Raxalm-Berggasthof (Rax) - Jakobskogel (Rax)
Starting point: Raxalm-Berggasthof (Rax) (1547 m)
Starting point Lat/Lon: 47.71497°N 15.80453°E 
Time of walking: 50 min
Difficulty: easy marked way
Difficulty of skiing: no data
Altitude difference: 190 m
Altitude difference (by path): 200 m
Map:
Access to starting point:
We leave the S6 highway Bruck an der Mur - Vienna / Wien at the exit Gloggnitz Süd, then follow the signs for Raxgebiet through the town. We continue driving through a few more settlements, following the road all the way to the parking lot at the lower station of the Rax-Seilbahn cable car. Then we buy a ticket (the price of a return ticket for adults was 37 euros in June 2025) and ride up to the upper station of the cable car. The current price list is available on the official website of the Rax-Seilbahn cable car operator.
Path description:
From the upper station of the cableway, we walk past the inn Raxalm-Berggasthof to a macadam road, where we notice signs for the mountain huts Ottohaus, Neue Seehütte and Karl-Ludwig-Haus. The path ahead leads us along the macadam road, or in several sections slightly beside it. We follow this path, which mostly ascends gently to moderately, all the way to the mountain hut Ottohaus, from which a beautiful view opens up.
We bypass the cottage on the left side and continue on a wide footpath in the direction of the peaks Jakobskogel and Preiner Wand and the mountain hut Neue Seehütte via the summit of Preiner Wand. The path first leads past a monument and a viewpoint, then we ascend along the edge of steep cliffs. Higher up, the slope flattens, and the path flattens as well. Some traversing follows, and from the wider path a trail branches off to the right towards the summit of Jakobskogel.
Here we turn right and quickly ascend to the panoramic summit.
Starting point - Ottohaus 0:30, Ottohaus - Jakobskogel 0:20.
The description and pictures refer to the condition in June 2025.
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