Leibnitzbachbrücke - Hochschoberhütte

Access to the starting point:
Drive through the Karavanke Tunnel into Austria, then continue to Spittal and on to Lienz (the motorway ends a little after Spittal). We continue along a relatively nice and wide road through the Drava Valley. In the centre of Lienz, at the roundabout, turn right towards Matrei. From the roundabout, continue along the valley of the Isel for about 8 km, then turn right towards Oberleibnig. Follow the signs for the Hochschoberhütte on the ascending road. The road climbs steep slopes and is quite narrow most of the time. At the last part, the asphalt ends and you continue on a dirt road for a few kilometres until you reach the parking area by the bridge over the Leibnitzbach stream.

Path description:
From the parking lot, continue along the macadam road for a few metres, which is closed to traffic, and then signs direct you to the right onto a footpath. At first, you climb through the woods with the Leibnitzbach stream on your left. Later, a path called Eduard Jordan Weg leads to slightly flatter grassy terrain where you cross a bridge. The path then climbs again a little steeper along the stream and leads to mountain pasture Leibnitzalm
At mountain pasture the path crosses a stream and then joins a mountain road. Continue along the dirt road along the stream for a while and then come to a crossroads where the dirt road turns left.

At the crossroads, we continue straight ahead, where we are directed by signs along the way. From the crossroads, initially follow the wide cart track, which soon becomes a track after crossing the stream. The path starts to climb a little steeper here again and leads through a short lane of woods. The path continues along the stream and is soon joined on the left by a track from the end of the road. The path then turns slightly to the right and the views of the surrounding peaks start to open up. The path then runs along grassy slopes past a cross, and there are a few benches along the way. When you reach the slightly steeper slopes, the path turns left and then ascends the slopes all the way to the Hochschoberhütte hut.

On the way: Leibnitzalm (1908m)

We can extend the trip to the following destinations: Schoberlacke ( 45 min), Gartlsee (1 h), Barrenlesee (1 h 30 min), Hoher Prijakt (2 h 15 min), Hochschober (3 h)

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