Straßengel - Frauenkogel

Access to starting point:
From highway Maribor - Graz - Salzburg (A9) we go to the exit Gratkorn-Nord (2nd exit after the tunnel Plabutschtunnel). We turn right in the direction of Rein.
We drive through three roundabouts. In the first we choose the 1st exit, in the second the 2nd exit (straight), in the third again the 2nd exit (straight). After approximately 2.5 km, a crossroad follows (a gas station on the right), where we turn right.
After 1 km, we leave the priority (straight) road and immediately turn left toward "Wallfahrtskirche Straßengel" (pilgrimage church). After a few hundred meters of steep hill, we arrive at the parking lot, where we can leave the car.

Path description:
From the parking lot, we head towards the nearby bench, where the marked path number 30 begins.
We descend along the path, join the road, and at the crossroad, we turn left. We follow the blazes in the direction of "Plankenwarth".
After 200 meters, the road ends, and we continue on a forest path, reaching a meadow with a beautiful view of the town and the church.
We soon return to the forest, where we walk on a wide forest road.
The road leads us to a junction, where we continue straight up a steep hill. Along a well-marked uphill path, we join a forest road, where we turn left towards "Ruine-Gösting" on a narrower forest road ascending. At the next junction, we continue in the direction of "Judendorf/Straßengel".
On the path slightly downhill, we join the road and continue left. After 300 meters, we reach the next junction, where we turn right towards Frauenkogel.
After a few hundred meters, we arrive at the indistinct peak of Frauenkogel, where a bench awaits for resting.