The Ötztal Glacier Road, (German: Ötztaler Gletscherstraße), at 2,830 m (9,285 ft), is the second highest paved road in Europe. It is the access road from Sölden to the Rettenbach glacier and Tiefenbachferner glacier in the Ötztal Alps. It was built in 1972 as a spur from the existing Hochsölden road. The road climbs the Rettenbach valley from Solden in the Ötztal valley in Tyrol. Near the top of the valley, the foot of the Rettenbach glacier, the road turns south and continues climbing through a ski tunnel—the second highest road tunnel in Europe—where the highest point of the road is at the southern end of the tunnel. From there it descends to the ski station at the foot of the Tiefenbachferner glacier.[1][user-generated source]}}
ötztal, glacier, road, german, ötztaler, gletscherstraße, second, highest, paved, road, europe, access, road, from, sölden, rettenbach, glacier, tiefenbachferner, glacier, ötztal, alps, built, 1972, spur, from, existing, hochsölden, road, road, climbs, rettenb. The Otztal Glacier Road German Otztaler Gletscherstrasse at 2 830 m 9 285 ft is the second highest paved road in Europe It is the access road from Solden to the Rettenbach glacier and Tiefenbachferner glacier in the Otztal Alps It was built in 1972 as a spur from the existing Hochsolden road The road climbs the Rettenbach valley from Solden in the Otztal valley in Tyrol Near the top of the valley the foot of the Rettenbach glacier the road turns south and continues climbing through a ski tunnel the second highest road tunnel in Europe where the highest point of the road is at the southern end of the tunnel From there it descends to the ski station at the foot of the Tiefenbachferner glacier 1 user generated source Otztal Glacier RoadRettenbach glacierElevation2 829 m 9 281 ft Traversed byRoadLocation AustriaCoordinates46 55 29 N 10 56 40 E 46 92472 N 10 94444 E 46 92472 10 94444Otztal Glacier RoadLocation of Otztal Glacier RoadSee also EditList of highest paved roads in Europe List of mountain passesReferences Edit Otztaler Gletscherstrasse 2829 m Quaeldich Retrieved July 28 2014 nbsp This Tyrol location article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Otztal Glacier Road amp oldid 1151710015, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
