Sabathy-Hütte im Zirbenland - Rothaidenhütte

Access to starting point:
Leave the Austrian southern motorway A2 (Klagenfurt am Wörthersee–Graz) at the exit St. Leonhard im Lavanttal, then follow the signs for Zeltweg and Reichenfels. When you reach Austrian Styria, follow the main road to the village of Obdach, where you turn left towards the centre of the village (if you miss the first exit, another entrance to the village is available immediately after the tunnel). Through Obdach follow the signs for the mountain hut Sabathy-Hütte im Zirbenland and the village of St. Wolfgang. When you reach a right-hand bend at approximately 1220 metres above sea level, where there is a chapel and a junction, continue on the left road following the signs for Sabathy-Hütte im Zirbenland. A few more kilometres of ascent on a somewhat narrower asphalt road follow and you arrive at the paid car park in front of the mentioned hut. The parking fee in July 2026 was 3 eur.

Route description:
From the car park we walk to the Alpengasthof Sabathy hut in the Zirbenland, bypass it on the left side and then follow the signs for Zirbitzkogel. The path ahead initially leads us past the Herz-Jesukapelle, then ascends along the edge of the forest to a small junction below the Almrauschhütte.
We continue straight ahead (right Almrauschhütte, 1 minute) and continue walking along the mountain road, which ascends for a few more minutes through the forest. Higher up we leave the forest and arrive at a junction by the Linderhütte.
Behind the hut we leave the road and continue along a grassy path that descends transversely to the Leirerbach stream, which we cross via a small bridge. On the other side of the stream the path begins to ascend again and quickly leads us to another forest road. We cross the mentioned road several times, then the path ascends parallel above it for some time.
In this section the path runs through a Zirbe forest. When the forest begins to thin out, we return to the mountain road and follow it to the right. When we reach the north-eastern ridge, the path from Mönchegg joins from the left.
At the junction we continue straight along the road (right Zirbitzkogel), which leads us to extensive mountain pastures. A little further on we leave the road and head left downhill towards the nearby Rothaidenhütte, in front of which beautiful views open up.

Starting point - Almrauschhütte 0:10, Almrauschhütte - Linderhütte 0:15, Linderhütte - Rothaidenhütte 0:55.

The description and pictures (except the last two, which are from 2025) refer to the situation in July 2026.

Along the route: Almrauschhütte (pod Zirbitzkoglom) (1650m), Linderhütte (pod Zirbitzkoglom) (1730m)

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