Salzsteig - Steinwenderhütte - Hütter

Starting at the market square in front of the market town Treffen on Lake Ossiach, follow the Marktstraße slightly uphill (trail no. 109) towards the Steinwenderhütte. At the Mühlenweg, you cross the Treffner Bach and then merge into the Gerlitzenstraße. Follow it downhill and before crossing the stream again, turn off onto the initially steep forest path.

Next, you hike through Pölling passing the farms "Baumgartner", "Wieser", and "Steinwender". From the "Steinwender" farmstead, the steepness of the trail eases somewhat. On pleasant forest paths, you follow and cross forestry roads and reach the Steinwenderhütte after about 2 3/4 hours (from Treffen).

After a well-deserved and especially culinary break, the round trip leads without significant elevation changes to the Waldtratte (trail no. 31) at the top station of the Kanzelbahn. At the top station, you can follow either the road or the parallel hiking trail to the parking lot at Kanzelhöhe in 15 minutes.

Here, keep right and follow the road towards Kanzel (trail no. 176). Before the challenging and long descent begins, you can stop again at the Edelweisswirt. After some pleasant flat sections on the forestry road, the Hüttersteig turns finally downhill at the Julienhöhe at 1,366 m above sea level.

At the former hunting lodge Hütter, follow the forestry road to the junction Annenheim and Treffen. Stay on the forestry road (trail no. 3) which leads into the Gerlitzenstraße. Descending downhill along the toll road, a few minutes after the right-hand bend you reach the junction "Jägersteig - Treffen". Via the Treffner Jägersteig (trail no. 3 and 2), you continue the last section to Treffen and return via the Franz Steiner Weg and again the Marktstraße to the starting point.

After this round, a visit to the Treffen parish church St. Maximilian is recommended where you can calmly review the impressions of this hike.

Hiking boots with profiled sole, backpack, functional underwear, rainwear, hiking sticks, food and drink, maps, first aid kit, mobile phone

Annenheim can be reached regularly by public transport.

Here is the timetable information.