Altes Almhaus - Rappoldkogel (circular path)

Access to starting point:
A) From Štajerska side we drive on the highway to Graz, where we turn left in the direction of Klagenfurt (A2). We drive to exit for Mooskirchen, where we follow the signs for Voitsberg and ahead for Köflach. From the settlement Köflach we continue in the direction of Maria Lankowitz. In this settlement, we follow signposts for Altes Almhaus. From the settlement Maria Lankowitz asphalt road leads to the starting point.
B) From Koroška side we drive over the border crossing Vič to the settlement Šentandraž / St. Andrä, where we go on the highway direction Graz. We go to the exit Packsattel (exit 231). We follow the signs for settlement Köflach. From the settlement Köflach we continue in the direction of Maria Lankowitz. In this settlement, we follow signposts for Altes Almhaus. From the settlement Maria Lankowitz asphalt road leads to the starting point.

Path description:
From the parking lot in front of the mountain hut Altes Almhaus we go on the path number 505, direction Salzstiegel. On the macadam road, we walk approximately 20 minutes, and then we get to a crossing, where we go in the direction of Salzstiegel über Rappoldkogel (path: 505b). There we are gradually ascending for good 30 minutes, so that we come to the forest border. We continue on the ridge all the way to the top, to which we have a little less than 30 minutes. On the top of Rappoldkogel (1928 meters) stands a metal cross with an inscription book.
From the top, the path points us south towards the mountain hut Salzstiegel. On a rocky ridge we descend all the way to pastures above the mountain hut. After a good hour we get to the mentioned mountain hut.
From the mountain hut, we follow the path 505 in the direction of the mountain hut Altes Almhaus. The path ahead runs on the forest road below the foot of Rappoldkogel. After one hour of walking, we get to a signpost, which pointed us on Rappoldkogel.

On the way: Wölkerkogel (1706m)