

URKUNDHOLM 3,113 m Time: 3 hrsusing lift

Multi-day Hut Hikes

RECOMMENDATION 1Day 1: Vent –> Martin Busch Hütte –> Similaunhütte –> Martin Busch Hütte –> overnight Day 2: Martin Busch Hütte –> Saykogel –> Hochjoch Hospiz –> overnight Day 3: Hochjoch Hospiz –> Mittlere Guslarspitze –> Vernagthütte –> overnight Day 4: Vernagthütte –> Breslauer Hütte –> Wilder Mann –> Vent

RECOMMENDATION 2 Day 1: Vent –> Sonnberg Trail –> Breslauer Hütte –> Urkundholm –> Breslauer Hütte –> overnight Day 2: Breslauer Hütte –> Vernagthütte –> Hochjoch Hospiz –> overnight Day 3: Hochjoch Hospiz –> Saykogel –> Martin Busch Hütte –> overnight Day 4: Martin Busch Hütte –> Similaunhütte –> Ötzi's Place of finding –> Martin Busch Hütte –> overnight Day 5: Martin Busch Hütte –> Kreuzspitze –> Vent

RECOMMENDATION 3Day 1: Vent –> Wilder Mann –> Breslauer Hütte –> Vernagthütte –> overnight Day 2: Vernagthütte –> Hochjoch Hospiz –> Schöne Aussicht –> overnight Day 3: Schöne Aussicht –> Kurzras/Schnalstal –> by Bus to Vernagt am See –> Similaunhütte –> overnight Day 4: Similaunhütte –> Martin Busch Hütte –> Diemweg –> Ramolhaus –> overnight Day 5: Ramolhaus –> Vent

BRESLAUER HüTTE 2,848 m T+ 43 (0) 5254 8156 Time: 2.5 hrsT +43 (0) 664 5300898 Using lift: 1.5 hrsStarting point: Vent On foot or with the double chairlift to Stablein-alm –> moderately rising trail at the beginning, with steep sections at the end.

BRANDENBURGER HAUS 3,272 m T +39 (0) 720 347320 Time: 3.5 hrsT +43 (0) 676 6468650(glacier crossing)Starting point: Hochjoch HospizSteep and winding trail starting at the hut –> turn left after approx. 15 min –> past the glacier snout of Kesselwandferner. Crossing of Kesselwand glacier: only in a group and secured with ropes!

WALKING TRAILSNo previous hiking experiences needed, easy hike.

MOUNTAIN TRAIL/REDAlpine experience, surefootedness and mountaineering equipment required.

MOUNTAIN TRAIL/BLACK Alpine experience, surefootedness, a good head for heights absolutely required. In some cases previous glacier experience/equipment and mountain guide strongly recommended.

Less experienced hikers are well advised to enlist the services of a certified mountain guide! Glacier crossings are only possible with rope and in a group. Before setting out on a tour you should always inform someone about your destination and when you plan to be back.

Walking trail Red mountain trail, intermediate Quality-sealed Tirolean mountain trail Tourist office, information Tour stamp Snack station, serviced hut Car park

Central Alps trail Black mountain trail, difficult Via Alpina in yellow Restaurant Suspension bridge Refuge hut, mountain inn Excavation, site of discovery

Brizzisee2920 m

H ö h e n we g S o n n b e r g

P a n o r a m a w e g T i e f e n b a c h g l e t s c h e r

Schnalstal

PP

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DSB Wildspitze

902,02

902,02

Finailspitze3516 m

Similaun3606 m

Spiegelkogel3426 m

Firmisanschneid3490 m

Vorderer Diemkogel3368 m

Mutmalspitze3522 m

Ramolkogel3549 m

Gampleskogel3399 m

Zirmkogel3229 m

Hörnle2406 m

Talleitspitze3408 m

Kreuzspitze3457 m

Saykogel3355 m

Innere Quellspitze3514 m

Weißkugel3739 m

Weißseespitze3518 m

Fluchtkogel3500 mKesselwandspitze

3414 m

Guslarspitzen3147 m Wildspitze

3774 mHinterer Brochkogel

3635 m

Ötztaler Urkund3554 m

Hochvernagtspitze3535 m

Bliggspitze3453 m

Taufkarkogel3367 m

Wildes Mannle3019 m

Urkundholm3113 m

Hinterer-3438 m

Vorderer-3396 m

Brunnenkogel

Pitztaler Urkund 3197 m

Rechter Fernerkogel3300 m

Mutkogel3309 m

Weißer Kogel3407 m

Weißkarkogel2996 m

Feldkögele2018 m

Spiegelferner

Manigenbachferner

Latschferner

Diemferner

Schalfferner

Marzellferner

Hochjochferner

Hintereisferner Kess

elwandferner

Großer -

VernagtfernerKleiner -

Mittelbergferner

Stein

igle

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fern

er

Rofenkarferner

Guslarferner

Similaunhütte3019 m

Martin-Busch-Hütte2501 m

Gh. Geierwallihof

Gh. Rofenhof

Brandenburger Haus3272 m

Vernagthütte2755 m

Breslauer Hütte2848 m

N i e d e r j o c h

R a m o l j o c h

H o c h j o c h

R o f e n k a r j o c h

Fundstelle"Ötzi"

Fundstelle"Jägerlager"

Fundstelle"Hohler Stein"

Ramolhaus3006 m

Ramol Alm2215 m

Schöne Aussicht2846 m

Hochjoch Hospiz2413 m

Stablein Alm2356 m

Mutsbühl2340 m

VENT1.900 m Weißkar

WINTERSTALL

ROFEN2014 m

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902,02

902

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919920

920

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N a t u r p a r k Ö t z t a l

PWanderwege

Zentralalpenweg02

___Roter Bergweg, mittelschwierig

Schwarzer Bergweg, schwierig

Tiroler Bergweg mit Auszeichnung

Via Alpina Gelb

Tourismusbüro, Information

Restaurant

Stempelstelle

Hängebrücke

Jausenstation, Almwirtschaft

Schutzhütte, Berggasthof

Parkplatz

Ausgrabungsstätten und Fundstellen

Vent

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Mountaineering villages are selected according to severe quality criteria established by the Austrian Alpine Association. Among the biggest potential is their naturalness, their tradition and their cultural attractiveness.

Walking trail

Central Alps trail

Red mountain trail, intermediate

Black mountain trail, difficult

Quality-sealed Tirolean mountain trail

Via Alpina in yellow

Tourist office, information

Restaurant

Tour stamp

Suspension bridge

Snack station, serviced hut

Refuge hut, mountain inn

Car park

Excavation, site of discovery