Unternberg - Arabichl (via Kampstein)
Starting point: Unternberg (825 m)
Starting point Lat/Lon: 47.57888°N 16.01951°E 
Path name: via Kampstein
Time of walking: 3 h 45 min
Difficulty: easy marked way
Difficulty of skiing: no data
Altitude difference: 770 m
Altitude difference (by path): 900 m
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Access to starting point:
We leave Highway A2 Graz - Vienna at the Aspang Markt exit and follow the road to the mentioned settlement. When we arrive in the town, we follow the signs for the settlement Mariensee; at the end of the town, we continue straight towards St. Corona am Wechsel. We then begin to climb more steeply and follow the road to the settlement Unterberg, where we park in the car park next to the Familienskiland St. Corona am Wechsel ski area.
Path description:
From the parking lot we return a little back through the settlement, then turn right towards the west, where we initially pass a few more houses. We soon reach the ski slope area, where in the snow-free months numerous downhill cycling trails run. On this section we carefully follow the signs for the footpath, and extra caution is needed when crossing the pistes. Higher up, we follow the signs for the summit Kampstein and the mountain hut Herrgottschnitzerhütte; after a while we leave the ski slope area and at junctions continue to follow the signs for the mountain hut Herrgottschnitzerhütte. When the path flattens higher up, only a few more minutes of walking remain to the mountain hut Herrgottschnitzerhütte.
In front of the mountain hut we turn right in the direction of Gipfelkreuz and Kampsteinerschwaig and re-enter the forest. Through the forest we ascend moderately; at a few junctions we follow the blazes, and in the final part of the ascent the path flattens further; we follow this gentle path all the way to the indistinct summit. At the highest point of the summit there is a thermometer; about a minute further on there are also some benches and a cross.
The path ahead leads west and begins a moderate descent. A few minutes lower we reach the edge of a pasture, from where a beautiful view opens towards the highest peaks of the Wechsel mountain range. A little further on the forest ends, and across a gentle grassy section we quickly reach the mountain hut Kampsteiner Schwaig.
We bypass the mountain hut on the left side and follow the signs for Hochwechsel; the path ahead first ascends gently across a grassy area surrounded by sparse forest. When the path returns into the forest, we bypass the summit Frauenalpe on the right and begin descending towards the west. Lower down the path stops descending, and when we start ascending again we reach a junction by the cross Schwarzer Herrgot, where we continue straight towards the summit Arabichl (left Feistritzer Schwaig).
A panoramic ascent follows up the grassy slope; higher up we cross a forest road, continue straight at junctions, and follow the blazes towards the summit Arabichl; the path briefly returns into the forest.
A little below the summit we bypass the cross Steinernes Kreuz on the left and ascend the grassy slope to the panoramic summit.
Starting point – Herrgottschnitzerhütte am Wechsel 1:30, Herrgottschnitzerhütte am Wechsel – Kampstein 0:30, Kampstein – Kampsteiner Schwaig 0:15, Kampsteiner Schwaig – Schwarzer Herrgot 0:45, Schwarzer Herrgot – Arabichl 0:45.
Description and photographs refer to conditions in November 2025.
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