parking lot Hoyer (Neuhofgraben) - Speikkogel (Gleinalpe)

Access to starting point:
Highway Maribor-Graz-Salzburg (A9) we leave at the exit Übelbach and then at the crossroad we turn left.
On the road, we drive through the settlement Übelbach and further to the settlement Neuhof.
In Neuhof we follow a sharp right turn and do not pay attention to the dead-end sign.
After approximately 2 kilometers the asphalt road becomes a macadam road. After 300 meters we arrive at a marked parking lot. Here we park.

Path description:
From the parking lot, we go past the gate and follow the blazes in the direction of Gleinalmschutzhaus.
A pleasant walk on the macadam road through the forest for almost 5 km (around two-thirds of the entire path) brings us to a marked parking lot.
After the parking lot, we leave the road and continue left up on a marked footpath.
We follow a well-trodden path and the blazes, crossing the road a few times and also a larger stream.
It is quite interesting to observe how water flows downward from all sides.
When a view of the 1988m high Speikkogel opens up on the right side, we are already very near the mountain hut.
A short walk through the forest and we reach the saddle Gleinalmsattel, where the mountain hut Gleinalm Schutzhaus and the church of Mary of the Snows stand.
From the mountain hut, we continue right towards the grassy summit Speikkogel.
Even though from the hut the path to the top looks like a pleasant walk, we are soon surprised by the steepness in the middle of which we find ourselves.
From the saddle, after an hour of walking on a steep meadow, we reach the cross at the top.
The path is well marked, especially from the mountain hut to the top, quite steep but still technically easy.
The only spot where a little caution is needed is crossing the stream on the path to the hut.

On the way: Gleinalm Schutzhaus (1586m)