Rein - Mühlbacher Kogel (via Hochstein)

Access to starting point:
From highway Maribor - Graz - Salzburg (A9) we go to the exit Gratkorn - Nord (2nd exit after the tunnel Plabutschtunnel). We turn right in the direction of Rein.
We drive through three roundabouts. At the first we choose 1st exit, at the second 2nd exit, and at third 1st exit towards the settlement Rein.
Next follow two more crossings, where at 1st we turn right, and at 2nd left.
After 2.5 km we get to the settlement Rein, where we park on a large parking lot, intended for visitors of monastery.

Path description:
From the parking lot, we go on the path (along the hedge) in the direction of monastery.
At the crossroad, we turn right over the bridge of the stream Mühlbach and immediately after the first house we continue left on a narrower road.
Few meters behind that, when the path passes from the asphalt grounding into a macadam, we turn right on a hunting path (a sign with the caption "Jägersteig").
After approximately 100 meters (by the fence) we turn sharply right steeply uphill.
On the top of the slope, we continue left on the ridge. First steeply upwards and then slightly up/down, until the path joins the road.
On the road upwards, after approximately 800 meters a sign again points us on a forest path.
The path higher again joins the road which this time we only cross. Then follows a crossing at which we choose the left path (otherwise also the right path higher again brings us on common path).
We follow the signs of the path. After the steeper part of the path, we get to a macadam road, where we stick to the right.
After 100 meters of walking on the road, we continue on a steep unmarked footpath left upwards.
Soon a nice view opens up on surrounding hills.
A well-beaten footpath we follow to the top.
From the top, we follow the footpath on the ridge downwards.
In between we on the ridge once again ascend for few altitude meters, then we again join the road.
We follow the road approximately 1.5 km, where we can in good weather admire view towards the valley.
A sign on the rock point us on a wider forest path, which we follow to the hut Mühlbacher Hütte.
At the well behind the mountain hut we go on a small footpath left slightly upwards. After 50 meters at the crossing we continue right steeply upwards. We come to the saddle, where we turn left.
Grassy footpath leads in the forest. After few 10 meters we come to the peak.

On the way: Hochstein (925m), Mühlbacher Hütte (996m)