Sabathy-Hütte im Zirbenland - Zirbitzkogelhütte (mimo jezera Lindersee)

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, there is another entrance to the village 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 region, pass it on the left side and then follow the signs for Zirbitzkogel. The path ahead initially leads us past the Herz-Jesukapelle chapel, then ascends along the edge of the forest to a small junction below the Almrauschhütte hut.
We continue straight ahead (to the right the Almrauschhütte hut, 1 minute) and continue walking on the mountain road, which ascends for a few more minutes through the forest. Higher up we leave the forest and reach a junction by the Linderhütte hut.
We continue right towards Zirbitzkogel (straight ahead and then left leads the path towards the Rothaidenhütte hut) and for a while return to the forest again. Higher up we cross the forest road twice more, always faithfully following the markings. After the last crossing of the road the forest begins to thin out. The forest in this section is extremely interesting, as it partly consists of stands of Swiss pine trees (or Zirbe), after which the entire region is called Zirbenland (Swiss pines are called Zirbe or Zirbenkiefer in German). Higher up the terrain becomes increasingly alpine, and ahead we can admire the mighty Zirbitzkogel massif on the left and the Scharfes Eck summit on the right. Further on, to the left below the path, we notice a small intermittent lake, and we continue ascending moderately for a few more minutes. When the path levels out, only a short and pleasant walk separates us from Lake Lindersee, which lies at the head of the valley.
We bypass the lake on the left side, passing a container of mountain rescuers with equipment. Then we begin to ascend gradually and steeply on the northern slopes of Zirbitzkogel, where there may still be some snow patches in early summer. This is followed by approximately 45 minutes of fairly steep ascent, after which we reach the path connecting Zirbitzkogel with the neighbouring summit Scharfes Eck.
Here we continue left towards the Zirbitzkogelhütte hut (right Scharfes Eck), which we reach in a few minutes of easy walking.

Starting point - Almrauschhütte 0:10, Almrauschhütte - Linderhütte 0:15, Linderhütte - Lindersee 0:55, Lindersee 0:55 - Zirbitzkogelhütte 0:50.

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

Along the route: Almrauschhütte (pod Zirbitzkoglom) (1650m), Linderhütte (pod Zirbitzkoglom) (1730m), Lindersee (2051m)

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