Ötscher - Rauher Kamm

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Start of this tour is at the valley-station of the double chairlift "Großer Ötscher". You will see a yellow signpost right next to a restaurant. Follow it to the direction "Ötscher über Rauher Kamm". The trail bends left right behind the restaurant, leads through forested terrain, eventually to an asphalted road. Turn right there and walk past "Ötscherwiese" meadow. After some 2km you will reach the small village Raneck. There take the most right graveled road until you reach another signpost after an additional 3km, where the alpine path begins on the right hand side.
The path is very steep and leads in many U-Turns through the woods. At about 1400 meters above sea level the track becomes increasingly less steep and you will soon reach the ridge. From there, follw the trail on the not yet exposed ridge uphill. After another signpost (go straight there), the terrain becomes more exposed and rocky. First, the trail leads through the right flank, then right on the ridge where it will lead you onto a pre-summit. After that, you will soon reach the key-section, a small wall where some iron clamps will help you overcome it. After a bit more than one hour of awesome climb-hiking with insane views to the north and east you will reach the plateau near the "Herrenstand" area. From there it is a flat walk of only a few minutes to the peak of "Ötscher" mountain.
The descend is far easier, simply follow the red-white markers on the rocks or the masses of hikers, direction SW, to the hut. There, either take the chairlift or walk down to the valley station. For doing that, either walk down the black ski-piste, or the graveled road (red ski-piste, further to the left), the second of which is marked red-white-red and also well signed.

A1 till exit Ybbs, then the B25 via Wieselburg, Purgstall, Scheibbs und Gaming till the crossing with the B71. Turn left there and continue on it till the crossing with the Ötscherstraße, direction Lackenhof, again to the left. On it to the valley station "Großer Ötscherlift" - signs!