HOHE TAUERN PANORAMA TRAIL | ET14: Alternative route Grubereck | Embach-Rauris

Here you leave the path of the previous stage: walk up the Karrenweg that starts below the chapel towards Kapelleralm (path no. 1). After some time the path narrows to a hiking trail and leads – partially steeper – uphill through forest to a forestry road. Follow the forestry road uphill for a few minutes until a sharply left turning trail leads in a few more minutes to the managed Kapelleralm (theoretically, you could also walk straight towards Wastlalm here and later merge back into the official route – however, the detour via Kapelleralm is definitely worthwhile due to the beautiful trails and the wonderful refreshment opportunities on a rustic alpine pasture).

After a rest at Kapelleralm (the only refreshment opportunity on this stage), continue hiking on the trail towards “Kahrscharte – Anthaupten” (no. 2) over alpine meadows and shorter forest sections uphill until you reach a passable alpine road after about 25 minutes.

While the main route towards Grubereck moves uphill on the alpine road to the left, follow the alpine road downhill to the right in the short variant (path no. 1/22 “Wastlalm”). After a while you arrive at another forestry road; follow it to the left (path no. 22 “Wastlalm”) up to the Wastlalm. Past the alpine pasture, continue straight on the alpine road towards “Schriefling/Rauris” (no. 22). After a few minutes, a trail (signpost “Schriefling/Rauris” no. 22) branches off to the right, which you follow slightly downhill through a deeply cut valley. Shortly behind a small alpine hut, you meet a forestry road again, which you descend through two hairpin bends and then traverse the slope to the first houses of Schriefling.

Just behind the first houses, a trail branches off to the right downhill towards Rauris (path no. 22). Here the main route via the Grubereck comes from the other side of the road and from now on both routes lead identically downhill to Rauris:

Through woods and over meadows continue descending, at a fork in the path after crossing a creek continue straight and reach a small paved road. After a right bend of the paved road, a sharply left branching meadow path leads to the start of Rauris.

Pass the Sonnblickbad, cross a bridge, and turn right before a red house into Gaisbachstraße. Shortly after, make a left sweep past the church and reach the main street in the center of Rauris. The stage destination at the tourist information in Rauris is located 100 m after turning right, immediately left of the street.

Coming from the north: German A9 motorway from Munich

Coming from the east: A1 West motorway

Coming from the south: A10 Tauern motorway

Coming from the west: A12 Inn valley motorway to Wörgl (then on federal roads)

From Schwarzach or Zell am See, take the S-Bahn S3 to Lend station. Transfer to regional bus 631 (Embach town center) to the Embach town center stop, the starting point of the stage at the Embach tourist information (Embach12, 5651 Embach)

Current timetables at https://fahrplan.salzburg-verkehr.at/

Public parking near Embacher Sporthotel