Smučišče Koralpe (Koralpenparkplatz) - Großhöllerhütte (Koralpe)

Access to starting point:
a) Via Dravograd: We drive across the Vič border crossing and continue through Št. Andrež (St. Andrä) to the town of Volšperk (Wolfsberg). In the town, the traffic signs for Koralpe direct us to the right. The ascending mountain road then leads us through the settlements of Št. Štefan (St. Stefan), Maildorf and Rieding to the large central parking lot under the ski area – Smučišče Koralpe (Koralpenparkplatz).
Note: Parking at the central parking lot is subject to a fee. The daily parking fee is 5 €, the payment machine is located at the entrance to the parking lot.
b) Via the motorway (A2): We exit the Gradec–Celovec motorway at the Volšperk jug (Wolfsberg Süd) exit. At the intersection we turn right towards the city center, then at the shopping center again right towards Koralpe. The ascending mountain road then leads us through the settlements of Št. Štefan (St. Stefan), Maildorf and Rieding to the large central parking lot under the ski area – Smučišče Koralpe (Koralpenparkplatz).
Note: Parking at the central parking lot is subject to a fee. The daily parking fee is 5 €, the payment machine is located at the entrance to the parking lot.

Route description:
From the parking lot, we return a little way back along the asphalt road, then the signs for the Pomswasserfall waterfall and the Grillitschhütte hut direct us sharply to the right and diagonally downhill to the nearby gravel road, which we follow to the right. The path ahead leads us along the gravel road, which crosses the slopes to the left and descends gently. Lower down, we join the path from the starting point at the Waldrast inn, but we continue straight ahead and begin to ascend gradually and gently. We walk along the marked road for a few more minutes, then we arrive at the bridge over the Rassingbach stream.
Before the bridge, the hiking direction signs for the path across Großes Kar direct us to the right onto a path that is often quite slippery and in places also marshy. It begins to ascend through the forest, and while walking we also cross some overgrown clearings. During the ascent we cross the stream and at the same time step onto an island, as the stream higher up first splits into two parts and lower down joins again. A few minutes further on we leave the island, then we ascend more steeply for a while to a marked junction. Here we continue left in the direction of the Grillitschhütte hut (right to Großer Speikkogel) and cross the stream over a wooden footbridge.
After the bridge, a path a few minutes long branches off left downhill towards the Pomswasserfall waterfall, but we continue straight ahead and cross the road that we left lower down. When we return to the road, we go a few steps to the right, then left onto the path that crosses the pasture fence. Behind the fence the path splits unmarked. We continue on the left path towards the Großhöllerhütte hut (slightly to the right leads the path to the Grillitschhütte hut), which begins to ascend more steeply and after about ten minutes of walking brings us to the destination.

The description refers to the situation in June 2026, the pictures are from different periods.

The trip can be extended to the following destinations: Seespitz (Koralpe) (1 h 50 min), Großer Speikkogel (Koralpe) (2 h 5 min)

We recommend: trips from the same starting point, similar trips, panorama