Mönichkirchen - Hallerhaus am Wechsel

Access to starting point:
We leave the A2 Graz - Vienna / Wien highway at the Pinggau, Friedberg exit, then from the nearby roundabout 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 which mainly ascends, but 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 paid for hikers, but free for cable car users.
Free parking is located below by the main road, which extends our approach 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 the path along the road) and continue along the path on the right side of the ski slope (the 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 macadam road, as during the summer season descents take place along it with vehicles adapted for use on snowless 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.
We continue in the direction of the Hallerhaus hut and Vorauer Schwaig and further ascend along the right side of another ski piste, accompanied by rather rare markings. This is followed by a few minutes of steeper ascent along a cart track that ascends the ski slope, then we join a cart track that continues further along the ski slope. Further on, beautiful views occasionally open up, and we follow the marked path to the Hallerhaus hut.
Starting point - Mönichkirchner-Schwaig 0:35, Mönichkirchner-Schwaig - Hallerhaus 0:30.
Description and pictures refer to the state in October 2022.

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