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SalzAlpenTour Rauschberg-Kienberg

hiking tour

This steep tour requires sure-footedness and a head for heights. The Rauschberg summit is at an altitude of 1645 m.

  • Starting point Rauschbergbahn Ruhpolding valley station
  • Location Ruhpolding
  • distance 16.0 kilometres
  • duration 06:25 hours
  • maximum altitude 1640 meters
  • minimum altitude 675 meters
  • altitude difference 1075 ascending
  • altitude difference 1030 descending
intermediate difficulty

Tour description:

Way: We start at the starting point of the Rauschbergbahn. The narrow path leads us around the Taubensee and we hike through the forest to the forest road. Following this, you first go flat along the Weißen Traun. Now the tour runs steadily uphill until we reach a meadow slope. The SalzAlpenTour marking takes us over the steep ascent the last part to the Rauschberg summit (1645m). The path runs steeply downhill along the forest road. At a junction we keep to the right and reach the Fahrriesboden chapel. From there it is only a few meters to the Schmelz. Special features: Sure-footedness is required on this tour. Let yourself be enchanted by a grandiose panorama. Absolute highlight: the art mile on the Rauschberg by Walter Angerer, Abgerer the Younger. Refreshments: Rauschbergbahn, Rauschberghaus, Schmelz Tip: This tour can also be hiked from Schmelz or as a circular tour. To do this, connect the Fahrriesboden and Rauschbergbahn points via the SalzAlpenSteig.

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