Switchbacks – Umhausen loop from Sautens

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Switchbacks – Umhausen loop from Sautens

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Switchbacks – Umhausen loop from Sautens

01:44

25.4km

380m

Cycling

Moderate bike ride. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 27, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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1.17 km

View of the Mountains

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Many beautiful views on the Ötztal Cycle Path

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4.99 km

Wooden Covered Bridge Over the Ötztaler Ache

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Very nice wooden bridge over the river

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5.91 km

switchbacks

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This well-paved bike path winds its way up and you will have to pedal a little. The reward is a nice flat section along the Habicher Seebach.

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8.95 km

Engelswand Climbing Garden

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From short to long, easy to difficult and different styles, there is something here for pretty much everyone. There is also a small playground and clean toilets.

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10.2 km

Pilgrimage Church of Maria Schnee, Östen
Large three-bay baroque chapel, built in 1797, with a recessed choir, semi-circular choir end, curved façade gables, steep gable roof, swindled ridge turret with …

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13.3 km

Umhausen

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The romantic village of Tumpen is located at the entrance to the Ötztal holiday region. Past the hamlet of Farst, the main town of Umhausen stretches slightly uphill towards the …

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15.3 km

Ötztal Cycle Path near Umhausen

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Well-developed cycle path

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17.5 km

View of Oetz Valley

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Simply beautiful to cycle here

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25.4 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

13.2 km

7.99 km

1.65 km

1.49 km

931 m

110 m

Surfaces

21.2 km

1.59 km

1.56 km

1.07 km

Elevation

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Highest point (1,050 m)

Lowest point (750 m)

Weather

Tuesday 6 October

22°C

8°C

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Max wind speed: 4.0 km/h

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Comments

June 6, 2022,Shuttle Tour 🚵‍♀️ nach Umhausen ....

Today we combine cycling again 🚵‍♀️ with hiking 🥾 We want to go to the Stuibenfall. Tyrol's highest waterfall. We saddle up our bikes and drive from the hotel to Umhausen via the Ötztal cycle path.

I'm treating myself to something extra today Lady 💃⚡.... her battery 🔋 is full again, mine isn't quite 🙈

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June 6, 2022,Shuttle Tour 🚵‍♀️ zurück zum Hotel

After the nature experience, of course, we go back in the same sporty 🚵‍♀️ way. I'm trying to avoid the part of the cycle path near Ötz by taking an experimental route. I succeed in this, but I lost my companions 🙈... It was probably a bit too experimental 🤔 But I ended up on a rustic forest path, which …

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October 19, 2024,Tour nach Oetz,mit Marktbummel und einkaufen

Today we cycled to Oetz, there was a market and a lot going on.
The main road was practically full/traffic jam, by car it would have taken us 30 minutes to travel 7km

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