Feistritzsattel - Arabichl
Starting point: Feistritzsattel (1298 m)
Starting point Lat/Lon: 47.56759°N 15.86505°E 
Time of walking: 1 h 20 min
Difficulty: easy marked way
Difficulty of skiing: no data
Altitude difference: 297 m
Altitude difference (by path): 315 m
Map:
Access to starting point:
Highway A2 Graz - Vienna / Wien we leave at the exit for Gleisdorf West, and then we follow the signs for Hartberg and Weiz, and later only Weiz. At the beginning of Weiz, we go from the roundabout in the direction of the exit for the settlement Birkfeld and then we follow the road all the way to the mentioned settlement, from where we follow the signs for Rettenegg. The mentioned settlement we bypass on the right side, and then we ascend to the mountain pass Feistritzsattel, where we park.
Path description:
From the parking lot, we follow the path that continues from the east side of the mountain pass towards the north, marked with signs for the settlement Mönichkirchen, the cottage Wetterkoglerhaus, and the peak Hochwechsel. The path initially follows a grassy cart track with a gentle ascent; after crossing a macadam road, we climb slightly steeper on a cart track that enters the forest. A little further, we cross another macadam road, then at several consecutive junctions, we follow the signs for the cottage Kranichberger Schwaig or the peak Hochwechsel. The path continues for some time along forest roads, where we follow the aforementioned signs, and higher up, we transition to a cart track, which, with a moderate ascent, leads to pastures where the path levels out. Next, we encounter a few more sections of mostly easy walking, and we quickly reach the shepherd cottage on the mountain pasture Kranichberger Schwaig, passing the pond Bärenlacke.
We bypass the cottage on the right and continue towards the summit Hochwechsel (to the left, downwards, lie the settlement Trattenbach and ski lift Arabichl Lift). Further, through a lane of forest, we reach a macadam road, where we leave the marked path to the summit Hochwechsel and continue along the road to the left, towards the saddle Dreiländereck, where the next marked junction is located. We proceed straight towards the east, leaving the road after a few steps to follow a cart track slightly to the left, which gently ascends past some spruces (in winter, access may be restricted due to wildlife protection, typically from December 1 to March 15). After the spruces, the forest ends, and we continue first gently, then slightly steeper, on an increasingly panoramic grassy slope. We follow this path to the peak, just a few minutes away, where two benches are situated.
Starting point - Kranichberger Schwaig 1:00, Kranichberger Schwaig - Arabichl 0:20.
Description and pictures refer to conditions in September 2023.
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