Alpine Club Vienna - Trip Sheet

Hike Teufelsbadstubensteig (Rax, Niederösterreich)

Date: Sunday, September 7th, 2008

Suggested by: Peter Levenitschnig

Description: Starting from Höllental (picturesque valley between Rax and Schneeberg) uphill via Teufelsbadstubensteig (Klettersteig) to Ottohaus and downhill via Wachthüttelkammsteig (Klettersteig).

Route: Weichtalhaus (563m) - Teufelsbadstubensteig (little break thereafter) - Ottohaus (1.644m; lunch time). Back via Wachthüttelkammsteig..

Length of activity, difficulty:
Part of the trip is hike, plus two "Klettersteige". Klettersteige are A-B (easy to intermediate). Difference in elevation: 1.082m. Way up appr. 3,5 hours, down appr. 2,5 hours. Sure-footedness and being free of dizziness required, so: High alpine route.

Meeting point and ending point: Parking space beside Weichtalhaus
Meeting time: 9.00 a.m
Lunch at Ottohaus: Appr. 1.00-3.00 p.m.
Ending time: Appr. 5.00 p.m.

Car connections: Wien - Südautobahn - exit to Schnellstraße direction to Semmering - Gloggnitz- Hirschwang (cable railway station) - Weichtalhaus. 103 km appr. Calculate additional time for driving, since from Gloggnitz there is only slow speed possible (narrow street with many curves).

Car sharing: I can take 1 person in may car. Please state if you need car sharing or would offer it for others. I'll try to coordinate this at our monthly meeting or by phone (see below).

Equipment:
Usual alpine hiking gear, but take inte account, up there it could have wintery temperatures! Klettersteig helmet strongly recommended! Bring along snacks (lunch at Ottohaus) and enough drinks.

If the weather report is bad, please give me a call the day before: 0680 210 46 24