Stubai Alps Attractions

The Stubai Alps (Stubaier Alpen), an intricately patterned range slashed by numerous valleys, extend immediately northeastward of the Ötztal Alps. The main ridge, between the Timmelsjoch and the wide Brenner depression, forms the Austro-Italian frontier, as does the main range of the Ötztal Alps. The magnificent Stubai glaciers are smaller than those in the neighboring range but are equally wild and grand. In the average height of the summit ridge and in the steepness of the escarpments the Stubai range surpasses all other groups in the Central Alps. Bounded by the Ötztal, the Inn valley and the Wipptal, the Stubai Alps are easily reached from Innsbruck by the Stubaital railroad or the Brenner railroad up the Wipptal, or on good roads. This ease of accessibility, combined with the excellent climbing to be had here, has given the Stubai Alps a leading place among the Alpine regions of Austria in terms of accommodation available and paths and access routes. Almost every high valley has a mountain hut, and the network of paths offers endless scope for walkers in summer and ski-trekkers in winter.