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Start at Preiner Gscheid (arrival by bus), Heukuppe, Habsburg House, Scheibwaldhöhe, Dirnbacher Hut, Ottohaus, Törlweg, Payerbach Reichenau Station

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Distance 29.4 km

4:30 h

1,544 m

2,121 m

2,006 m

473 m

The tour is especially demanding technically and on the downhill. Adequate energy supply is recommended.

Author’s recommendation

If you are uncertain in alpine terrain, you should try MTB gloves (fingerless but with reinforced palms).
These help to avoid the worst scrapes in case of a fall. Also, gripping the cable becomes much more comfortable for office hands with these gloves.

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difficult

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2,006 m

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473 m

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High mountains, beware of thunderstorms!

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Roadbook

The tour connects several points of interest on the plateau above.

Karl-Ludwig House (shelter hut at 1800 m altitude)
Heukuppe (summit, 2007 m altitude)
Habsburg House (shelter hut, 1800 m altitude)
Scheibwaldhöhe (summit, 1943 m altitude)
Ottohaus (shelter hut, 1650 m altitude)
This means that there is a summit between each shelter hut, which, provided you are familiar with the route, can also be skipped, making the tour somewhat easier.

This route has one more special feature: you can also go directly from the Karl-Ludwig House to the Ottohaus, skipping both summits and the Habsburg House. This route is significantly shorter and especially technically easier.

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Take the ÖBB to Payerbach-Reichenau and then continue by postbus to Preiner-Gscheid.

Directions

A2 and S6

Parking

Payerbach Reichenau or Hirschwang or Edlach

Coordinates

47.675729, 15.723565

DMS

47°40'32.6"N 15°43'24.8"E

UTM

33T 554311 5280513

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Difficulty

difficult

Overall difficulty

difficult

Derived from the technical difficulty and the stamina requirements.

Distance

29.4 km

Duration

4:30 h

Ascent

1,544 m

Descent

2,121 m

Highest point

2,006 m

Lowest point

473 m

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