Knödelhütte - Hirschegger Alm (southern peak)

Access to starting point:
Highway A2 Klagenfurt - Graz we leave at the Packsattel exit. When near the mountain pass, we reach the old Klagenfurt - Graz road and turn left; shortly after at the pass, we turn left again toward the Knödelhütte cottage. Next follows driving on a slightly narrower asphalt road. A little higher, the road splits, and we continue on the right macadam road, beside which there is a gate. To continue driving, it is necessary to pay a fee of 2 euros (July 2023); then, on the macadam road, we reach the Knödelhütte cottage, where we park.

Path description:
From the parking lot, we first walk to the cottage, then cross a grazing fence onto the path toward the cottage Bernsteinhütte, saddle Peterer Sattel, and pass Salzstiegel. At first, we gently ascend through the pasture, then the path enters the forest, where it remains gentle. Further at a few smaller crossings, we follow the blazes, and when we reach a marked crossing, we go straight in the direction of the saddle Peterer Sattel (slightly right, the mountain hut Bernsteinhütte). Only a little further, we reach the next crossing, where we also continue straight (left, the mountain hut Unterauerlinger Hütte, and right, the mountain hut Bernsteinhütte).
Next follows the crossing of a grazing fence, and we bypass the mountain hut Bernsteinhütte on the left side. Next follows a moderate ascent by the edge of the grazing area, and the path a little higher splits once again.
To the left leads the path towards the mountain huts Görlitzerhütte and Schrotthütte, and we continue straight, where a few minutes higher, we leave the thin forest. The path continues with a fairly steady moderate ascent along a panoramic grassy ridge; when the path flattens, just before it begins to descend, we leave it and continue to the right, reaching the summit with a cross in three minutes of further walking.
Knödelhütte - Bernsteinhütte 0:45, Bernsteinhütte - southern summit of Hirschegger Alm 0:50.
The description and pictures refer to the condition in July 2023.

On the way: Bernsteinhütte (1559m)