Rettlkirchspitze
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Varied ridge tour that requires sure-footedness and a head for heights.
This is a difficult hike that should only be attempted by advanced and experienced hikers. The decisive factor here is the ascent and descent passages, some of which have to be climbed.
Characteristics
The tour in numbers
challenging
Level of difficulty
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More information
Coming from Judenburg via Unzmarkt to Scheifling. Turn right here and drive towards Murau. In Niederwölz turn right to Oberwölz. Keep left here towards Pöllau am Greim. Turn right and drive along Eselsberger Weg to the Hölzlerhütte.
From Tamsweg via Ranten (or Stadl an der Mur) drive to Murau. Continue to Niederwölz, turn left here towards Oberwölz. In Oberwölz continue to Pöllau am Greim. Turn right and drive along Eselsberger Weg to the Hölzlerhütte.
From the Hölzlerhütte car park, walk westwards on a cart path to a junction. Here you march southwards over bushes and alpine pastures to the Funklscharte at 2,260m; Now you hike or partly climb to the right over the south-east ridge to a pre-summit and further to the left to the nearby Rettlkirchspitze.
The descent takes place on the route already known from the way there.
Due to the steep grassy slopes, do not climb when it is wet!
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Public parking spaces are available directly at the Hölzlerhütte.
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Eselsberger Alm | © Tourismusverband Murau | CM Visuals
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Eselsberger Wasserfall | © Tourismusverband Murau | CM Visuals
What the weather will be like
St. Peter am Kammersberg (853m)
Mostly dry and sunny throughout the day, but isolated showers will be possible towards evening.
Quite persistent rain, which will slow down in the afternoon.
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