Losenheim (Parkplatz am Schneeberg) - Klosterwappen (Schneeberg) (past Witzanikreuz)

Access to starting point:
We leave the Austrian highway S6 at the exit for Neukirchen, then follow the signs for Ternitz, and from there continue along the road toward the settlement Puchberg am Schneeberg. In the settlement Puchberg am Schneeberg, we turn left toward the settlement Losenheim, and from there drive a bit further to a larger parking lot by the Schneeberg Sesselbahn cableway, where we park. The parking fee is 6 euros per day (September 2023).

Path description:
From the parking lot, we continue on the asphalt road, along which there are signs for the mountain huts Edelweißhütte and Almreserlhaus. A little further, the path splits, and we continue right in the direction of the mountain hut Edelweißhütte (left the mountain hut Bürkle Hütte) and proceed along the macadam road, from which we soon turn left onto a footpath that continues partly through the forest and partly alongside the ski track. Higher up, we leave the forest and reach the grazing slopes below the saddle Fadensattel, to which we ascend with beautiful views of the northern part of the mountain Schneeberg and the surrounding hills.
On the saddle, we cross a grazing fence and then continue left (right cottage Almreserlhaus - 2 minutes) and continue walking on a gentle wider cart track. In less than five minutes of additional walking, we reach a crossing before the cottage Edelweißhütte, near which a chairlift also arrives, and we continue right (straight to Klosterwappen via the demanding path Fadensteig) and in a few steps reach the cottage Sparbacherhütte.
We bypass the cottage on the right side and continue toward the cottage Kienthalerhütte, where we first cross a grazing fence, and in a few minutes reach a cart track, along which we descend diagonally toward the west. The cart track flattens lower down, and we soon veer slightly left onto a footpath that continues crossing the slopes in approximately the same direction. A little further, we reach a macadam road, which we follow left upward, and at the nearby crossroad, we go straight, following the trail markers. Next follows an ascent along the macadam road, from which beautiful views open up. Higher up, the road transitions from the slopes into an indistinct valley that separates the slopes of Schneeberg from the smaller plateau Kuhschneeberg, where the road leads us below the walls of the peak Schwarzkogel.
Higher up, the road flattens and brings us to a small saddle, where, by a small cottage with rescue sleds, we leave the road and continue left toward the cottages Kienthalerhütte and Fischerhütte and the peak Klosterwappen. We continue on a gently sloping mountain path, which mostly leads through the forest, and when the forest thins, we arrive at a marked crossing, where we continue straight in the direction of the mountain hut Kienthalerhütte (left mountain hut Fischerhütte).
The path ahead leads us past a memorial, then slightly descends and crosses a grazing fence. We then cross the slopes towards the right, and the path leads us through a few shorter ascents and descents.
When we reach the cross Witzanikreuz, we go left from a marked crossing in the direction of the peak Klosterwappen (straight mountain hut Kienthalerhütte - 15 minutes).
The path ahead starts ascending, initially over steeper slopes, then the slope flattens, and the path from a sparse forest gradually transitions into a band of dwarf pines. Higher up, the dwarf pines end, and we begin steeply ascending on an increasingly panoramic grassy slope. Such a path brings us higher to a ridge, where we continue right (left mountain hut Fischerhütte) and in a few steps reach a cross at the top of Klosterwappen.
Starting point - Edelweißhütte 1:00, Edelweißhütte - crossing before the mountain hut Heinrich-Krempel-Hütte 1:30, crossing before the mountain hut Heinrich-Krempel-Hütte - Witzanikreuz 0:20, Witzanikreuz - Klosterwappen 1:30.
Description and pictures refer to conditions in September 2023.

On the way: Edelweißhütte am Schneeberg (1235m), Sparbacherhütte (1248m), Witzanikreuz (1505m)