Road Bike Tour Kühtaisattel
Well-fortified at the breakfast buffet, you start your road bike or gravel tour at the Explorer Hotel Ötztal and ride straight onto the Kühtaler Straße, where you immediately turn left and follow the 10-kilometer climb via Ötzerau and Taxegg to Ochsengarten. This is largely shaded, offering the perfect way to cool off on hot summer days ;)
You overcome the 700 meters of elevation gain in several switchbacks - afterward, you have time to recover on the flat terrain before the next climb. This path winds its way toward Kühtai with a gradient of up to 18 percent.
It's recommended to admire the beautiful landscape and remind yourself again and again that you're doing this marathon for the incredible view.
Past the Längental reservoir and the Dortmunder Hütte, you'll finally reach the highest point of the tour (2020 meters) at the edge of Kühtai. Turning right, the short ascent to the Haiminger Sattele (1690 meters) begins. Tip: At this point, you can also take a break at the Marlstein Inn in the hamlet of the same name.
Full speed ahead!
On the descent, head to Haiming toward the Inn Valley. Once at the bottom, turn left towards the west, leave the B171 to the left, and follow the B186 back into the beloved Ötztal Valley. The wide, busy Ötztal federal road leads you gently uphill to the starting point in Oetz.