Tonnerhütte - Herterhöhe (Zirbenweg)

Access to the starting point:
a) Drive through Border crossing Ljubelj into Austria and follow the signs for Klagenfurt am Wörthersee / Klagenfurt am Wörthersee. In Klagenfurt, turn right at the McDonalds onto the southern bypass / Südring, and at the next major junction turn right again towards Velikowiec / Völkermarkt and Mostič / Brückl. The road to Velikowiec is soon left, as a little after the Obi shop you turn right towards the motorway and Mostič. Continue past the Ikea store, following the signs for Mostič and past the motorway entrances. When you arrive in Mostič, follow the signs for Lead / Eberstein and Hüttenberg and then Mühlen, which is already in Styria / Steiermark. Mühlen is reached by turning right off the main road, and through the village we follow the signs for Jakobsberg and Tonnerhütte, and higher up just follow the signs for Tonnerhütte, where we park in a pay-and-display parking lot (€4 private car, June 2020).

b) Take the Border crossing Jezerski Vrh, Holmec or Vič into Austria, then follow the signs for Velikovec / Völkermarkt, and from there the signs for Mostič / Brückl. Once in Mostič, follow the signs for Svinec / Eberstein and Hüttenberg and then Mühlen, which is already in Styria / Steiermark. Mühlen is reached by turning right off the main road, and through the village we follow the signs for Jakobsberg and Tonnerhütte, and higher up just follow the signs for Tonnerhütte, where we park in a pay-and-display parking lot (€4 private car, June 2020).

Path description:
From the parking lot, walk above the hut where the path forks and we take the Zirbenweg on the left (normal path on the right). The path quickly passes into a pasture over which we follow the signs for Zirbitzkogel and Zirbenweg. Along the way, which even descends a little in one part, you will see several information and educational signs. Higher up, you reach a dirt road, which you follow to the left, and at the forks you follow a wider road. The road turns right a little further on, and then, with increasingly beautiful views, leads us in a few minutes to the Herterhöhe viewpoint, where the normal path joins us and can be followed down.
Description and pictures refer to June 2020.

On the way: Herterhöhe (1800m)

We can extend the trip to the following destinations: Fuchskogel (Seetaler Alpe) (1 h 30 min), Scharfes Eck (Seetaler Alpe), Zirbitzkogel Hütte (Seetaler Alpe), Zirbitzkogel (Seetaler Alpe)

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