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Ötztaler Ache Riverside Path – Sölden Village loop from Sölden

Ötztaler Ache Riverside Path – Sölden Village loop from Sölden

Hard

4.8

(22)

1,056

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Ötztaler Ache Riverside Path – Sölden Village loop from Sölden

03:04

37.8km

1,520m

Road cycling

Hard road ride. Very good fitness required. Some segments of this route may be unpaved and difficult to ride.

Last updated: August 3, 2026

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Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 12.0 km for 64 m

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4.16 km

Ötztaler Ache Riverside Path

Highlight (Segment) • Cycleway

Between steep rock faces and the loud rushing Ötztal Arche, you can cycle comfortably on a paved bike path.

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5.68 km

Bridge Over the Ötztalstraße

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Modern bridge over the Ötztal main road as part of the Ötztal cycle path

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6.39 km

View of the River from the Bridge

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Bridge built in 2016 with a very beautiful view of the Ötztaler Ache.

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10.3 km

Sölden Village

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Of course known as the start and finish of the Ötztal Cycle Marathon, but Sölden has a lot to offer in both summer and winter, for cyclists of course the …

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12.0 km

Suspension bridge over the Ötztaler Ache

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Here you can feel the thunderous power of the water very well, so for me a highlight ...

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12.9 km

Hairpin Turn 2, Ötztal Glacier Road

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Interesting for the mountain bike at most as a waypoint.

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14.1 km

View of Sölden

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Take a short break and enjoy a view of Sölden.

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24.8 km

Highest Paved Road in Europe – Rettenbachferner Upper Parking (2,798 m)

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If you drive to the end of the asphalt parking lot, your Garmin's altitude reading will still be over 2800m.

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37.8 km

End point

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

27.4 km

3.95 km

3.21 km

3.17 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

32.5 km

3.35 km

1.95 km

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (2,790 m)

Lowest point (1,300 m)

Weather

Tuesday 11 August

24°C

7°C

21 %

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Max wind speed: 7.0 km/h

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Comments

August 24, 2021,Ötztaler Gletscherstraße 🥵

That was probably the hardest thing I've ever done on a racing bike on the mountain. 14 km with almost 11% on average🙈 Unfortunately, moderate weather and therefore no really nice pictures😬

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July 5, 2025,Mautstraße zum Tiefenbach und zum Rettenbachferner

Rettenbachferner parking lot, 2798 m above sea level
Tiefenbachferner parking lot, 2830 m above sea level
Tiefenbachferner mountain station, 3249 m above sea level

...by bus from Sölden: €7
...by car to the cable car: €25
...by cable car all the way up: €30 (07/25)

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July 22, 2025,Höhenrausch zum Rettenbachferner und Tiefenbachgletscher 😮‍💨🚴‍♂️❄️🏔️

This tour was still at the top of my bucket list: Riding my road bike over the glacier road up to the Rettenbachferner glacier – the highest cycling point in the EU! I've been here twice before, but only on an e-MTB. Today was the really tough option – and it was a tough one.

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Ötztaler Ache Riverside Path – Sölden Village loop from Sölden

03:04h

37.8km

1,520m

Ötztaler Ache Riverside Path – Sölden Village loop from Sölden

Ötztaler Ache Riverside Path

Bridge Over the Ötztalstraße

View of the River from the Bridge

Sölden Village

Suspension bridge over the Ötztaler Ache

Hairpin Turn 2, Ötztal Glacier Road

View of Sölden

Highest Paved Road in Europe – Rettenbachferner Upper Parking (2,798 m)

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