Kühtai Saddle

Look at Kühtai, the pass road runs from the lower left ( from the Ötztal coming ) through the winter.

The Kühtai is a Tyrolean Alpine pass that connects the Ötztal with the Sellraintal. The watershed runs at an altitude of 2017 m above sea level. A. across the Hotelort Kühtai, a very remote district of Silz.

About the pass performs a country road that leads as Sellrain valley road ( L13 ) of the Tiroler Straße at Zirl to the hunting lodge Kühtai and from there as Kühtaistraße ( L237 ) to Oetz to Ötztal Road. In contrast to most other Alpine passes Kühtai can be relatively simple, in this case through the Inn Valley, drive around, the pass road is primarily the development of Kühtai.

In Oetztal the ramp starts at Oetz and is 17.5 km long and has a maximum gradient of 18% to. This page is closed to buses over 9 m in length and 14 tonnes in weight. The ramp from Kematen is 26 km long and has between Gries im Sellrain Kühtai and a maximum gradient of 16 % to.

The Kühtai is the first hill climb at Ötztal Bicycle Marathon. Because of the relatively low car - load of Kühtai is frequently traveled by road cyclists and sporting ambitions Tour cyclists.

Pictures

West ramp, overlooking Oetz

West ramp outskirts Muehlau

West ramp, Nederbach

Pass in Kuehtai

Church in Kuehtai at the pass

The beginning of the eastern ramp at the exit Kühtai

Avalanche protection tunnel in the eastern ramp

Ostrampe, Zirmbach