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Ötztal, Pitztal 5630 Wanderführer

<p>The &Ouml;tztal extends over 65 km between Haiming and Obergurgl. Its&nbsp;<span style="line-height: 1.42857143;">side valleys - Horlachtal, Griestal, Windachtal and Venter Tal - are wonderful&nbsp;</span><span style="line-height: 1.42857143;">starting points for hikes of all levels of difficulty. The Geigenkamm&nbsp;</span><span style="line-height: 1.42857143;">separates the &Ouml;tztal from the Pitztal, which at 40 km is not quite as long as the &Ouml;tztal. It is crossed&nbsp;</span><span style="line-height: 1.42857143;">by the Pitztaler Ache river, which flows into the Inn in the Pitzeschlucht gorge. The&nbsp;</span><span style="line-height: 1.42857143;">end of the valley is formed by the Pitztal Glacier, at 3440 m the highest glacier in Tyrol, and&nbsp;</span><span style="line-height: 1.42857143;">the 3777 m high Wildspitze, Tyrol's highest and therefore much-visited peak. The&nbsp;</span><span style="line-height: 1.42857143;">&Ouml;tztal and Pitztal glaciers still exert a great fascination on&nbsp;</span><span style="line-height: 1.42857143;">people to this day. The &Ouml;tztal Trek, which leads in 22 stages and 400 km around the &Ouml;tztal&nbsp;</span><span style="line-height: 1.42857143;">valley, runs partly over the eternal ice, for those without glacier experience there&nbsp;</span><span style="line-height: 1.42857143;">are variants without glacier contact, but with equally fantastic experiences. Thanks to the alpine pastures, mountain inns and alpine refuges, attractive&nbsp;</span><span style="line-height: 1.42857143;">multi-day tours can be put together. The most spectacular huts include the&nbsp;</span><span style="line-height: 1.42857143;">Hochstubaih&uuml;tte (3175 m), the Brunnkogelhaus (2738 m) and the Ramolhaus (3006 m).&nbsp;</span><span style="line-height: 1.42857143;">Hut cabs and the hiking bus to Windachtal make it easier to reach the alpine pastures&nbsp;</span><span style="line-height: 1.42857143;">and huts.&nbsp;</span></p>