Sabathy-Hütte im Zirbenland - Almrauschhütte (pod Zirbitzkoglom)

Access to starting point:
Leave the Austrian southern motorway A2 (Celovec ob Vrbskem jezeru / Klagenfurt am Wörthersee–Gradec / Graz) at the exit Šentlenart v Labotski dolini / Bad St. Leonhard im Lavanttal, then follow the signs for Zeltweg and Reichenfels. When we arrive in Austrian Styria, follow the main road to the settlement Obdach, where we turn left towards the center of the settlement (if we miss the first exit, another entrance to the settlement is available immediately after the tunnel). Through Obdach follow the signs for the mountain hut Sabathy-Hütte im Zirbenland and the place St. Wolfgang. When at an altitude of approximately 1220 meters we reach a right bend where there is a chapel and a junction, continue on the left road following the signs for Sabathy-Hütte im Zirbenland. A few more kilometers of ascent follow on a somewhat narrower asphalt road and we arrive at the paid parking lot in front of the mentioned hut. The parking fee in July 2026 was 3 eur.

Route description:
From the parking lot we walk to the hut Sabathy-Hütte im Zirbenland and bypass it on the left side, then follow the signs for Zirbitzkogel. The path ahead initially leads us past the chapel of the Sacred Heart (Herz-Jesukapelle), then ascends along the edge of the forest to a smaller junction or crossing below the hut Almrauschhütte.
Here we go right (straight ahead Zirbitzkogel) onto the access road and then immediately left towards the hut, which we reach after a few more steps of walking.

The description and pictures refer to the situation in July 2026.

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