The Piccardbrücke is a 142-meter suspension bridge in Obergurgl’s trail network, named after Auguste Piccard, who landed his 1931 stratospheric balloon on the nearby glacier. The bridge is part of the high-altitude trail system above Obergurgl, Austria’s highest parish village at 1,930 meters. Free access as part of the trail network. Combine with the Piccard Denkmal for the full context. Obergurgl is at the end of the Ötztal road; bus from Ötztal Bahnhof on the Innsbruck-Vienna main line.
hotel in Obergurgl-Hochgurgl
Piccardbruecke
The Piccardbrücke is a 142-meter suspension bridge in Obergurgl's trail network, named after Auguste Piccard, the Swiss physicist who landed his stratospheric balloon on the nearby Gurgler Ferner glacier in 1931.
- Type
- hotel
- Destination
- Obergurgl-Hochgurgl
- Cost
- Free to visit
- Address
- 6456 Obergurgl-Hochgurgl
- Coordinates
- 46.8223, 10.9772