Obersee East Shore – Climbing section to Rautispitz loop from Rautispitz

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Obersee East Shore – Climbing section to Rautispitz loop from Rautispitz

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Obersee East Shore – Climbing section to Rautispitz loop from Rautispitz

07:17

14.3km

1,250m

Hiking

Hard hike. Very good fitness required. Sure-footedness, sturdy shoes and alpine experience required. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: August 9, 2026

Tips

Includes segments that may be dangerous

Parts of this route comprise highly technical, difficult, or hazardous terrain. Specialist equipment and prior experience is required.

After 2.55 km for 2.06 km

After 6.16 km for 113 m

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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81 m

Obersee Mountain Hotel

Highlight • Mountain Hut

Fantastically beautiful terrace. Monday closed.

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99 m

Obersee East Shore

Highlight • Lake

Parking is free and if you come early you will find a free spot

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487 m

Wooden Bridge at Obersee

Highlight • Bridge

Small bridge on the south bank of the Obersee leads over a (currently dry) small stream. The footpath around the Obersee is very beautiful, completely passable without problems for hikers and bikers.

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3.22 km

Climbing section to Rautispitz

Highlight (Segment) • Climb

You should be free from giddiness and sure-footed, then you can enjoy the ascent or descent

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5.41 km

Rautispitz (2,283 m)

Highlight • Summit

Fantastic ski touring mountain where the approach is rather shady (that means powder😜)

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5.48 km

View from the ridge between Rautispitz and Wiggis

Highlight (Segment) • Viewpoint

Great views on a not that easy way. You should already have Alpine experience here. It is easier via the Obersee to the Rautispitz for (almost) the same view.

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7.19 km

Rock Faces on the Ascent to Rautispitz

Highlight (Segment) • Canyon

It feels like being in a huge canyon. It is especially nice when - like us - you are lucky and not many hikers are on the way. Then you can enjoy an incredibly beautiful silence.

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9.68 km

Auf den Spuren des Alpzigers

Alpine Hut

13.7 km

Schwarzwand

Highlight • Natural Monument

Landslide with rubble. Now a small nature trail.

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14.3 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

7.70 km

5.98 km

427 m

115 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

7.82 km

6.07 km

332 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (2,240 m)

Lowest point (990 m)

Weather

Friday 9 October

9°C

7°C

84 %

Additional weather tips

Max wind speed: 3.0 km/h

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Comments

June 3, 2023,Um den Obersee zum Rautispitz

Saturday. Nice weather. Switzerland. A triple S that should open this year's mountain season.

I spent a long time researching where the journey should go. Not one of the well-known tourist magnets, not too high but with a training character. I didn't want to drive too far either, so the area south of Zurich was left.
Obersee and Rautispitz immediately …

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July 22, 2023,Näfels Obersee/Rautispitz

Very beautiful but technically demanding hike. The ascent begins with a service road, but after 45 minutes you branch off onto the Alpine hiking trail. Due to the typical karst geogology, the path turns into a mixture of large boulders interspersed with damp loamy earth. It had rained the day before, so I had the choice of sliding on clay …

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October 28, 2023,Näfels 490 m - Obersee - Geiss-Chappelen - Rautispitz 2283 m ✅ - Rautialp - Obersee

I've been planning this tour for a few weeks, but I kept having to postpone it. Today I finally did it. We set off with freshly soled hiking boots 🥳.

I started in Näfels at 490 m with the first goal: Obersee. Steep climbs and flat sections alternated - it was a nice, easy route through the autumn forest (yellow-marked …

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