Zirbitzkogel via Lindersee

The tour starts at the parking lot of the Sabathyhütte, where you take hiking trail 316 past the Almrauschhütte to the unmanaged Linderhütte. If you continue along hiking trail 316, you pass the Lindersee lake and continue up through the Lindertal valley to the refuge on the Zirbitzkogel. From the refuge, it is only a few meters up to the summit cross, where you can enjoy a wonderful view of the surrounding mountain landscape. 

Descend in an easterly direction on hiking trail 320 to the junction with trail 46. From here, you reach hiking trail 47 via the Rothaidenhütte, which leads back to the Linderhütte. Take trail 316 back to the starting point. However, if you leave trail 320 at the wayside shrine in the flat section below the Zirbitzkogel ascent, you can take trail 322 directly to trail 47 (leaving the Rothaidenhütte on the right). 

As a variant or extension option, you can join trail 316 below St. Wolfgang (at the junction of the access road to the Sabathyhütte). Here you go briefly downhill before it starts to climb at the stream. The trail soon splits into trail 316 and trail 322, the latter of which must be followed to this point on the descent if you have chosen this variant and wish to return to the starting point. The Rothaidenweg trail (no. 322), which continues all the way to the Zirbitzkogel, leads past the beautiful Maria in der Lärche.

Sufficient stamina is a basic requirement for this hike, even without the described extension. But you will be rewarded with wonderful views and a beautiful route. 

On the route to the unmanaged Linderhütte on hiking trail 316/47, you will find an impressive stone field, which is also ideal for photos. Continue along hiking trail 316, passing the Lindersee lake and continuing up to the shelter on the Zirbitzkogel. From the refuge, it is only a few meters up to the summit cross, where you can enjoy a wonderful view of the surrounding mountain landscape.
Descend eastwards on hiking trail 320 to the junction with trail 46, from where you return to trail 316 and the starting point via the Rothaidenhütten huts on hiking trail 47.
Sufficient stamina is a basic requirement for this hike. But you will be rewarded with wonderful views and a beautiful route.

• Backpack with rain cover
• Telescopic / hiking poles
• Mountain / hiking boots
• Gloves: waterproof and warming
• Headgear / sunglasses
• Outerwear: Onion layer system, T-shirt, sweater, jacket and winter jacket with hood
• Hiking pants
• Seat pad
• Drinking bottle / thermos flask (on cooler days a warming drink is pleasant)
• Snack, as there are long stages on the tour without the possibility to stop for refreshments
• First aid kit with blister plaster and tick tongs

• Route descriptionDetailed
• plan of the hike
• Hiking map: For overview a map in scale 1 : 50 000 of the respective region
• GPS device
• cell phone

• Avoid contact with grazing animals, do not feed them, keep a safe distance!
• Keep calm, do not frighten grazing animals!
• Mother cows protect their calves. Avoid encounters between mother cows and dogs!
• Always keep dogs under control and on a short leash. If an attack by a grazing animal is foreseeable: Immediately unleash!
• Do not leave hiking trails on alpine pastures and meadows!
• If grazing animals block the way, avoid them as far as possible!
• When grazing animals approach: Stay calm, do not turn your back, avoid the animals!
• Leave the grazing area quickly at the first sign of restlessness of the animals!Fences must be respected!
• If there is a gate, use it, then close it well and cross the pasture quickly!
• Treat the people working here, nature and the animals with respect!

• Hikers should avoid visits to the forest about 1.5 hours before sunrise and after sunset, as wildlife is especially active during this time.
• Plastic bottles, handkerchiefs, cigarette butts & Co have no place in the forest! Please make sure that you do not leave any trash in the forest.
• Camping and making fire - is strictly forbidden in the forest!
• In principle, each person is allowed to collect 2 kg of mushrooms and berries per day for personal use in the forest. It is only forbidden if the forest owner expressly forbids it.

You can find the current opening hours of Almidylle Sabathy at  https://www.alpengasthof-sabathy.at/ . 
Please note that the opening hours of the Zirbitzkogel refuge depend on the weather.