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#226 of 300 · Rätikon, Brandnertal

Lünersee and Schesaplana

AustriaVorarlberg

From the Lünersee reservoir via the Totalphütte, a rocky path climbs through limestone scree and slabs to the 2,964 m Schesaplana, highest summit of the Rätikon, on the border between Austria and Switzerland.

Distance
11 km
Out and back
Ascent
1,050 m
High point 2,964 m
Time
6 h 30 min
Day hike
Difficulty
Hard
Big ascent or length, rough ground, some exposure or remoteness.
Best months
Jul–Sep
When the route is usually in condition
Start
Lünersee cable car top station (Douglasshütte)
Rätikon, Brandnertal

Route

Topographic map of Lünersee and Schesaplana, from Douglasshütte (Lünersee) to SchesaplanaDouglasshütte (Lünersee)TotalphütteSchesaplanaStart: Douglasshütte (Lünersee)Turn-around: Schesaplana© OpenStreetMap contributors, SRTM · © OpenTopoMap
StartTurn-aroundWaypoints joined by straight lines, not a GPS track.
  1. Douglasshütte (Lünersee)
  2. Totalphütte
  3. Schesaplana
  4. back the same way

Wildlife along the route

This hike hasn't been surveyed yet. Its species list is built from iNaturalist records around the route by the survey script — see how the data is made.