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Sledding recommended route

Tauferberg toboggan run - Umhausen-Niederthai

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ÖTZTAL XC SKI CENTER->hiking trail->toboggan run->ÖTZTAL XC SKI CENTER
closed
moderate
Distance 1.9 km
0:30 h
93 m
94 m
1,657 m
1,563 m
The toboggan run Tauferberg is directly in Niederthai. On an extra hiking trail you walk 30 Minute to the top of the toboggan run. From there you sled 1 kilometer back to Niederthai. 

 

 

Difficulty
moderate
Stamina
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Highest point
1,657 m
Lowest point
1,563 m
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Safety information

Please pay attention to the current weather- & avalanche report: https://www.oetztal.com/de/winter.html &

https://avalanche-report/albina-web/bulletin/2019-01-07?lang=de 

Tips and hints

More details about tobogganing in Ötztal: 

https://www.oetztal.com/rodeln

Start

Ötztal XC Ski Center
Coordinates:
DD
47.120850, 10.965230
DMS
47°07'15.1"N 10°57'54.8"E
UTM
32T 649068 5220467
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Destination

Ötztal XC Ski Center

Turn-by-turn directions

1.5 km, toboggan
Rental: Sport Grüner and Josl´s Skiverleih
Refreshment stop: Gasthof Tauferberg
Walking time: 30 min. on separate way

 

Public transport

Travel safe and comfortable with the train to the Ötztal Bahnhof train station. Last stop and exit point is the train station Ötztal Bahnhof. Afterwards you can travel smoothly and quick with the public transport or out local taxi companies through the valley to your desired destination. Please find the current bus timetable here: http://fahrplan.vvt.at  

Directions

The car drive to the Ötztal valley. Situated in Tirol, the Ötztal valley set off in southerly direction and is the longest side valley in the Eastern Alps. The journey with the car leads you through the Inntal valley to the entrance of the vallly and further on through the valley. Among the toll motorways you can also use the country roads. A route planner will show you the easiest and most convenient way: https://www.google.at/maps.  

Parking

Available parking in Niederthai:
  • Ötztal XC Ski Center, chargeable € 5,- per day

Coordinates

DD
47.120850, 10.965230
DMS
47°07'15.1"N 10°57'54.8"E
UTM
32T 649068 5220467
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Get there by train, car, bike, or on foot!

Author’s map recommendations

Winterkarte Umhausen, Niederthai

Equipment

Appropriate equipment such as breathable suitable outdoor clothes for the weather, wind-, rain-, snow- and sun protection, hat and gloves is for all hikes and tours necessary. Please bring a first-aid box, a mobile phone, a walking map and if there is no hut on the way a snack and enough to drink.  

Similar routes nearby

  • Toboggan run Horlachtal - Niederthai
  • Längenfeld - Toboggan run Wurzbergalm
  • Toboggan run Sulztalalm - Längenfeld
  • oboggan run Nisslalm - Längenfeld/Gries
  • Oetz - Family toboggan run Piburg
  • Kühtai - Toboggan run
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Status
closed
Difficulty
moderate
Distance
1.9 km
Duration
0:30 h
Ascent
93 m
Descent
94 m
Highest point
1,657 m
Lowest point
1,563 m
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