Rastötze (1,748 m) – Rastötzenalm loop from Annakapelle

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Austria

Salzburg

Bad Hofgastein

Rastötze (1,748 m) – Rastötzenalm loop from Annakapelle

Hard

5.0

(8)

hikers

Rastötze (1,748 m) – Rastötzenalm loop from Annakapelle

07:20

13.0km

1,340m

Mountaineering

Hard mountaineering route. Very good fitness required. Sure-footedness, sturdy shoes and alpine experience required. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: August 26, 2026

Tips

Includes segments that may be dangerous

Parts of this route comprise highly technical, difficult, or hazardous terrain. Specialist equipment and prior experience is required.

After 5.62 km for 454 m

After 6.96 km for 165 m

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

Get Directions

29 m

Fiss-Ladis Trailhead Parking

Highlight • Parking

You will find this hiking car park a little above the Annencafe

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420 m

Kronwald Rest Area with Wooden Fountain

Highlight • Rest Area

Short drinking break before continuing on to the Rauchkogel!

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1.18 km

Bruder Klaus Mountain Chapel

Highlight • Religious Site

Open chapel with rest area

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1.70 km

Gräfinsitz

Viewpoint

2.96 km

Gerhard Hammersdorfer Memorial Stone

Highlight • Monument

3.49 km

Wood block pickup station

Highlight • Rest Area

In order to supply the Gamskarkogel Hut, we ask that you take at least one piece of wood with you. Of course, only if you can carry it.

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3.57 km

Rastötze (1,748 m)

Highlight • Summit

Always worth a climb and a rest

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6.64 km

Gamskarkogel Summit and Gamskarkogelhütte

Highlight • Summit

The Gamskarkogel Hut (Bad Gasteiner Hut) is located on the highest grass mountain in Europe, the Gamskarkogel, at 2,467 meters. It is one of the oldest mountain huts in the …

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9.31 km

Rastötzenalm

Highlight • Mountain Hut

Great place for a break and to enjoy one of the canderli soups

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13.0 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

9.25 km

2.95 km

456 m

183 m

118 m

Surfaces

8.34 km

4.56 km

< 100 m

Elevation

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Weather

Friday 9 October

16°C

8°C

93 %

Additional weather tips

Max wind speed: 8.0 km/h

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Comments

July 14, 2023,Hüttenmagie: Bad Hofgastein - Gamskarkogelhütte (+ Rauchkogel)

The backpack is packed, the hiking boots laced: I'm ready for the ascent to the Gamskarkogel. I dive into the forest. Sunbeams find their way through the treetops and let the wet nature shine.

I reach the tree line around the Rastötzalm. But this is where the hike gets really nice. Brightly colored flowers are blooming along the way. And: …

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