Lackenhof - Raneck - Rauher Kamm - Ötscher summit - Ötscher shelter - Lackenhof

Description

After a "quiet" start along forest roads and hiking trails, you reach the ridge of the Rauher Kamm after the approach. Secure and particularly dry weather conditions are required here. Especially dangerous with old snow in early summer! Climbing sections and exposed, steep sections alternate repeatedly – only from the exit does it get easier again, followed by about 20 minutes along the high plateau on a hiking trail to the summit. 

Descent via the (family) hiking trail and via Hüttenkogel, shelter, and Riffelsattel back to the starting point. 

Starting point of the tour

Weitental, valley station of the Ötscher double chairlift

Destination point of the tour

Ötscherschutzhaus – from here, you can travel back to the lower station in comfort on the chairlift.

Route description Lackenhof - Raneck - Rauher Kamm - Ötscher summit - Ötscher shelter - Lackenhof

Rauher Kamm route: From the parking lot in Weitental to the Ötscherwiese and further to the Ranecksattel (approx. 1 hour). At the Bärenlacken saddle (approx. 1 hour), a narrow path heads south, first flat, then steep with many hairpin bends to the northeast ridge. Continue through dwarf pine corridors to the entry of the Rauher Kamm (1533 m), ascent on narrow ledges and rugged rock steps to the subpeak of the Ötscher. Then a pleasant hike across the summit plateau to the Ötscher summit.
Then descent to the Ötscher shelter (approx. 1.5 hours) and further via Riffelsattel back to the starting point. Alternatively, from the shelter, take the chairlift downhill to Lackenhof.