Description
Up to the Raxalpe you go with the Rax cable car – the oldest passenger cable car in Austria, which started operating in 1926. Once at the top, snowy alpine meadows open up, wide views and fresh, clear mountain air. The Raxalm mountain inn forms the starting point of the snowshoe tour. The circular route takes about 50 minutes.
Snowshoeing trains the whole body, strengthens the heart and circulation and promotes blood circulation through movement in the cold winter air.
Starting point of the tour
Raxalm mountain inn
Destination point of the tour
Raxalm mountain inn
Route description Gatterlkreuz circular route (snowshoe route 3) approx. 50 min
The starting point is the valley station of the Rax cable car. In just eight minutes, the cable car takes its passengers to the mountain station at 1,547 meters above sea level. From there, follow the red markings to Gatterlkreuz, where an impressive view of the Schneeberg, the highest mountain in Lower Austria, awaits. Then continue along the green markings towards Gsolhirnsteig. Shortly before the Gsolhirnsteig, the blue-marked snowshoe trail leads back to the Raxalm mountain inn. (See attached map.)
Directions
From Vienna, take the A2 South Motorway onto the S6 Semmering expressway and take the Gloggnitz exit. Drive via the B27 towards Reichenau an der Rax and continue to Hirschwang.
From Graz, take the S6 Semmering expressway and take the Gloggnitz exit. Drive via the B27 towards Reichenau an der Rax and continue to Hirschwang.
Parking
Parking spaces are available at the valley station of the Rax cable car.
Travel by train to the Payerbach-Reichenau train station. From there, bus line 341 goes to the stop "Hirschwang an der Rax/Rax cable car".
Alternatively, book an individual ride with the RUFbus Semmering-Rax, which takes you to the cable car.
RUFbus stops along the way:
PB6 Payerbach station
RE26 Rax cable car
More info: www.oebb.at and www.vor.at
Tip:
Book train and cable car tickets together with the ÖBB-Plus ticket.
