Lenzanger - Schutzhaus Neubau

Access to starting point:
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 Tauerntunnel, we follow the highway towards Salzburg only to exit for Bischofshofen, from where we continue driving on a four-lane road towards the already mentioned town. From Bischofshofen we follow the signs for settlement Zell am See through the valley by the river Salzach. At the end of the settlement Taxenbach we turn towards the settlement Rauris. Further, we drive through the valley Raurisertal through the settlement Rauris and Wörth. We then follow the ascending road all the way to a large parking lot Lenzanger. In the last part, the road is payable (9€ - August 2013).

Path description:
From the parking lot, we continue by following the signs »Naturfreundehaus« on the road which is further closed for traffic. The road which immediately after the gate becomes a macadam at first leads through the forest and it brings us to a crossroad. Right slightly downwards leads the road towards the mountain pasture Grießwiesalm, and we continue slightly left on the road towards the mountain hut Naturfreundehaus.
The road then soon brings us out of the forest and leads us by the stream Scheidbach with beautiful views towards the summit Hoher Sonnblick. Here we come soon to the crossing where right over a bridge footpath 123 towards the notch Goldzechscharte and summit Hocharn branches off.
We still continue on the road and we are soon at a crossing again. Left leads the road towards the mountain hut Ammerhof, and we continue right and on a gentle road we soon come to the hut Naturfreundehaus.
At the mountain hut, we continue following the signs »Hoher Sonnblick, Schutzhaus Neubau«. The path brings us into the forest through which for some time we are ascending towards the south. Further, the path leads us past waterfall Barbarafall and from the path increasingly beautiful views starting to open up on the nearby peaks and valley Raurisertal.
Out of the forest we then come on grassy slopes where in the summer months livestock is grazing. Here signposts point us to the right and then follows a crossing towards the west. When we come near the stream, the path turns left again upwards and then for quite some time ascending on mostly grassy slopes upwards.
Shortly before the hut, we come to a crossing where the path towards the mountain hut Niedersachsenhaus branches off to the left. At the crossing, we continue right and only a short ascent follows to the mountain hut Neubau, which we already see in front of us.

On the way: Naturfreundehaus Kolm Saigurn (1598m)

Trip can be extended to: Rojacher Hütte (1 h 30 min) , Goldzechkopf (4 h 10 min) , Hoher Sonnblick (3 h) , Hocharn (5 h 45 min)