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Innsbruck Old Town – Höttinger Alm loop from Altstadt
02:19
24.9km
950m
Gravel riding
Hard gravel ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.
Last updated: June 26, 2026
Tips
Temporary access restrictions
Includes segments with temporary access restrictions.
After 345 m for 287 m
Open: • 10:00 PM-10:30 AM (otherwise dismount required)
After 5.26 km for 12.7 km
Dismount required: • November-March (otherwise open)
After 19.4 km for 506 m
Dismount required: • November-March (otherwise open)
Waypoints
Start point
Train Station
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439 m
Innsbruck Old Town
Highlight • Historical Site
In Innsbruck you come past old walls, museums, churches and sights such as the Imperial Palace, the Hofkirche and the famous Golden Roof.
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762 m
Innsbruck Old Town
Highlight • Historical Site
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990 m
Höttinger Höll Climb
Highlight (Segment) • Climb
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7.53 km
Viewpoint
Viewpoint
12.5 km
Höttinger Alm
Highlight • Mountain Hut
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20.4 km
Hungerburgbahn Top Station & View of Innsbruck
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20.6 km
View of Innsbruck from Hungerburg
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20.8 km
Hungerburg
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24.5 km
Émile Béthouart Footbridge
Highlight • Bridge
Streets and squares are often named after important figures who have contributed to the common good of their fellow citizens. Younger Innsbruck residents, in particular, are probably puzzled to learn why the footbridge, which leads from the northern Hofgarten across the Inn River to St. Nicholas, is named after Marie Emile Antoine Béthouart (1889-1982).
Béthouart, a French general, was Commander-in-Chief of the French occupation forces in Austria after World War II and High Commissioner of the French occupation forces in North Tyrol and Vorarlberg from 1946 to 1950.
He always emphasized that he had come not as an occupier, but as a liberator, and advocated for an independent Austrian state. He had signs with the inscription "Autriche, pays ami" (Austria, friendly country) placed along the borders.
He was highly commended for allowing the traditional rifle associations to participate in the Corpus Christi procession as an honor guard "with rifles" as early as 1947, "according to old Tyrolean traditions." In 1950, he even laid a wreath in front of the Andreas Hofer Memorial on the Bergisel. This despite the fact that Andreas Hofer fought against the French in 1809.
The Liberation Memorial on Innsbruck's Landhausplatz, which, with the inscription PRO LIBERTATE AUSTRIAE MORTUIS, commemorates all those who died for Austria's freedom, is also his initiative.
In 1960, General Béthouart received the Grand Decoration of Honor with Star for his services to the Republic of Austria. In 2003, the Innsteg Bridge was ceremoniously named after him by prominent figures and honorary formations from Austria and France.
Text / Source: Innsbruck City Archives/City Museum
innsbruck-erinnert.at/emile-bethouart-steg
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24.9 km
End point
Train Station
Way Types & Surfaces
Way Types
17.4 km
5.16 km
1.32 km
913 m
128 m
< 100 m
Surfaces
8.39 km
8.14 km
7.79 km
346 m
191 m
< 100 m
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Elevation
Highest point (1,460 m)
Lowest point (570 m)
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