Snowshoe hike in the snowshoe paradise Rax
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Panoramic high-altitude snowshoe hike from the Rax mountain station to the Raxmoahütte and back with Jakobskogel and Preinerwandkreuz
Distance 13.3 km
5:18 h
665 m
665 m
1,856 m
1,545 m
Author’s recommendation
Take the Rax cable car to the plateau and stop off at the Seehütte.
Highest point
1,856 m
Lowest point
1,545 m
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The tour starts at the mountain station on the Rax, from where it goes to the Praterstern and then past the Ottohaus to the Jakobskogel at 1736m and along the blue markings on the edge of the plateau with great views to the Preinerwandkreuz at 1783m and down to the Seehütte at 1643m. After a stop at the hut, which is also open in winter on good days, up to the mountain rescue hut, also called Raxgmoahütte, at 1858m, from where there is a great view to the west with great winter conditions in good weather. Down practically the same way to the Seehütte and on the Seeweg towards Jakobskogel partly through forest with great views of the ridge with Scheibwaldhöhe. Around the Jakobskogel with a visible cross and back to the cable car at the Ottohaus.
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Take the S6 motorway to the Gloggnitz exit, continue on the B27 to Hirschwang.Parking
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47.717170, 15.778137
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47°43'01.8"N 15°46'41.3"E
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33T 558361 5285158
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Snowshoes, gaiters, snowlines optional on the ridge towards PreinerwandkreuzLocalization
Parts of this content were machine translated from German.
Distance
13.3 km
Duration
5:18 h
Ascent
665 m
Descent
665 m
Highest point
1,856 m
Lowest point
1,545 m
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