Altes Almhaus - Rappoldkogel (circular path)

Access to the starting point:
a) From the Styrian side, take the motorway to Graz, where you turn left towards Klagenfurt (A2). Take the exit for Mooskirchen, where you follow signs for Voitsberg and then Köflach. From Köflach continue in the direction of Maria Lankowitz. At this point, follow the signs for Altes Almhaus. From Maria Lankowitz, a tarmac road leads to the starting point.
b) From the Carinthian side, drive through the Vič border crossing to Šentandraž in the Labot valley / St. Andrä, where you take the motorway towards Graz / Graz. Take the exit Packsattel (exit 231). Follow the signs for Köflach. From Köflach continue in the direction Maria Lankowitz. In this place follow the signs for Altes Almhaus. From Maria Lankowitz, a tarmac road leads to the starting point.

Path description:
From the parking lot in front of the Altes Almhaus hut, take route 505 towards Salzstiegel. Walk along the dirt road for about 20 minutes and then reach a crossroads where you go towards Salzstiegel über Rappoldkogel (route: 505b). From there you gradually climb for about 30 minutes to reach the end of the forest border. Continue along the ridge to the summit, which is just under 30 minutes away. At the top of Rappoldkogel (1928 m) there is a metal cross with a register.
From the top, the trail heads south towards the Salzstiegel hut. Follow the rocky ridge down to the pastures above the hut. After a good hour you reach the hut.
From the hut, follow route 505 towards the Altes Almhaus hut. The trail continues along the forest road below the foot of the Rappoldkogel. After an hour's walk, you reach a signpost pointing to the Rappoldkogel.

On the way: Wölkerkogel (1706m)

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