Pitztaler Gletscher
About Pitztaler Gletscher
Austria’s highest sanctuary for purists, defined by high-altitude solitude and the architectural drama of its summit café.
Highlights
- High-altitude solitude
- Architectural summit café
- Glacier terrain
- Extended season
Key Facts
- Altitude: 1723m
- Top lift: 3427m
- Ski pistes: 29.6km
- Ski lifts: 7
- Lakes nearby: 12
- MTB trails: 97km
- Mountain huts: 31
Ski Area
Included in these season passes
Weather and 10-day forecast for Pitztaler Gletscher
- Today: 4 to 12 °C, partly cloudy, 7 h of sunshine
- Freezing level today: about 3980 m (3490 to 4200 m)
| Day | Min / max | Sky | Precipitation | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun, Sep 20 | 4 / 12 °C | partly cloudy | dry | 7 h sun |
| Mon, Sep 21 | 2 / 8 °C | partly cloudy | dry | 5 h sun |
| Tue, Sep 22 | 1 / 6 °C | partly cloudy | dry | 3 h sun |
| Wed, Sep 23 | 3 / 12 °C | partly cloudy | dry | 8 h sun |
| Thu, Sep 24 | -2 / 6 °C | snow showers | dry | 4 h sun |
| Fri, Sep 25 | 0 / 2 °C | snow | dry | 1 h sun |
| Sat, Sep 26 | 1 / 10 °C | clear sky | dry | 12 h sun |
| Sun, Sep 27 | 2 / 10 °C | clear sky | dry | 11 h sun |
| Mon, Sep 28 | 1 / 10 °C | partly cloudy | dry | 5 h sun |
| Tue, Sep 29 | 2 / 10 °C | partly cloudy | dry | 6 h sun |
Things to do in Pitztaler Gletscher
Hikes nearby — Pitztaler Gletscher (20)
20+ curated hiking trails around Pitztaler Gletscher, sourced from OpenStreetMap and enriched with distance, elevation gain and difficulty.
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Via Alpina Yellow B33
Vent - Zwieselstein
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Ötztal Trek Etappe 17
Breslauer Hütte → Braunschweiger Hütte
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Ötztal Trek Etappe 16
Vernagthütte → Breslauer Hütte
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Ötztal Trek Etappe 11
Ramolhaus → Martin-Busch-Hütte
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Sonnberg-Höhenweg
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Venter Höhenweg
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Via Alpina Yellow B34
Zwieselstein - Braunschweiger Hütte
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Wanderweg 925
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Wanderweg 924
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Ötztal Trek Etappe 18
Braunschweiger Hütte → Rüsselsheimer Hütte
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Wanderweg 927
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Wanderweg 926
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Wanderweg 917
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Wanderweg 928
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Ötztal Trek Etappe 19
Rüsselsheimer Hütte → Hauerseehütte
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Fuldaer Höhenweg
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Mainzer Höhenweg
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Offenbacher Höhenweg
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Cottbuser Höhenweg
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Panoramaweg
Mountain biking near Pitztaler Gletscher
- Ollweite Line
- Fernar Trail
- Mittelbergweg
- Fernar Trail (6041) / 28b
- Ollweite Line (6010)
- 34 A
Getting to Pitztaler Gletscher
Door-to-door travel times as used by the MR. ALPS ranking.
- Nearest airport: Innsbruck Airport (INN), 52 km away, about 1h28 by road
- Innsbruck: 1h44 by car, 94 km
- München: 3h04 by car, 185 km
- Bolzano - Bozen: 3h07 by car, 206 km
- Trento: 3h38 by car, 262 km
- Zürich: 3h56 by car, 275 km
- Luzern: 4h17 by car, 291 km
Where to stay in Pitztaler Gletscher
70 places to stay for a night on 2026-09-25, from 130 EUR per night, median 252 EUR. Prices are direct with hotels and destinations, compared live on the Pitztaler Gletscher page.