Hike to the Gloggnitzer Hut (from the Höllental)

Difficulty: Moderate
Distance: 6,57 km
Ascent: 996 m elevation gain

One of many ascents to the Gloggnitzer Hut leads from the Höllental through the Große Kesselgraben up to the Raxalpe.

Starting point of the tour: Entrance Kesselgraben in the Höllental (Kesselgraben bus stop)
Tour destination: Gloggnitzer Hut

Difficulty: Moderate
Distance: 6,57 km
Ascent: 996 m elevation gain

Fitness level required:
3/6

Lowest point557 m
Highest point1553 m

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Description

The Gloggnitzer Hut, located at 1,548 meters above sea level, was renovated in 2011 and is managed on Saturdays, Sundays, and public holidays by volunteer members of the ÖGV local group Gloggnitz. The simple but warm hospitality with soups and drinks is available year-round except from mid-November to New Year's. Sleeping accommodations are also available in a dormitory at the hut.

Especially ski tourers appreciate the Gloggnitzer Hut not least because of its location above the Kesselgraben as a starting point for magnificent routes. In summer, the hut is also accessible on foot only. Klettersteigs (via ferratas) of various difficulty levels, such as the Hoyossteig, Rudolfssteig, Gaislochsteig, Alpenvereinssteig, or Teufelsbadstubensteig, lead through the Große Höllental to the Gloggnitzer Hut. The hut can also be comfortably reached from the mountain station of the Rax cable car via the Höllentalaussicht in less than 2 hours. On the Rax plateau, various hiking trails connect the Gloggnitzer Hut with other huts, such as the Ottohaus, Dirnbacher Hut, or Neue See Hut.

Equipment Always take suitable maps with you. Wear sturdy shoes appropriate for the route, bring sun and rain protection as well as water and a snack. Take your mobile phone and save the mountain rescue emergency number: 140
Route description We always follow the marking no. 50 through the Große Kesselgraben. After about 5.3 kilometers, we cross a road. Continuing straight ahead, we reach the Gloggnitzer Hut.
Parking There are few parking spaces available at the Kesselgraben stop.
Getting there Take the S6 - exit Gloggnitz, continue on the B27 to Hirschwang to the valley station of the Rax cable car, then to Kaiserbrunn, further to the parking lot at the entrance to the Große Höllental and about 1 km further to the Kesselgraben bus stop.
Public transport Take the regional train from Wr. Neustadt main station (direction Payerbach-Reichenau) to the final station. Then continue with the regional bus 1746 (direction Schwarzau-Gebirge) to the station Höllental Kesselgraben. More information at www.oebb.at or www.vor.at
Editor’s tip Combine your hike with a stay in Reichenau an der Rax, for example at the Seminar-Park Hotel Hirschwang, at the Hotel Knappenhof, or at the Flackl Wirt. The Raxalpen Berggasthof directly at the mountain station of the Rax cable car also offers accommodations bookable online.

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Gloggnitzer Hut, http://gloggnitz.gebirgsverein.at/, +43 / 02662 / 42962

Vienna Alps in Lower Austria, www.wieneralpen.at, +43 / 2622 / 78960