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Törlweg Hirschwang-Ottohaus
Hiking tour Starting from Hirschwang an der Rax
- Difficulty: Difficult
- Distance: 6,32 km
- Ascent: 1138 m elevation gain
Hike from Hirschwang via Knappenhof to the Ottohaus on the Raxalpe
- Starting point of the tour
- Hirschwang an der Rax
- Tour destination
- Ottohaus on the Rax
- Difficulty: Difficult
- Distance: 6,32 km
- Ascent: 1138 m elevation gain
- Fitness level required:5/6
- Overall experience:5/6
- Scenery:5/6
- Lowest point498 m
- Highest point1638 m
- Nice views
- With refreshment stops
- Accessibility by train and bus
Description
Reach great heights on the Rax! The Ottohaus, located at 1644 meters elevation, has stood on the Raxalpe since 1893 and has attracted numerous hikers ever since. Sigmund Freud already visited and stayed overnight in the rustic Ottohaus. In about 3 hours you can reach it on foot from Hirschwang via Knappenberg, passing the Knappenhof to the mountain hut. The route is directly on the Weg am Wiener Alpenbogen. You can also start from Payerbach or Reichenau and follow the blue signs of the Wiener Alpenbogen. The Ottohaus is part of the "hut hopping" hike on the Rax, so you can also reach the Ottohaus quickly from the Raxalpen Berggasthof, which is located right at the upper station of the Rax cable car.
The Ottohaus invites you to linger: whether for an overnight stay, a break with a view of the 4,000 square meter Rax Alpine Garden with 200 typical plant species of the Rax and Schneeberg area, or for refreshment - no path leads past the Ottohaus.
- Equipment Always take suitable maps with you. Wear sturdy shoes appropriate for the route, bring sun and rain protection, as well as water and a small snack. Take your mobile phone and save the mountain rescue emergency number: 140
- Route description The hiking route starts in Hirschwang via Emil von Linhart Gasse, passing the Henriettenkapelle uphill. After the paved road, the path turns left and leads to another paved road, which you follow straight ahead. After some time, you reach Knappenberg, stay on the left path for about 800 m, then make a sharp right turn. Cross the street and continue on the hiking trail. At the next opportunity, a path leads off to the left. At the next fork, keep right and go up the Törlweg through some hairpin bends. The destination is the Ottohaus.
- Parking Shortly before the Rax cable car in Hirschwang, there is a parking lot (P5) for hikers on the left.WARNING: There are no parking spaces at Knappenhof.
- Getting there From Vienna take the Südautobahn A2 to the S6 Semmering expressway and exit at Gloggnitz. Follow B27 to Reichenau an der Rax and continue to Hirschwang. Shortly before the Rax cable car, there is a parking lot for hikers on the left.From Graz take the S35 or A2 to the S6 Semmering expressway and exit at Gloggnitz. Follow B27 to Reichenau an der Rax and continue to Hirschwang. Shortly before the Rax cable car, there is a parking lot for hikers on the left.
- Public transport Take the Südbahn to Payerbach-Reichenau. Between Payerbach-Reichenau station and the nearby station "Hirschwang an der Rax Emil-von-Linhart-Gasse" Regional Bus 341 (www.vor.at) operates or book the RUFbus Semmering-Rax individually.RUFbus stops:Payerbach-Reichenau Station (35)Wasserleitungsweg ParkingChurch Hirschwang/Herrnhof (14)
- Editor’s tip Explore the Rax with a multi-day route and hop from hut to hut on the Rax - find more information here.
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Wiener Alpen in Lower Austria, www.wieneralpen.at, +43 / 2622 / 78960
Mountain hut Ottohaus, www.raxalpe.com