Rein - Mühlbacher Kogel (Hunting path / Jägersteig)

Access to starting point:
From the motorway Maribor-Graz-Salzburg (A9), take the Gratkorn-Nord exit, 2nd turnoff after the Plabutschtunnel. Turn right towards Rein. Drive through three roundabouts. In the first take the 1st exit, in the second the 2nd exit, and in the third the 1st exit towards the settlement Rein. There then follow two more junctions, where at the 1st turn right and at the 2nd left. After 2.5 km arrive at the settlement Rein, where park at the large parking lot intended for visitors to the monastery.

Path description:
From the parking lot we go along the sidewalk in the direction of the monastery. At the junction we turn right over the bridge of the Mühlbach stream. Immediately after the first house we turn right again. A few meters after the path changes from asphalt surface to gravel, we turn right onto the hunting path (sign Jägersteig). We follow the path along the fence for 100 meters and then turn sharply right into the steep slope. At the top of the slope we arrive at the ridge, where we turn left. Along the ridge we continue first steeply upwards, then slightly up/down, until the path joins the road. We continue uphill on the road and after approximately 800 m a sign directs us again to a forest path. We follow the path to the road, which we cross. A junction follows, where we choose the left path. We follow the signs. After the steep section of the path we arrive at a macadam road, where we continue left. We follow the road for approximately 2.5 km and in fine weather admire the view into the valley. A sign on a rock directs us onto a wider forest path, which we follow to the hut.
At the well behind the hut we go slightly left uphill on a little path. After 50 m at the junction we go right steeply uphill. We arrive at a saddle, where we go left. The grassy path leads into the forest. In a few tens of meters we reach the summit.

On the way: Mühlbacher Hütte (996m)