Hinterstoder - Großer Priel

Access to starting point:
Over the border crossing Šentilj we continue on the highway past the settlement Gradec / Graz and follow the signs for Salzburg and then Linz. The road runs also through two payable tunnel (8€ and 4.5€ - August 2013). When we come from second tunnel (little after settlements Liezen), we continue past the settlement Spital am Pyhrn, and then we leave the highway at exit for settlement Hinterstoder. We continue driving through the settlement Hinterstoder and then approximately 2 km on the end of the settlement, we turn right slightly downwards on a narrow road which runs towards the parking lot. At the crossroad, there are also yellow signposts with signs for mountain hut Prielschutzhaus. We park on larger payable parking lot (1 dan: 3€, 2 days: 5€ - August 2013).
From Gorenjska side: Through the Karawanks Tunnel, we drive to Austria, and then we continue driving on Tauern highway. Further, we drive through the tunnel Katschberg and later also Tauern tunnel, and the highway towards Salzburg we follow only to exit for Radstadt, Schladming. We continue on the road past the settlement Schladming and Liezen. At the settlement Liezen we go on the highway towards the settlement Linz. We leave the highway at exit for settlement Hinterstoder. Further, we follow the description above.

Path description:
From the parking lot, we go on a gentle macadam road towards the east. The road through the forest quickly brings us to a crossroad at the farm Klinser. We continue on the main road slightly right following the signs »Prielschutzhaus«, and a little more sharply right leads the path towards the settlement Hinterstoder and lake Schiederweiher.
From the crossroad path leads by pastures and then crosses a bridge over the river Steyr. After the bridge, the road turns left and for some time runs by the mentioned river. The road then leads us past the inn Polsterstüberl and it brings us to a crossroad where from the right side joins the road past the lake Schiederweiher.
At the crossroad, we continue left on still gentle road and we follow the signs for mountain hut Prielschutzhaus. Further road runs through the forest at the crossings we all the time follow the signs for Prielschutzhaus. Later road brings us to a crossing where signposts point us to the right on a footpath, and ahead leads the road towards cargo cableway.
The path here runs through high bushes and then soon starts ascending. At first, we are ascending on the eastern slopes and occasionally a view opens up towards the starting point and on the nearby lower peaks. Such a path then brings us to the waterfall Klinserfall, which is situated by the path. At waterfall path turns a little to the right on little steeper slopes. The path here isn't especially demanding, in spite of that on some spots we also get help from a steel cable. After that, the path soon turns left and leads us below the rocky cliff (Grosser Ofen) and brings us on less vegetated slope from which a nice view opens up towards the summit Spitzmauer.
A little higher, the path turns to the right and brings us into the forest on slopes below the cargo cableway. Further, the path then runs all the time near the cargo cableway all the way to the mountain hut Prielschutzhaus where a beautiful view opens up also towards the summit Großer Priel.
At the mountain hut, we continue towards the northwest and we ascend over a grassy slope above the mountain hut. The path towards the climbing garden (Klettergarten) then branches off to the right, and we continue slightly left following the signs »Großer Priel«.
A little less steep path then crosses slopes covered with dwarf pines and it brings us to a crossing. Left leads the path 201 towards the summit Spitzmauer and mountain hut Pühringerhütte, and we continue right towards the summit Großer Priel. Next follows a short ascent, which brings us to another crossing.
This time climbing path Bert Rinesch Klettersteig on Großer Priel branches off to the right, and we continue left on normal path. Our path is further for some time ascending towards the west. The path here runs on mostly grassy slope by increasingly rare dwarf pines. Higher, the path turns right and grassy slopes passes into rocky. The path then leads us past a smaller water source, and also a nice view opens up towards the summit Großer Priel. When we come below the slopes of peaks Großer Priel and Brotfall path turns left and then runs over snow field. After the crossing of snow field path becomes a little more demanding and with the help of steel cables ascends towards the notch Brotfallscharte. On this part is on the path also some gravel, so some caution is needed.
When we come on a notch we continue right on a rocky slope. Here the path isn't demanding anymore and soon brings us to a crossing where from the left joins the path over saddle Fleishbanksattel.
At the crossing, we continue slightly right and we are still ascending on a rocky slope. Such a path then brings us on a ridge from which again a view opens up towards the summit Großer Priel. The path further isn't demanding and all the time runs on a panoramic ridge on which we soon reach the peak.

On the way: Prielschutzhaus (1420m), Brotfallscharte (2340m)