To the Speckbacher Hut

Your hikes in the Vienna Alps should be a thoroughly pleasant and safe experience. Please observe the following:

Preparation

Make sure when choosing the route that it suits your experience and fitness. Check the weather forecast beforehand. Weather in the mountains can change rapidly and unexpectedly, so always set out properly equipped (e.g. rain protection).

Check whether the huts and snack stations you want to visit en route are open. Inform someone about your route selection and planned return time before you start.

Further safety tips for your hike can be found here.

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

The start is in the Kurpark of Reichenau. First, we walk through Eichengasse past historic villas up to the Flackl guesthouse. Then we follow the blue-marked hiking trail to the Stoier family farm and further up to the Stoierhöhe. We keep right on the red-marked path. Over Quellenhof, we then hike up to the Speckbacher Hut. On the way back, we take the same route to Stoierhöhe, continue along the red marking, and then return to Reichenau an der Rax via Giefingfeld and the Hinterleiten goods road.

There are ample parking spaces available in Reichenau.

A2 to Seebenstein junction - S6 to Gloggnitz - B27 to Reichenau an der Rax

• By train to Payerbach-Reichenau station
• Then continue by regional bus 341 or the RUFbus Semmering-Rax to Reichenau an der Rax.

Further information and timetables can be found at fahrplan.oebb.at and anachb.vor.at

Combine your hike with an overnight stay at the Flackl Wirt!