Description
To climb the Ötscher summit, you do not have to choose the challenging Rauher Kamm, but can also approach it via forest roads, ski slopes, and comfortable promenade paths from the village of Lackenhof. After many switchbacks and a steep ascent, you reach the Riffelsattel and thus the Ötscherschutzhaus.
On a comfortable promenade over the grass-covered "meadow" you reach the Hüttenkogel. In clear weather, it is recommended to look through the panorama telescope, as you already have a magnificent view of the mountain panorama here.
Before the panorama telescope, turn left towards the east over steep and rocky ridges, a rocky narrowing, the "White Wall" and over the summit plateau to reach the summit. Then the Mostviertel lies at your feet.
Starting point of the tour
Lackenhof, Weitental
Destination point of the tour
Ötscher summit
Route description The Ötscher summit
Lackenhof - Ötscherschutzhaus (without using the lift): The starting point is in the Weitental in Lackenhof, directly at the lift. Through the forest (marked path) and next to the ski slope, the path leads to the Ötscher family descent and continues on the left side of the slope, climbing the embankment into the shady forest. After many switchbacks and a steep ascent, you reach a side arm of the descent. You continue on this, later turning right over the forest path to the Riffelsattel (1283 m altitude, about 40 minutes, important crossroads, right to the "Stone Man", to the Little Ötscher, or to the Feldwiesalm, straight ahead into the Ötscher ravines and towards the southern wideness of the Ötscher). The path leads along the left side of the piste to the Ötscherschutzhaus and to the mountain station of the Ötscher lift (1436 m altitude).
Ötscherschutzhaus - summit: From the mountain station, a comfortable promenade with several switchbacks goes over the grass-covered "meadow" up to the Hüttenkogel. In clear weather, a look through the panorama telescope is recommended (about 15 minutes, 1520 m altitude), as you already have a magnificent view of the mountain panorama to the south and west as well as the hill chains north of the Ötscher. The marked path already turns left before the panorama telescope towards the east, steeper uphill over the rocky ridge with an ever more magnificent view. At a rocky narrowing of the ridge, the "White Wall", you see the summit cross for the first time. Over the grass-covered flattening, especially charming along the ridge with a magnificent deep view into the southern cirque, it continues to the summit (1893 m altitude).
Directions
Exit the A1 at Ybbs - Erlauftal federal road B25 to Grubberg - at the intersection onto B71 to Langau/Maierhöfen - turn left to Lackenhof - in Lackenhof to the parking lot in the Weitental (fee required)
Parking
Parking lot at the Groß Ötscherlift lift station
Timetable information at: www.vor.at
