Galtjoch
Route Character
Easy - avalanche safe tour - with nice resting place
Starting Point & Village
Starting point: 1st option:
After reaching Rinnen, turn right at a hotel (the only option before the first left turn) and follow the road downhill to Rauth (again good winter tyres or snow chains 14%). Park there!
- option (if parking space at the bottom is occupied or the tyres do not fit):
In Rinnen follow the main road around this left turn and approx. 100m after the village sign turn left into a parking bay. 50 m on the road back and ride down over stepped terrain into the Rotlechtal to Rauth. Village: Berwang
Ascent & Route
In Rauth, follow the flat road south. Over a bridge and further uphill to the mountain pasture settlement Rotbach. There steeper over the meadow, which shortens the turn of the drive path. When we meet it again, a few metres northwards until the signposted ascent (red-white) branches off to the left at a stream. Now it goes uphill in different steepness through light mountain forest. We cross the next road again and reach a young forest. There turn left over a deforested area uphill until we reach another track. We follow it to the right - around the next hairpin bend - then after approx. 30m (at a stream) turn right again (markings) through highland forest to the Ehenbichler Alm. We leave it on the right and continue in southwest direction. After a light steep step we reach the open terrain. There we ascend towards the already visible north-east ridge from the Galtjoch. Follow the ridge to the summit.
Descent & Variants
Descent like ascent.
Option: ride from the summit down over the southern ridge into the Rotbach valley. Option of the Raaz-Galtalpe ascent to Steinkarspitze.
Photo Gallery
A selection of 4 photos from the tour:
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Tour Planning & Important Notes (OpenSlopeMap)
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Frequently Asked Questions
How difficult is this splitboard route?
The route is classified with difficulty level 2.
How many vertical meters does the tour include?
The ascent covers approximately 950 vertical meters.
How long does the ascent take?
The tour takes around 2.5 hours.
Where does the route start?
The starting point of the tour is Berwang.