Snowshoe tour from Alpengasthof Sabathy on the Zirbitzkogel

At the parking lot of the Alpengasthof Sabathy (1), 1620 m, we can first get a good overview of the hiking area on a hiking board. Passing the nearby Herz-Jesu chapel, we keep going in the direction of Lindertal (Zirbitzkogel-Lindertalweg 316). The forest path is slightly ascending and runs continuously in the forest until the Linderhütte. At the Linderhütte (2), 1730 m, we leave the forest road and turn left onto the hiking trail marked 47. The path leads first slightly downhill, over a bridge, in order to guide us a short piece steeply uphill immediately afterwards. We orient ourselves by the trail markings and soon reach a forest road, which we now follow for about 0.8 km to the crossing point (3) on the Zirbitzkogel. Now we keep in a line uphill over this free mountain ridge. A fence serves as a small orientation support, which can be seen over a longer distance and which we leave to the right, so to speak. Soon we recognize our goal, the Zirbitzkogel with the Schutzhaus, in the distance. The slope becomes less and less and before it becomes almost flat, we come to a prepared Radrakspur, which leads us past the waypoint Kote (4), 2181m. Now it is only 200 meters in altitude and seven curves until we reach the Helmut-Erd-Schutzhaus or Zirbitzkogel-Schutzhaus (5), 2376 m, also called. The summit cross and orientation board of the Zirbitzkogel (6), 2396 m, is only a few minutes away. After the well-deserved break, we follow the ascent route back to Alpengasthof Sabathy (1) on the descent.

Another hike from Alpengasthof Sabathy can be found in the Rother Snowshoe Guide Styria under Tour 13 "Hüttenwanderung Seetaler Alpen.

There is no public transport connection to the starting point of the tour itself.

General information about public transport in the region: www.verbundlinie.at

Large parking lot at the Alpengasthof Sabathy.

Directions to the parking lot

Alpengasthof Sabathy, Tel.: +43 3578 8230, 8742 Obdach, Granitzen 32, www.alpengasthof-sabathy.at

Waldheimhütte, Tel.: +43 3578 8205, 8742 St. Anna am Lavantegg, Lavantegg 57, information from the tourist office

Zirbitzkogel-Schutzhaus (officially Helmut-Erd-Schutzhaus), Tel: +43 3578 8205 or +43 664 9140283, 8742 Obdach, Granitzen 41, More info (1) and More info (2).

Open in winter with appropriate snow and weather conditions on weekends and during winter holiday weeks. The innkeeper will be happy to provide information about opening hours by telephone. A winter room is open all year round, but does not offer heating and cooking facilities.

Freytag & Berndt (2017): Seetaler Alpen, Seckauer Alpen, Judenburg, Knittelfeld. WK 212 Wander-, Rad-, Freizeitkarte; 1:50000

You can also find this tour on the Snowshoehiking map:

Region Murtal – Snowshoe map- Tour 13

The Snowshoe map - you can get for free at the tourism association Murtal - info@murtal.at   - Tel.: +43 3577 26600

You can also find more information about the region on - www.murtal.at 

Sarcletti S., Zienitzer E., (2. Auflage 2018): Schneeschuhführer Steiermark – Vom Dachstein bis zum Steirischen Weinland. Bergverlag Rother GmbH, München, S. 176 Für weitere Infos hier klicken.

Schneeweiß C., (2012): Schneeschuhgehen – Praxiswissen vom Profi zu Ausrüstung, Technik und Sicherheit. Bruckmann Verlag GmbH, München, S.192