Unternberg - Hochwechsel (via Kampstein)

Access to starting point:
Leave the A2 motorway Graz - Vienna at the Aspang Markt exit and follow the road to the mentioned place. When we arrive in the town, follow the signs for the Mariensee settlement; at the end of the town, go straight towards St. Corona am Wechsel. We then begin to climb more steeply but follow the road to the Unternberg settlement, where we park at the parking lot next to the Familienskiland St. Corona am Wechsel ski area.

Path description:
From the parking lot, return slightly back through the settlement, then go right towards the west, initially passing a few more houses. Soon arrive at the ski slope trail, where numerous downhill bike paths run in the dry months. On this section, carefully follow the hiking trail signs, and extra caution is needed when crossing the tracks. Higher up, follow the signs for Kampstein summit and Herrgottschnitzerhütte hut; after a while, leave the ski area, at junctions continue following the signs for Herrgottschnitzerhütte hut. When the path levels out higher up, only a few minutes of walking remain to the Herrgottschnitzerhütte hut.
Before the hut, go right in the direction of Gipfelkreuz and Kampsteinerschwaig and return to the forest. Through the forest, moderately ascend; at some junctions follow the markings. In the final part of the ascent, the path levels out further, and follow the gentle path all the way to the indistinct summit. At the highest point of the summit there is a thermometer, about a minute further there are a few benches and a cross.
The path continues towards the west and begins to descend moderately. A few minutes lower, arrive at the edge of a pasture, from where a nice view opens towards the highest peaks of the Wechsel range. A little further, the forest ends, and on the gentle grassy section quickly arrive at the Kampsteiner Schwaig hut.
Bypass the hut on the left side and follow the signs for Hochwechsel; the path ahead first gently ascends on the grassy section surrounded by sparse forest. When the path returns to the forest, bypass the Frauenalpe summit on the right side and begin descending towards the west. Lower down, the path stops descending; when ascending again, reach the junction at the Schwarzer Herrgot cross, from where continue left towards Feistritzer Schwaig (straight to Arabichl).
Follows about 15 minutes of gentle ascent to the left, and the cart track leads to the Feistritzer Schwaig alpine pasture.
Bypass the buildings on the right side and continue on the gentle cart track, from which soon a path branches right towards Arabichl summit; continue straight and enter the forest. A few minutes further, after a short gentle descent, reach a gravel road, on which start ascending; the path leads along the upper edge of the forest. Follow the path crossing the slopes to the left in a gentle ascent to the junction at Dreiländereck saddle, from where head left towards Hochwechsel summit and Mönichkirchen settlement (here a path joins from the right over Arabichl summit, which is somewhat longer than ours, and also the path starting from Feistritzsattel pass), and begin traversing upwards; such path brings you after a few minutes to an unmarked junction, where continue on the lower left path along which the markings continue (the right path leads to Schöberlriegel and Umschussriegel summits, continuation to Hochwechsel is also possible). The path ahead levels out and traverses the aforementioned two summits without major elevation changes. When the forest thins, a nice view of Hochwechsel opens; the path then leads to the saddle between Umschussriegel and Hochwechsel summits, where continue slightly left. Here first gently, then moderately ascend on the indistinct and wide, mostly northern ridge of Hochwechsel summit. Higher up, the trail splits into several paths; follow the markings and amid ever better views reach the panoramic summit, next to which is also the Wetterkoglerhaus hut.
Start - Herrgottschnitzerhütte am Wechsel 1:30, Herrgottschnitzerhütte am Wechsel - Kampstein 0:30, Kampstein - Kampsteiner Schwaig 0:15, Kampsteiner Schwaig - Schwarzer Herrgot 0:45, Schwarzer Herrgot - Feistritzer Schwaig 0:15, Feistritzer Schwaig - Hochwechsel 1:55.
Description and photos refer to the condition in September 2023 and November 2025.

On the way: Herrgottschnitzerhütte am Wechsel (1318m), Kampstein (1467m), Kampsteiner Schwaig (1400m), Schwarzer Herrgot (1403m), Feistritzer Schwaig (1438m), Dreiländereck (1561m)