Canyon Rötenbach (unterer) in Tirol/Österreich v4-a3-V 3.5/5*

Country: Österreich / Austria

Region: Tirol

Subregion: Bezirk Lienz

Town: Leisach

v4 a3 V

2h40

15min

2h15

10min

900m

720m

180m

35m

2x40m

12

850m

Car optional

Specialities:
suitable in rainy weather

Gears:
drill tool

Rating:

★★★★★

3.5 (3)

Info:

★★★

2.3 (3)

Belay:

★★★

2.3 (4)

Summary: machine translated ➜

Very beautiful and rewarding aquatic lime canyon; almost all rappels are in the watercourse; no emergency exit; very dangerous at high water levels; a lot of loose rock; several exposed/exposed belays; some slippery spots; several downclimbs in the lower part; cold water (melt water); most sun is in the afternoon; upper part also very rewarding but adventurous access.

Parts

Name

Difficulty

Approach

Tour

Return

Rötenbach (oberer)

30min

Rötenbach (unterer)

15min

May - October

North

Limestone

3.20km²

Summary: machine translated ➜

Very beautiful and rewarding aquatic lime canyon; almost all rappels are in the watercourse; no emergency exit; very dangerous at high water levels; a lot of loose rock; several exposed/exposed belays; some slippery spots; several downclimbs in the lower part; cold water (melt water); most sun is in the afternoon; upper part also very rewarding but adventurous access.

Access: machine translated ➜

From Lienz drive in the direction of Silian (on the B100). At road kilometer 113 you turn left and drive over a bridge. After the bridge turn left and after a few meters you will find a parking lot on the right (here you can either park a shuttle car or walk up). From the barrier at the parking lot, follow the asphalt mountain road for about 1.5 km (road closed from 01.11-30.04). Then turn right on the forest road until you reach a haipin bend with a hunting lodge. Here you park the second car.

Approach (15 min): machine translated ➜

(1h on foot) From the parking lot at the hunting lodge (Schwandhütte) a path goes right into the forest. After a short time you will come across a hunter's stand that stands in front of a steep rock face. Here you can see the upper part of the canyon. From the hunter's stand, an unmarked path goes down the steep ridge of the forest on the right. At a suitable point below the rock wall, a traverese rope becomes visible, over which one reaches the boulder field and the stream (entry) at 900Hm (possibly rappel over boulder field).

Tour (2 h 15): machine translated ➜

The lower part of the Rötenbach is a beautiful aquatic rappel canyon in limestone. Before the tour, however, the water level at the exit (red rock) should be checked, because some places can be very dangerous at high water levels. After a short stretch in rock-strewn streambed and small downclimb comes the 1st rappel point. Due to the large mountain basin, considerable amounts of melt and rain water often come down the mountain, therefore the belaying points / pitons have been placed very exposed (some boron hooks for rope traverses are available). With a deep view down into the valley, from the 1st step onwards the route descends continuously over several aquatic rappels into the canyon, which becomes increasingly incised. After some heavy showers and nice washouts, the canyon becomes more open. From here, some steps, some of them slippery, must be skillfully downclimbed before reaching the exit at about 720Hm.