- Brief description
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From Rax cableway mountain station you walk on snowshoes towards Gatterlkreuz and continue over the Rax plateau until you reach the Ottohaus. Follow the yellow signposts and the part-made sections of trail.
- Difficulty
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medium
- Rating
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- Starting point
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Rax cable railway mountain station
- Route
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BerggasthofPraterstern (1,623 m)1.5 kmOttohaus1.8 km
- Best season
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AugSepOctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJunJul
- Description
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From Rax cableway mountain station you walk on snowshoes towards Gatterlkreuz and continue over the Rax plateau until you reach the Ottohaus. Follow the yellow signposts and the part-made sections of trail.
Between October and April the Ottohaus is only open at weekends in good weather! Raxalm Berggasthof is open all year round.
- Directions
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The tour starts from the valley station of Rax cableway. A few minutes on the cableway takes us up to the mountain station at 1,547 m above sea level. From Rax cableway mountain station we follow the signs to Gatterlkreuz and carry on until we reach the Ottohaus. After taking refreshment, we follow the same route back to the mountain station.
If you like, you can make a detour to the Höllental viewing point to enjoy the breathtaking view over the Höllental.
- Highest point
- 1,642 m
- Endpoint
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Ottohaus
- Height profile
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- Equipment
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Snowshoes, warm winter clothing and footwear suitable for mountain conditions
- Safety instructions
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Pay attention to the weather conditions and only set out in good, settled weather and good visibility. You must have snowshoes and hiking equipment suitable for mountain conditions! Tours on the high plateau are not recommended if it is foggy or very windy. ATTENTION: There is a risk of avalanches!
Mountain Rescue emergency number: 140
EU emergency service: 112
For avalanche information: lawinenwarndienst-niederösterreich.at
- Additional information
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Rax cableway: T: +43 2666 / 52497 raxseilbahn@raxalpe.com W: www.raxalpe.com/de/die-rax-seilbahn
WIENER ALPEN in Niederösterreich Tourismus GmbH Schlossstraße 1 • A-2801 Katzelsdorf T: +43 2622 / 78960 W : www.wieneralpen.at
Reichenau Tourist Office T: 02666/52865 W: www.reichenau.at
- Directions
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A2 to the Seebenstein intersection - S6 to Gloggnitz - B27 to Hirschwang an der Rax, Rax cableway valley station (at the end of Hirschwang village)
- Public transportation
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Take the Southern Railway to Payerbach-Reichenau. Buses run at regular intervals between Payerbach-Reichenau station and Rax cableway valley station.
More details are available at: www.oebb.at or www.vor.at
Timetable for Rax cableway: www.raxalpe.com
- Parking
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There is a car park at Rax cableway valley station.
- Author
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The tour From Raxalm Berggasthof (mountain inn) to the Ottohaus is used by outdooractive.com provided.
