Leisure Time Tips - Summer
Here you can take a quick glance at a number of unforgettable leisure time and activity recommendations within the varied Ötztal Valley. We gladly provide you with individual and made to measure offers if you are in search of lodgings, theme programs and other highlights!
Area 47 - Ötztal Bahnhof
This is Tirol's undisputed Outdoor Adventure Park when it comes to thrilling activities like canyoning as well as top-notch events or unlimited water fun!
old village center of Oetz
Despite bustling building activities since WWII and the people’s desire for modern housing many old houses have been preserved in the old part of Oetz. The architecturally unspoilt center is especially picturesque as it has an accumulation of old houses which are typical for a clustered village.
Urkraft Umhausen
"Urkraft Umhausen" stands for four ultimate activity highlights for all the family in the greater Umhausen Holiday Region: Stuiben Falls – Tirol's biggest waterfall, Ötzi Village – Archaeological open-air park, Umhausen Swimming Lake & Kneipp Area offer holiday experiences of a very special kind to all ages.
Längenfeld suspension bridge
Brand and Burgstein resemble two sun-flooded balconies towering some 200 meters above the valley floor like eagle's eyries. Uninterrupted panoramic vistas plus quaint rest stop areas. Both hamlets are linked by a spectacular suspension bridge. Join us on a fabulous loop hiking tour full of contrasts and new perspectives - suitable also for prams.
Ötztal Outdoor course - Sautens
Elements of a classic high rope park combined with an adventurous forest rope park embedded in the stunning Alpine scenery of the majestic Ötztal mountains.
Aqua Dome spa center - Tirol Therme Längenfeld
Relax, enjoy, wind down and feel at ease in a lovely Alpine setting. The 4 Star Superior ****s Hotel accommodates up to 400 persons. In addition to a wonderful SPA Area with several indoor and outdoor pools, business partners and companies can choose from 5 seminar rooms for up to 800 people, covering 900 square meters. The biggest meeting room accommodates up to 350 people and is also suitable for car presentations.
TiroleAN evening at the event hall - Längenfeld
Live folklore show performed by the traditional knee-clapping club from Gries, the Tanzlmusig from Sautens and Johann Leitner, a local yodeling star.
Ötztal local heritage & outdoor museum - Längenfeld
The truly unique museum displays rural life and work in the Ötztal up to the Fifties of the 20th century. The museum puts on display the modest life of Ötztal's inhabitants and farmers in past times, also focusing on sociologic aspects.
ice Q at Gaislachkogl peak - SÖLDEN
Since December 2013, there is a marvelous mountain top restaurant at Gaislachkogl summit. The ice Q - a highly innovative gourmet temple - offers eye-catching architectural features and designs by using local building materials. A suspension bridge leads straight to the mountain peak. The ultimate restaurant with table service is renowned for its fine "Alpine Cuisine" at the highest level. Fine selection of wines, 93 seats indoors, 40 seats on the terrace and sunbathing terrace.
Glacier - Sölden
The panoramic Ötztal Glacier Road is the highest of its kind in the Eastern Alps, leading from the village of Sölden to the glacier ski areas of Rettenbach and Tiefenbach. Both glacier regions are interconnected by the Rosi Mittermeier Tunnel (1.8 km) which is Europe's highest road tunnel.
- Rettenbach and Tiefenbach Glaciers rank among Austria's largest glacier areas accessible for skiers and winter sport fans.
- Sölden has the world's only glacier ski area with an official European Test & Exhibition Center for all leading brands and sports equipment producers plus an Amer Station, both located at Rettenbach Glacier.
- An avant-garde theater performance takes place every two years on Sölden's Rettenbach Glacier: the historical crossing of the Alps by the Carthaginian Troops heading towards Rome.
- The most spectacular BIG 3 viewing platform (Panorama Footpath on Tiefenbachkogl, 3250 m) and the highest BIG 3 viewing platform (Natural Platform on Schwarze Schneide, 3340 m) can be found in the glacier ski areas.
Top Mountain MOTORCYCLE MUSEUM - Hochgurgl
The new Top Mountain Crosspoint can be found in the foothills of the Timmelsjoch High Alpine Road at 2175 m above sea level. The top modern, multifunctional complex comprises the base station of the Kirchenkar mountain gondola, the road toll station, a premium restaurant with table service and a motorcycle museum.
B-ART-EB'NE art trail - Vent
High Alpine open-air gallery in Rofental between Vent and the Rofenhöfe Farms
BARTEB’NE: Grazing Haflinger horses amidst shaggy grasslands which gave the name to this trail as BARTEB‘NE is a play on words of the Ötztal dialect which was declared a UNESCO Intangible World Cultural Heritage.
Rofenhöfe farms & supension bridge - Vent
The famous Rofenhöfe Farms are nestling 2 km above Vent at 2014 m altitude. You can visit the renowned Haflinger breeding of Franz Klotz, a local mountain farmer. One of his ancestors was Leander Klotz who was the first to conquer mighty Wildspitze peak in 1848. Franz Senn, the glacier priest, instructed him and his brother Nikodemus. Later they became the first mountain guides.
The 46-meter long Rofen suspension bridge, towering 31 meters above Rofnerschlucht ravine, was built by the Klotz brothers already in 1967 and renewed by the Tirolean Authorities in 1984. Before walkers had to cross Rofnerache brook on a narrow footpath by climbing the rocky walls.
Alpine Mountain Breakfast
Start your day right with a delicious breakfast with regional products in a spectacular mountain scenery of the Ötztal Alps.
| Niederthai: | Jausenstation Bichl, T +43 (0) 664 210 8972 |
| Umhausen: | Jausenstation Edelweiss, T +43 (0) 676 602 46 70 |
| Köfels: | Farst, T +43 (0) 650 2377 337 |
| Längenfeld: | Stabelealm, T + 43 (0) 664 5004 375 |
| Sölden: | Gampe Thaya, T +43 (0) 664 5250 498 Stallwiesalm, T +43 (0) 664 5011 389 Lenzenalm, T + 43 (0) 664 514 9825 Tiroler Stube - Mittelstation Gaislachkogl, T +43 (0) 664 8198 170 Gletscherfrühstück (Hotel Sölderhof), T +43 (0) 5254 501 30 |
| Vent: | Stableinalm T +43 (0) 664 877 0385 |