Mönichkirchen - Alpengasthof Fernblick

Access to starting point:
We leave the A2 Graz - Vienna / Wien highway at the Pinggau, Friedberg exit, then from the nearby roundabout we take the exit in the direction of the mentioned places and Vienna and Graz. A few kilometers further at the intersection of regional roads we follow the signs for Vienna and Mönichkirchen. We then drive along Wechsel Straße, the mentioned road that mainly ascends, and leave it at the junction for Mönichkirchen. This is followed by driving through the settlement to a larger parking lot above the settlement, which is located at the foot of the ski slope.
Parking before 8 a.m. is prohibited; the parking lot is payable for hikers and free for cable car users.
Free parking is located below by the main road, which extends the walk by approximately 15 minutes.

Path description:
On the right, eastern side of the parking lot, the asphalt road continues, along which there are still a few parking lots, and we ascend along it beside the ski slope. After a few minutes, we arrive at a marked junction, where the path to Mönichkirchner-Schwaig splits into two parts.
We continue slightly left (straight ahead: path along the road) and continue with the path along the right side of the ski slope (path across the ski slope leads past the Studentenkreuz cross). This is followed by an ascent along a trail that leads us along the edge of the forest, all the time near the ski slope. Higher up, we carefully cross a gravel road, as during the summer season descents take place on it with vehicles adapted for use on dry ski slopes.
We ascend for a few more minutes along the edge of the ski slope, then return to the road, continue left, and walk to Berggasthof Mönichkirchner-Schwaig.
Mönichkirchen - Berggasthof Mönichkirchner-Schwaig 0:35, Berggasthof Mönichkirchner-Schwaig - Alpengasthof Fernblick 0:20.
Description and pictures refer to the conditions in October 2022 and October 2025.

On the way: Berggasthof Mönichkirchner-Schwaig (1185m)