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Hiking tour Starting from Entrance Kesselgraben in the Höllental (Kesselgraben bus stop)
One of many ascents to the Gloggnitzerhütte leads from the Höllental valley through the Großer Kesselgraben up to the Raxalpe.
One of many ascents to the Gloggnitzerhütte leads from the Höllental valley through the Großer Kesselgraben up to the Raxalpe.
The Gloggnitz hut, located at an altitude of 1,548 meters, was only renovated in 2011 and is run by volunteer members of the ÖGV Gloggnitz local group on Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays. The service with soups and drinks is simple but hearty and is available all year round except from mid-November to New Year. The hut also offers sleeping accommodation in a mattress dormitory.
Ski tourers in particular appreciate the Gloggnitzer Huts as a starting point for fantastic tours, not least thanks to its location above the Kesselgraben. Even in summer, the hut can only be reached on foot. Via ferratas of varying degrees of difficulty, such as the Hoyossteig, Rudolfssteig, Gaislochsteig, Alpenvereinssteig or Teufelsbadstubensteig, lead via the Große Höllental to the Gloggnitzer Hut. The hut can also be comfortably reached from the summit station of the Rax Areal Ropeway via the Höllentalaussicht in less than 2 hours. Various hiking trails on the Rax plateau connect the Gloggnitzer Hütte with other huts, such as the Ottohaus, the Dirnbacherhütte or the Neue Seehütte.
Your hikes in the Vienna Alps should be a thoroughly pleasant and safe experience. Please therefore observe the following:
Preparation
Make sure when choosing the route that it matches your experience and fitness. Check the weather forecast beforehand. Weather in the mountains can change very quickly. Always set out properly equipped accordingly (e.g. rain protection).
Check whether the huts and snack stops you want to visit along the way are open. Inform someone about the route you choose and your planned return before you set off.
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
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.
There are few parking spaces available at the Kesselgraben stop.
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.
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
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.
Gloggnitzer Hut, http://gloggnitz.gebirgsverein.at/, +43 / 02662 / 42962
Vienna Alps in Lower Austria, www.wieneralpen.at, +43 / 2622 / 78960
Letzte Änderung: 19 Mar 2026