Nice hike from Preiner Gscheid to Waxriegelhaus. The ideal hike for families!
Description
**** ATTENTION: ROUTE CHANGE ****
Due to renaturation work on the path, the route via the forest road or via the Helenenquelle to Waxriegelhaus must currently be used.
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At the foot of the Rax is the Waxriegelhaus, open year-round at 1,361 meters above sea level. The hut is quietly located in a natural environment with forest and pasture. This pleasant atmosphere can already be enjoyed during the ascent from Preiner Gscheid. The pass height between Lower Austria and Styria is the starting point for numerous hikes. After just a few meters you are surrounded by the quiet of the forest and reach Waxriegelhaus in about an hour. Here, the hiker can strengthen themselves with the house-brewed Waxriegel beer and various culinary delights, such as specialties from Styria beef. From Preiner Gscheid, you can also comfortably ascend to the Waxriegelhaus via the forest road, which takes a bit longer but involves no steep climbs.
Family tip: The hike to Waxriegelhaus is also possible with a stroller. With an all-terrain stroller, you can reach the hut directly via the forest road.
Starting point of the tour
Preiner Gscheid
Destination point of the tour
Waxriegelhaus
Route description Hike from Preiner Gscheid to Waxriegelhaus
For the ascent, take the red-white marked forest road. To reach the entrance of the forest road, follow the street briefly towards Lower Austria, and then the entrance is on the left side. Continue following it to the Waxriegelhaus. Please do not cross the "old ski slope" or go off-trail. Due to erosion damage, this section needs to recover.
Directions
From Vienna, take the South Motorway A2 to the S6 Semmering expressway and take the Gloggnitz exit. Follow B27 to Reichenau an der Rax, there take the third exit (Wartholzstraße) at the roundabout. Turn left onto Edlach, slightly left onto Dörfl, continue on L135, continue on Prein an der Rax/L135, continue on Preinrotte, turn slightly right onto Prein an der Rax, continue to Preiner Gscheid Str. up to the pass height.
From Graz, take the S35 onto the S6 Semmering expressway and take the Mürzzuschlag-West exit. Continue on B23. Take the first exit at the roundabout to stay on B23. Turn right onto Hauptstraße, continue on Stojenstraße. Continue on Preiner Gscheid Str. up to the pass height.
Parking
Parking available at Edelweißhütte/Preiner Gscheid.
Take the regional train towards Payerbach-Reichenau from Vienna via Wiener Neustadt to the final station. Take a taxi to Edelweißhütte/parking lot/Preiner Gscheid or take regional bus 1748 (direction: Prein/Rax Gh Oberer Eggl) to the Edelweißhütte, Preiner Gscheid stop.
More information at www.oebb.at or www.vor.at
Author's tip
Combine your hike with a stay at the wellness seminar hotel Raxalpenhof**** and indulge yourself.
